some of our clients:
  • Johnson and Johnson
  • YPO
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • US Army
  • Air New Zealand
  • WB
  • Red Bull
  • SunnyD
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Delta Airlines
  • bp

The Cost of Emotional Downtime

The Cost of Emotional Downtime

What happens to your performance when disturbing emotions take over? An important decision A critical meeting A colleague who disappointed you An initiative falling short Your authority challenged An outcome you cannot control You know what you need to accomplish—but you keep returning to the disturbing emotion. This is emotional downtime. Emotional downtime is time…

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Quiz: Are You Coachable?

Quiz: Are You Coachable?

Most people are coachable, but not everyone is coachable at a particular time. Some people want breakthroughs, but they may not be ready to modify their beliefs, actions and habits. Want to know where you stand?

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Executive Coaching for Bad Boss Behaviors

Executive Coaching for Bad Boss Behaviors

Unfortunately, many struggling bosses do not seek the help they need. It’s hard to face shortcomings even for the best of us. Are you concerned about counterproductive behaviors? Have employees, peers or superiors made telling remarks?

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How to Win Federal Government Contracts

How to Win Federal Government Contracts

In 2025, federal government agencies spent around $7.01 trillion on goods and services. However the process of finding, bidding, and winning federal government contracts is complicated and competitive. Established businesses compete for these contracts using these guidelines…

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How Elon Musk Thinks

How Elon Musk Thinks

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, xAI, and X Corp (formerly Twitter) is a renowned disruptive innovator. An engineer, Musk pioneers new frontiers in high-risk, high-barrier-to-entry business ventures. Discover when he uses Optimal Thinking to achieve his goals.

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How to Win SLED Government Contracts

How to Win SLED Government Contracts

Winning State, Local and Education (SLED) government contracts can provide predictable income and catapult revenue. SLED agencies spend around $1.5 trillion on goods and services each year. State governments alone spend billions of dollars on goods and services. Established businesses compete for these contracts using these strategies…

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How to Optimize Competitive Intelligence for Federal Contracts

How to Optimize Competitive Intelligence for Federal Contracts

FOIA requests are powerful tools in federal contracting. The knowledge you gain can help optimize your capture planning and win probability.

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How Tim Cook Thinks

How Tim Cook Thinks

Tim Cook, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Apple Inc. is revered among the top CEOs in the past decade.  While Mr. Cook often presents himself as an extraordinary positive thinker, he uses Optimal Thinking to optimize Apple’s performance in everyday situations. You can do it too.

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Business Development Plan to Optimize Expansion

Business Development Plan to Optimize Expansion

Business plans are recognized decision-making tools which contain a formal statement of goals, an action plan and a road map to success. A business development plan is necessary to move key initiatives from strategy to performance.

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Overcome Career Disappointment

Overcome Career Disappointment

Feeling career disappointment? The outcome of our career can be out of our control. When the results don’t meet our hopes and dreams, we will naturally feel disappointed. We feel disappointed when we want something and no longer believe that we can have it.

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What CEO Resignations Reveal

What CEO Resignations Reveal

CEO’s often experience overwhelming pressure to perform. Many CEO’s are misaligned with corporate objectives. Some make poor or even fatal decisions under stress, while others allow their character flaws to spin out of control. 

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How to Get on Best Places to Work Lists

How to Get on Best Places to Work Lists

Have you wondered about how your company can become a  Best Place to Work?  Successful companies — large, mid-sized and small — understand that the right people are critical to their success. They attract the best and brightest talent and do their best to provide the most conducive environment to retain them. They know too…

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