Michelle Diamond

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal

The psychology of results & a value-based mindset vs. process

This program teaches CEOs, executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs how to identify if “process” and “mental and traditional norms” are what they and their employees believe is value, vs. what is actually the case in practice. Real world and business examples will be discussed to change and up level thinking and show how this will accelerate top-line driven profitable growth. Live facilitated training includes interactive activities and live Q&A throughout the session.

The role of mindset in developing & executing your growth strategy

This program teaches overall learnings from case studies of companies from small businesses, startups, middle market, to Fortune 100, on how the wrong mindsets created stagnant growth and caused companies to lose money vs. how the right positive mindsets created successful turnarounds and accelerated growth (regardless of the economy). Emphasis will be placed on the mental and emotional aspects of creating and executing a successful growth strategy for your company. Live facilitated training includes interactive activities and live Q&A throughout the session.

Insight into growth strategies: Enhancing your customers' top line to increase your bottom line

This program teaches CEOs, executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs how to increase revenue by targeting and adding value to the RIGHT customers. It covers how to define and create a customer driven growth strategy, why it’s valuable, what creates customer driven growth, and what prohibits it. Live facilitated training includes interactive activities and live Q&A throughout the session.

Effective growth strategies: How to grow the top line with the bottom line in mind

This program teaches how to develop and execute growth strategies that drive both top line revenue and overall profitability in a way that is holistic (encompassing internal and external opportunities, ensuring initiatives are “outside-in”,  and utilizing techniques to go from idea stage to implementable strategies and plans). Audience members will also learn unique ways to ‘open up their thinking’, take their businesses and companies to the next level or out of stagnant growth and piecemeal mode, and prioritize initiatives in a way the is simple and easy to understand. The Top 10 practices that achieve and sustain growth and the Top 10 practices that prohibit the achievement and/or sustainability of growth will also be discussed. Live facilitated training includes interactive activities and live Q&A throughout the session.

How to capitalize on growth opportunities in a time of recession or expansion

Finding growth opportunities in today’s market will require different skill sets and ways of thinking that will take many CEOs and executives out of their comfort zones. Certain markets will continue to shift, and others will go away. This program will teach how to identify and capitalize on opportunities to maximize revenue and overall profitability, regardless of the ups and downs of the economy. Live facilitated training includes interactive activities and live Q&A throughout the session.

How to gain a competitive advantage by building competitive intelligence in-house

Many CEOs and business owners who are serious about growing and reaching the next level do not have a good grasp on the new and ever changing competitive and external environment – essentially leaving $$$ on the table. Having in-depth knowledge and a thorough understanding of your competitors on an ongoing basis, is essential to your strategy refresh process, overall operations, and your ability to achieve and sustain profitable growth. This program will teach attendees how to build a competitive intelligence organization in-house to help achieve and sustain a competitive advantage. Live facilitated training includes interactive activities and live Q&A throughout the session.

Market entry & penetration strategy: Successfully identifying & entering new markets

This program is designed to teach CEOs, executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs, how to successfully identify, select, and enter new markets profitably, as well as how to further penetrate their existing markets – locally, nationally, and/or internationally. Will answer questions such as “Are You In The Right Target Market?” Live facilitated training includes interactive activities and live Q&A throughout the session.