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Sequoia Leadership

"The mighty Sequoia towers over all other in the organization we call a forest. Yet it promotes the growth needed to sustain a delicate ecosystem."

---Max Impact

Presentation Transitions

"“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.”

― Tom Stoppard

Ice Breakers

"Tt's much easier to get a reception from someone if there is an introduction versus randomly trying to get in front of people."

--- Brad Feld

Employee Engagement

“Employee engagement is a catalyst for success and sustainability that cannot be ignored.”

– Irene Becker,

Career Transition

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

---Abraham Lincoln

Careers, Not Jobs

"Choose a job you like and you will never work a day in your life."

---Confucius

Attitude

“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem”

― Captain Jack Sparrow

Problem Solving

"A problem is a chance to do your best."

---Duke Ellington

Teamwork

"No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing"

---Ralph Waldo Emerson

Time Management

"Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent."
---Carl Sandburg

Coaching & Mentoring

Peer coaching is generally used to help young workers learn how to become leaders in their organization. Here are some resources Max has found to help coaches become more effective.

Most successful business leaders agree that organizations live and die because of the culture established by the company's leadership. Max has compiled multiple resources to assist in the development of and sustaining a long-lasting corporate culture of success.

Diversity

By understanding the full breadth of the benefits of employee diversity many organizations are realizing advantages in policy development, marketing, productivity, and employee retention. Max has found numerous resources for employee training and development to instill diversity at work.

Communication Skills

Communication skill is the process of conveying a message or idea so eloquent that the recipient receives the message resulting in the exact shared understanding. Max knows that effective communication is one of today's most valuable and marketable skills. Max has found many employee and personal training and development resources for improving communication in the workplace.

Being an Entrepreneur

Running your own business is a dream of all those that do not want to put their career in the hands of someone else. Entrepreneurship can range from being an independent agent for another business, a franchise holder, a dealership, or a completely self- supporting enterprise. Start your journey here.

Employee Evaluations

Whether you call them evaluations or appraisals the bottom-line is they must be used to develop, train, and set goals. Here are some of the resources Max uses to teach people how to do effective employee evaluations.

Sales & Negotiation

Many feel the art of selling has seriously changed over the years. Certainly new technology has made prospecting different, but closing a deal is still accomplished using timeless tactics. These involve listening and empathy among other important characteristics. Max wants to assist in your selling products and services in this highly competitive world.

Restaurant Careers

Are you looking to grow your career in hospitality management? Let Max help you find the position that meets the needs of your expectations. Use this link to begin your journey.

Setting and Reaching Goals

"Without a plan, even the most brilliant business can get lost. You need to have goals, create milestones and have a strategy in place to set yourself up for success." ---Yogi Berra

Max has helped many realize their goals using these resources.

Ethics

Ethics are how a person or business establishes an identity for which they are known during and long after their existence. Max has compiled some excellent resources to assist you in your ethical quest.

Employee Orientation

The top secret to employee retention is having an employee orientation that starts as far back as the job posting. Max knows how to develop effective programs and these resources help.

Successful Meetings

Meetings are a fixture at almost every company. Some are as needed, some spur of the moment, some weekly, and some are even every day. More than half of people at companies do not feel they are a good use of time and many tell jokes about what a waste of time they are. It does not have to be that way. Max has learned the secrets of making meetings productive and he wants to share it with you.

Public Speaking

The fear of public speaking is the top fear people have according to numerous surveys. Max has learned how anyone can speak confidently in front of any audience, whether it be one person or one million people. Here are some of the materials he finds to be helpful.

Change Management

Change is a constant in today's world. Organizations need to be ready, willing, and able to set aside the status quo and take a fresh look at the way they do things. Here are Max's resources to assist in championing change.

Trust Building

Trust is the fiber of any strong relationship. Trust is not simply a reliance on someone saying and doing things that are not wrong. It is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It is the security that someone can be trusted with your future. Max has identified some excellent resources to assist you in building trust.

Conflict Management

Although many people avoid conflict one of the secrets of exemplary leadership is to understand how to turn conflict into "healthy conflict". These items can help you handle conflict.

Jobs

Are you a star performer? Max Impact has helped many find a career that improved their lifestyle, positioned them for a better career, or find a position in a new location when they moved. Check out our services as a franchisee of Patrice & Associates.

Networking

Leadership is a passion for Max Impact and his team of associates. They sincerely believe in helping others bring out their hidden leadership talent.

On our leadership page you will find "Sequoia Leadership" and other resources.

Successful Resumes

Few people, if any, have been hired solely on a resume. However if it is interesting enough and sparks the recruiter's interest you will get the interview that will have the ability of landing the position. Here are some of the materials he finds to be helpful.

Career Transition

Career success hinges on being aligned with the position that will give you happiness as you achieve outstanding results. Successful career management is about finding what you want to do with your life and then figuring out when, where, and how you can make money at it. Max has a plethora of career alignment resources to assist with finding, keeping, and growing in your dream job.

Business Strategy

The are many aspects to success in business strategy: finding and retaining customers, building a cohesive team, and much more. High performance demands that a great, long-lasting plan of success and purpose be developed and sustained.

Work-Life Balance

The pressures of having a successful career without sacrificing family and friends has never been greater in the history of man-kind. There are some very effective ways to maintain the proper balance where both lives are rewarding. Check out these resources.

Creative Thinking

Creative thinking is often key to solving problems, coming up with new marketing schemes, changing workplace culture, or many other aspects of today's business. Here are some tools to help regenerate your childhood imagination.

Marketing

Whether finding new customers or retaining existing customers, effective marketing can be a substantial key for success.

Customer Service

There have been many changes in the business world that have changed the way we interact with customers. However, the great differentiator remains the same as it always has. Organizations that give superior service to their customers have life-long supporters that will not deflect to the latest trend.

Interview Skills

Regardless of which side of the table you are sitting, interview skills can make the difference between an excellent match or a tragic mismatch.

Who are you?

One of the most popular areas of Max's website is the Cultural Road Map. It is a look at what makes us who we are. We are all a compilation of multiple cultures. Max has identified more than two dozen different cultures that make up the content of our character. See the CULTURAL ROAD MAP here.

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