By Program Type
The program type you select will largely depend on the time you can set aside, the budget you can justify for productivity improvement, and the level of result you need.
Proven program type for the results you need
We have four excellent options, all proven over hundreds of programs since 1996, all respecting your limits of time and resources, and each delivering a result that nobody else in the world can match.
Although our programs are based on serious and up-to-date psychological and learning principles, and though we take your needs and productivity improvement results very seriously indeed, the programs themselves are characterized by fun, learning, challenge and laughter. We are experts at creating diverting, sometimes funny and yet very tightly targeted and work-relevant scenarios for your specific productivity outcomes; including exciting and yet deeply relevant and on-message problem features that draw on our diverse skills in technology, team dynamics, intelligence agency training and other unexpected sources; and also at ingeniously
We have four excellent options, all proven over hundreds of programs since 1996, all respecting your limits of time and resources, and each delivering a result that nobody else in the world can match.
Although our programs are based on serious and up-to-date psychological and learning principles, and though we take your needs and productivity improvement results very seriously indeed, the programs themselves are characterized by fun, learning, challenge and laughter. We are experts at creating diverting, sometimes funny and yet very tightly targeted and work-relevant scenarios for your specific productivity outcomes; including exciting and yet deeply relevant and on-message problem features that draw on our diverse skills in technology, team dynamics, intelligence agency training and other unexpected sources; and also at ingeniously using our inventory of over 8,000 customized props and 5000-plus proprietary program designs to create team productivity benefits which people will use for their whole working lives.
The fun and challenge both accelerate the learning uptake. By managing a single job, but pausing with expert facilitation to reflect and re-map discoveries into better strategies, teams emerge by the end with rock-solid productivity improvement strategies and agreements in which they have complete confidence. Although the program scenario is very different from work, which lets people separate from the “significance” of the workplace and focus on productivity, the strategies are directly applied to the workplace. A measured productivity benefit of 20% to 60% is typical.
using our inventory of over 8,000 customized props and 5000-plus proprietary program designs to create team productivity benefits which people will use for their whole working lives.
The fun and challenge both accelerate the learning uptake. By managing a single job, but pausing with expert facilitation to reflect and re-map discoveries into better strategies, teams emerge by the end with rock-solid productivity improvement strategies and agreements in which they have complete confidence. Although the program scenario is very different from work, which lets people separate from the “significance” of the workplace and focus on productivity, the strategies are directly applied to the workplace. A measured productivity benefit of 20% to 60% is typical.
Select the program best for your team
All Team Results programs are available in a Virtual, fully-online version and an in-person “Countryside” version. Rates for both versions of each program are identical, so you can plan your year without worrying about when in-person work styles might resume.
The Virtual versions of every program take twice as long to run because they only run for 2½ hours a day. This allows people to continue with some level of (controlled but unavoidable) regular emails, calls and home-life interruptions while working from home. Other than that, outcomes are tuned to each work environment (online for online, in-person for in-person). Methods are slightly different, owing to the two different environments, but the “magic” of a Team Results program is preserved in both.
The Team Results Masterclass – for selected leaders, our flagship 2½ day open-enrollment program at our own venue in VA
The Rapid Results program – for your team, 2½ days, maximum scope and fast outcomes, 40%-60% expected productivity benefit
The Rapid Response program – for your team, 1½ days, moderate scope and easy to schedule, 30%-45% expected productivity benefit
The Team Results Masterclass – for selected leaders, our flagship 2½ day open-enrollment program at our own venue in VA
The Jumpstart program – for your team, one day, focused scope and minimal time, 20%-30% expected productivity benefit
A Team Results Virtual Program – A fully online, virtual team and leadership program your team can do remotely
The Team Results Masterclass
If you want to send a couple of selected people for high-level leadership development but not your whole work team, then the Team Results Masterclass is the right choice. It’s also our flagship and most demanding program, aimed at the needs of senior leaders and future senior leaders. The Team Results Masterclass runs from late afternoon on a Monday to late afternoon on Wednesday and includes both nights away in very comfortable accommodation with chef-cooked meals. This program is about individual attention, with a maximum class size of 15, so we will ask you in detail what you would like to get out of the 2½ days as a leader before we see you at our rural training property in Middleburg VA on the Monday. The Team Results Masterclass is run personally by our CEO, John Kolm.
