Our Leadership Development Programs

Our Experience

Background:  John Gavares has designed, administered and delivered dozens of Leadership and Supervisory Development Programs. John led the City of San Diego's Supervisors  Academy in 1988, & the Management Academy beginning in 1993.

Southern California Edison: Most recently (2018-2020), John facilitated over 25 two-day leadership development and culture transformation programs for supervisors and above in Southern California Edison (SCE).

Public Utilities Department: During 2011-2015, John led fifteen 5-day Field and 7-day Management Academies for the City of San Diego's Public Utilities Department.

Best in Class Elements 

• Tailored sessions to meet your particular needs
  
• A team of consultants to provide the very best
  
• Varied development activities and experience
  
• Skilled design & facilitation
  
• Positive energy & inspiration
  
• Feedback-rich development opportunities through  assessment instruments
  
• Fun, fast-paced, interactive, informative, inspirational, relevant, and results-oriented sessions

Our aim is to assist you 

and your future leaders to:

• Raise the caliber of leadership, team, inter-team & organization effectiveness

• Create a positive culture committed to phycological safety, inclusion, and high performing teams

• Increase self-awareness of styles, strengths, and areas for development

• Emerge with action plans to apply concepts in workplace

• Develop skills you can use immediately

“Our minds, once stretched 

by new ideas, never regain its original dimensions.”  

- Oliver Wendell Holmes 

• Varied design and delivery methods with a focus on application of techniques
  
• Literature-based curriculum
  
• Feedback-rich  assessment instruments
  
• Expert facilitators
  
• Curriculum and sessions tailored to your organization
  
• Results-driven; participants emerge with individual development plans
  
• Coaching and mentoring built into class time
  
• Networking and relationship building built into class sessions

• Development-oriented and designed to achieve a positive leaning climate
  

• Use organization and industry-specific scenarios, activities and case studies
  
• Provide opportunities to talk with organization leaders in panels, sessions and lunches
  
• Facilitate discussions on how attendees can reinforce organization’s values
  
• Familiarize participants to organization’s high-priority issues
  
• Develop a one-company mindset and help break down silos, build networks and relationships
  
• Create increased awareness of organization Strategic Goals and Initiatives

 Assessments in our programs develop increased self awareness and aid with conversations about personal growth. Here are frequently used assessments.

Communication/Style Assessments                                                       

• DISC: DISC Style Assessment Instrument, 
• SDI: Strength Deployment Instrument 
• MBTI: Meyers Briggs Type Indicator

  Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Modes:     This is a leading conflict style assessment instrument. We use this as part of trainings, team buildings and development programs. 

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Inst: This is supported with the “Emotional Intelligence 2.0” book and assessment. 

Strength Finder: We use the popular Strength Finder, #1 Wall Street Journal. It features a Strengths Report & Action-Planning Guide. 

360-degree Competency Assessment: These assessment instruments are based on agreed-upon core competencies.