Launching & Leading Virtual Teams
"I just wanted to drop you a note to say how informative and engaging I found the LLVT Course. The short decisive learning’s made me realise the faults, failings and successes of the many teams I’ve been a part of over my 5 years. It’s interesting just how many of your real world views on group opinion and common shortfalls are identifiable in almost every team I’ve been a part of. Thanks to your tools and tips, I can now begin to use this in my day to day role both as a group participant and a leader. Top job and many thanks!"
Mark McKillop, UK
"LLVT has been one of the most to the point trainings I’ve experienced… Very valuable… made me re-think actions I’ve taken in the past."
Ton Scheurwater, Amsterdam
"I generally do not like online courses, but this course is definitely the exception. I learned lots and really loved the training. This is great training. Thank you!"
Haitao Huang, New Jersey
"I want you to know how valuable I found the LLVT training. I took it to heart. My team was able to cross the “Abyss” early in the process. I was able to keep them focused on the tasks at hand, not let them stray and when we presented our final preso, we were told by our Senior Executive that it was the single best presentation he had EVER seen at Cisco. It is a testament to how well we ran the team and how efficient we were with so little time. So thank you for this material. I appreciate it."
Paul La Croix, Connecticut
"LLVT is a great and very inspiring course."
Sascha Ulfig, Hamburg
"Great content, indeed. Thanks."
Vincenzo Crupi, Rome
"Thank you very much for the content provided in your course, it was excellent! LLVT really helped our team to be productive very fast and also helped to structure our calls. Thanks."
Norberto Padin, Buenos Aires
"I want to thank you for the LLVT training. I must admit, I was skeptical up front about what I could learn from online courses, especially having taken courses on similar material in my past. I have been definitely impressed by the multitude of ‘little things’ I picked up from your sessions, especially in regards to handling difficult situations… I have already started to put these lessons to use in my daily activities. Thanks again for the course, and keep up the humor, even if it is dry, :-)."
Jeff Fanelli, Michigan
"The 'Group Process Leadership' content was just what I have been looking for… I have been trying to find ways to make meetings more efficient and effective. I will put these in action in upcoming meetings. Thank you!"
Peter Hayashi, Japan
"Not to blow smoke…as I do not believe in that. I always say call a spade a spade. I think this is one of the best soft skill trainings I ever been onto. Listening and reading helped me a lot… in all your videos and use cases the amount of knowledge and experience is so apparent."
Nico de Louwere, South Africa
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Transitioning to Leadership
"vTransitions is really a great course! The material is really good… I took lots of notes. Thanks."
Igor Giangrassi, Sao Paulo
"I thought vTransitions was valuable. I learned a lot about myself and things I need to work on – probably have been holding me back… Great course!"
Sam Routt, St. Louis
"I found the course truly informative and I enjoyed it a lot."
Anna Szymanek-Zaleska, Poland
"I definitely did find the course informative. I am not a big fan of virtual courses… but this was engaging."
Vijay Jayaraman, Mumbai
"Thanks a lot one more time for the courses you provided us. They are really valuable. I have gotten a lot of additional knowledge, especially from the great vTransitions course. You provided tons of different techniques, methods and advice. Thanks a lot."
Maksim Kalinkevich, Ukraine
"vTransitions is easy to follow and is very interesting, it keeps me motivated and has valuable information. After a long day or long week with tasks related with my job , I find vTransitions a very refreshing way of learning new things! Thanks."
Cesar Barrero, Edmonton
"Thanks so much for putting the course together. I did find it valuable. It helped me determine the correct course for my future career path. Thanks again."
Ryan Shoemaker, Chicago
"Lots of great info… Really enjoyed this… Enjoyed the Consulting section, it really hit home for me. It's clear the goal in creating these online training sessions was to keep the user engaged by constantly shaking up the output i.e. videos, moving slides, talking heads, audio, clickable links, etc. Nice work. I also particularly enjoyed the fast pace… Quick sections… Kept me engaged. Correlating all the training together at the end via the Summary Assessment Profile is very helpful. Thanks again for a great class."
Jay Herbert, Atlanta
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Provider of Choice
"No kidding … this was the best and most useful training in my career. I wish I could have had this 20 years ago."
Gregory Fry
"This is the first non-technical class I was engaged in all the time!"
Ram Lakshminarayanan
"The applicability of customized case studies to our environment greatly enhanced the course, demonstrated an outstanding level of preparation and is far more useful than “generic” case studies. I’ve read “self help” books on these topics, but nothing substitutes for the customized presentation and expert good-humored delivery… really sinks in. Very professional and enthusiastic effort... Gave specific quantitative guidance. A really good job of engaging “techies” in an important and often ignored topic. Very enjoyable."
Bob Hoskin
Selling Complex and Advanced Technical Solutions (SCATS)
"This was the best course I have taken at GE."
George Alexander
"I appreciate the research that went into tailoring the case studies. Videotaping, review and feedback sessions were very powerful. Great job."
Kelly Robinson
"Excellent course, highly recommended for all engineers."
Rajeshbabu Thoppay
"SCATS is fresh, new and different… had we gone through the program earlier, we would now be 3 years ahead of the competition."
