Schwarz Consultants is a boutique executive coaching and training firm. We specialize in communication and presentation training, leadership skills, and sales presentations.
Leadership Skills
Empower | Motivate | Transform
Be a leader people choose to follow.
Actions may speak louder than words. A good leader knows you need both.
When people believe in leaders, they follow. Earning trust and respect as a leader comes from what you do—and how you do it.
““It’s amazing to see the skill transformation that takes place in our leadership workshops through experiential learning, like role playing, group activities, and peer-to-peer coaching. Donna is thoughtful, insightful, and right on target with her assessments of the situation and people. Her ideas and input make our training classes and group sessions more interesting and engaging. Because of all of this, Donna is our go-to training and development consultant.””
Workshops and Programs
Our experiential programs focus on actionable skills that move your career forward. You learn step-by-step models and proven methodologies through interactive exercises that simulate existing work dynamics.
Structured Process
Stakeholder Interviews—clarify objectives, identify business case scenarios
Customized activities incorporating actual business challenges
Step-by-step models for fostering superior performance
Team and individual assessments
Transforming Learning into Action
Implement a focused plan of action. Follow-up coaching sessions support lasting change.
Optimal Learning Environment
High energy, engaging activities
Exercises incorporating relevant business challenges
Safe, supportive and fun environment for growing leadership skills
Focused Leadership Skills Workshops
Our workshops are interactive, one-day events that focus on specific leadership skills. To make the program relevant, we incorporate actual workplace challenges into the exercises. All workshops include coaching sessions directly following the program.
1. Feedback is a gift
Lead and inspire action by engaging in feedback conversations resulting in lasting change. Learn a simple model to kick-off conversation and an improvisational strategy to keep you on track.
2. The Art of PUSHING BACK: Managing Up
Speak up and assert your opinion while building trusting relationships. Learn a 5-step model to encourage open dialogue that increases collaboration and productivity.
3. Emotional Intelligence in action
Gain self-awareness about how your thoughts and feelings influence your actions. Experiential activities are designed to broaden your perspective to advance your career.
4. Collaborative Conversations
The team is greater than the sum of its parts. Learn how to engage in collaborative conversations to create powerful outcomes.
Customized Leadership Programs
Leadership off-sites are typically 2 to 5 days. We focus on a specific set of leadership skills for meeting your corporate objectives. We customize each program to align with your culture and to address specific business challenges.
Collaborative Conversations
Emotional Intelligence
Influence and Leadership Style
Relationship Building
Leading with Influence
Coaching Skills for Managers
Team Building
Organizational Leadership Development Programs
Cultural improvement across an organization happens when leadership teams are motivated to make changes — and have the skills to implement the changes. Our programs strategically address specific challenges facing your company through validated psychometric assessment, group programs, and coaching sessions.
Collaborate with leadership to define learning objectives
Customized design of interactive activities
Creative activities to stimulate original thinking
Incorporate business scenarios to make learning actionable
Action plans to integrate with development and performance goals
Leadership Development Programs
Achieve cultural improvement by boosting leadership skills. Our work with leadership teams is an end-to-end process from assessment to group sessions to focused coaching sessions. Programs focus on promoting action and learning as individuals, as a team and as an organization.
Off-site programs
Meet your business objectives with customized learning experiences designed for your culture. Interactive exercises simulate existing work conditions, challenging participants to take risks, develop new skills, and improve leadership skills.
Real-Time Application
of Leadership Skills
Learn by doing.
Participants delve deep into challenging workplace situations. They learn critical skills that they immediately apply.