The Rapid Results Program
Our most popular and effective program, the two-day Rapid Results typically runs from early morning on Day One – a Monday, say – to late afternoon on Day Two, a Tuesday in this example. We usually recommend a choice of venues and ask that you select one, but we can also use a venue of your choice as long as it is suitable. Residential overnight stays on Days One and Two are preferable for your team, but not essential. Given the longer length of the program and especially if the team can stay two nights, longer travel times are justifiable and we can find you an outstanding venue at a low cost.
The Rapid Response program
The Rapid Response typically runs from morning on Day One – a Monday, say – to midday on Day Two, a Tuesday in this example. We usually recommend a choice of venues and ask that you select one, but we can also use a venue of your choice as long as it is suitable. An overnight stay on Day One is preferable for your team, but not essential. Given the moderate length of the program and especially if the team can stay overnight, a modest travel time is justifiable and we can find you a good venue at an affordable cost.
The Jumpstart program
The Jumpstart typically runs from morning on Day One – a Monday, say – to late afternoon on Day One, also a Monday in this example. We usually recommend a choice of venues and ask that you select one, but we can also use a venue of your choice as long as it is suitable. This is always a day session, with no overnights. Given the short length of the program, the venue needs to be close by, and we will find you an adequate location at the best available cost.
A Team Results Virtual Program
If your work team is virtual, or if your team spends a large amount of time geographically separated, consider a Team Results Virtual Program. Even with a Virtual Program, it’s still possible to avoid the traps of PowerPoint presentations, lectures and team-building games – none of which prepare people for leadership.
None of the above
Team Results often runs specially-packaged programs for clients whose needs are not fully met by the above three options. Common examples are series of programs governed by the requirements of competitively-bid contracts we have won; specialized work overseas (usually for US-based companies) where the work hours and needs are often different; and clients with industrial, shift-based or other operational needs which require a custom fit.
Because all our programs are custom-designed to the needs of the client in any case, it’s an easy matter for us to custom-design the schedule and packaging as well. We are specialists in this, and all you have to do is talk to us. As with all our offerings, we will not ask you for a commitment until you have seen and approved a detailed proposal. This proposal will include a detailed plan for meeting your custom-packaging needs, so that you will be in possession of the full proposed plan before – and not after – you make a commitment. Simply make contact with Team Results.
Example
Your regulatory compliance team of 40 people is required to have coverage of the enterprise over all operating hours. For that reason, you cannot send the whole team to any program at the same time. You also have an excellent rural training facility with good meeting rooms, a cafeteria and large, usable grounds and are under pressure to use your own facilities where possible. Team Results proposes an ingenious plan that uses your grounds and schedules the 40 people through a single two-part Mission structured as two back-to-back chapters with 20 people each – taking advantage of the special circumstances and using them to add flavor and relevance, rather than resisting them as limitations. You like the plan and book the program. Four weeks later, productivity is boosted 40% and success is so great that other section chiefs in the enterprise ask you for details so that they can book their own programs.
Compare the options side-by-side in a summary table
| Rapid Results | Rapid Response | Jumpstart | Virtual Program | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Why choose it? |
Best value |
Limited time |
Very limited resources |
Cannot do a face-to-face program |
|
Duration |
2 days |
1.5 days |
1 day |
6 days at 1hr/day |
|
Overnight options? |
yes |
yes |
no |
n/a |
|
Number of people |
5-100+ |
5-100+ |
5-100+ |
5-100+ |
|
Expected productivity benefit |
40%-60% |
30%-40% |
20%-30% |
10%-25% |
|
Level of team insight |
highest |
moderate |
good |
good for the need |
|
Number of key outcomes |
up to 8 |
up to 3 |
one |
up to 3 |
|
Follow-up provided |
unlimited |
one session |
one session |
one session |
|
Number of Team Dashboard™ uses |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
“Venue charges” covers all charges made by a recommended venue for meeting rooms and amenities, meals and break supplies, accommodation and related items and is not included in our costings above. The venues we recommend to clients vary in cost, but all offer outstanding value for money. Venue costs are passed on directly, usually paid directly by the client, and include no fees, charges, commissions or gratuities for Team Results.
Costs are by individual quote because of the large number of customized variables involved. Please note that costs are quoted per head for your comparison purposes – we do NOT bill per head and our costs are not scalable with the number of people. Larger numbers will cost significantly less per head, smaller numbers may cost a little more per head.