Ken Caird, 38 Years Experience, Senior Systems Engineer, GE
Sales Gurus
"Great personal energy from the instructors … obvious experts … much knowledge. Having outside participants from co-provider organizations was incredibly useful. Great case studies. Great class since it did not try to change who I am, but gave me more tools to improve my effectiveness."
Joe Law, Chief Engineer
"Unlike typical training, Gurus allowed us to discover how to be more effective. Gurus made me understand when it is important to lose a battle for the sake of winning the war. Gurus helped me learn my teammates' best practices and how I might adopt some of them to be more effective."
Lincoln Fujita
35 Years Experience
Senior Systems Engineer
GE
"Video recording is extremely effective. Team teaching greatly enhanced the experience."
Richard Mitchell
"I appreciated activities in class, which provide value to our current projects. I really enjoyed being videotaped to see how I came across in meetings. I loved the energy … time went by really quickly. The instructors were very engaging from the start. They communicated well with a widely diverse audience and the course material was well organized."
Nawal Parwal
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General Comments
"The Villard Group's curriculum is not theory. In the 7 years we have been working with them, the skills of our technical people have grown dramatically and MEASURABLY! The results have been improved job performance, increased productivity and a more satisfied, loyal, and better prepared staff. If you're looking for a competitive edge in today's technology driven market place, I'd start with them."
Lewis Knopf
Executive Vice President
Reuters
"Having experienced the Villard Group's training from prior engagements with different companies, I knew the Villard Group's training would be a good fit for my new venture. The Villard Group ran focus groups to pinpoint issues, and then organized a customized curriculum to solve them. The results-improved staff morale, better acceptance of the production process, better overall organization, and most of all, a noticeable increase in communication, documentation and interaction."
Anthony Maiello
General Manager
Systems Engineering
GE
"I've worked with the Villard Group for over 6 years. All their courses have been invaluable in developing people that needed help moving up the corporate ladder. The skill development and attitudinal changes can be quantified in terms of management growth and efficiency. They remove office politics, personal agendas and subjectivity, so everyone can get down to business. The Villard Group helps add some sanity and logic to organizational goal setting and executional priorities."
Patty Toth
Senior Vice President
Reuters Financial
"The Villard Group brings many years of real-life insight and competency…combined with solid academic theory…they create the ideal learning environment. Their wealth of knowledge and experiences contribute to their credibility. If you want to understand the essence of high-performance organizations and how they got that way, I highly recommend the expertise of the Villard Group."
Abbe L. Hill
Director of Human Resources
Whirlpool Europe
"There is no better investment in developing your people. We have used the Villard Group on numerous occasions with very positive, measurable results. They very effectively relate to all levels in the organization. A great investment!"
R. E. Battilana
President & Chief Operating Officer
Durametallic Corporation
"Your approach was completely the opposite of everything I imagined management training to be. Being truly skeptical of the value of such training, I truly enjoyed myself and felt like two days of my life were well spent. Your friendliness and genuine approach to teaching were inspirational, the result of which was a unique experience in learning. I still don't know whether or not I will enjoy management, but I feel much more prepared to take on such a challenge."
Matt Gardner
Senior Software Engineer
FactSet Research Systems
"The Villard Group delivers more than their vast breadth of knowledge. They also incorporate the necessary soft skills to make the knowledge work for you. They are the only training vendor I have seen who actively models the skills in their own delivery. Most vendors just talk about the skills; VG often embeds a demonstration within the discussion."
Howard Adams
Principal
Socrates Applied
"The Villard Group (VG) brought unique abilities and processes in teaching that enabled various levels of management and other professionals to engage in open and fruitful experiences in the areas of leadership, management development and succession planning. The role-playing and feedback sessions were critical components that allowed for participation and stepping out of comfort zones by everyone, a key element to the program's success. VG provided a framework that expanded our knowledge at a practical level which was put to immediate use and will no doubt be beneficial for the foreseeable future."
Donald R. Able
Senior Vice President
Federal Home Loan Bank
"I believe the Villard Group brings a unique perspective to soft skills training and development. By understanding not only the goals of the company but also the culture, they have done an outstanding job of helping to train and groom the future leaders in our Engineering organization. We have worked together for seven years, and I believe the management and leadership development we have received from the Villard Group has been invaluable. I really enjoyed the role playing exercises as a means of learning. It is one thing to read something in a book. It is another to test ideas and methods on others in a safe environment where everyone can learn regardless of whether you played a role in the exercise or were merely an observer. Instituting change in an organization is an enormous challenge. One of the things we have always valued in working with the Villard Group is the approach of teaching a set of tools."
Mark Hale
Senior Vice President
Director of Content Operations
FactSet Research Systems
"I attribute a great deal of my own success to the tools and techniques learned from Villard Group."
Barbara Rand
Director Innovation Competency
North American Region
Whirlpool Corporation
"The Villard Group transformed a team into a powerhouse that increased motivation and reduced cost…their lessons have become the fabric of the organization."
Robert Jones
Senior Vice President
Head of Service Integration-Americas
Fujitsu
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