Enspire Performance Accelerators provides custom and online learning programs to help companies build leaders, transform managers, and drive results. Founded in 2001, it now has over 50 talent development professionals creating interactive experiences for Fortune 500 companies. Enspire offers a learning journey through various accelerators to develop people across career levels from leadership to management to business acumen. Its simulations and challenges are designed to provide safe practice environments for skills development and self-discovery.

1. Enspire Performance AcceleratorsBuild Leaders. Transform Managers. Drive Results.BjornBillhardt, CEOJohn Roberts, COO

2. The Enspire StoryStarted in 2001 as business school field study

3. 50+ talent development professionals

4. Creating active learning experiences for Fortune 500Shared Interests & Common Passion“The job of an educator is to teach people to see vitality in themselves.”- Joseph Campbell

5. Taking the Pulse of Business Needs

6. 10 Years in the MakingCustomSolutionsEnspire PerformanceAccelerators™200120052010LearningPrograms

7. The Developer’s DilemmaCompanies are increasingly challenged with the false choice betweenexpensivecustom learning and stale off the shelf material…The industry hasresponded withcatalogs, libraries,and archives – movingoffline content onlineand allowing it to age.The cost elementsof custom design aremany and they’re allgoing up…Average RFP - 2 monthsEmployees perlearning professionalDemand for interactivityComplexity of e-learningGlobal nature of business“…place-based traditional studies will be five times less important than today.The self motivated learner will be on the web…” - Bill Gates

8. 7What got you here…Companies increasingly face challenges of saturation for certain audiencesand uncertainty about suitable new learning for those audiences.Over the HorizonWhat does the leader of the future look like?critical thinking

9. business partnering

10. cross-cultural fluency

11. iterative innovation

12. macro-thinking

13. leading the extended enterprisesocial participation

14. ubiquitous learner

15. able to crowdsource

16. results-focus

17. take advantage ofhyperconnectivityThe 2020 WorkplaceJeanne C. Meister & KarieWillyerdFoundational Skillstechnical ability

18. project management

19. business writing

20. teamwork

21. active listeningThe Wisdom of CrowdsThe good news is that all of usis smarter than any one of us.Companies share similar challenges…$GrowrevenueManage connectedvalue chainsBe more productiveExpanding globalfootprint

22. RoadMapsThe Wisdom of CrowdsThe good news is that all of usis smarter than any one of us.…and diverse views into potential solutions creates clarityInnovationDelegationSupply chainVirtual teamsRoot causediagnosisBe more productiveDecision makingunder uncertaintyIntegrationExtendedenterprise“…much of what we’ve seen so far suggests that a large group of diverse individuals will come up with better and more robust forecasts and make more intelligent decisions” - James SurowieckiWisdom of Crowds

23. 10A Learning JourneyAn opportunity to develop people and learningacross the employee life cycle. Director/VP level employees

24. High-potential managers

25. Strategic vision

26. Doing the right thingsLeadershipAccelerator™ManagementAccelerator™ New managers

27. Front-line managers

28. Leading teams

29. Achieving project ROIBusiness AcumenAccelerator™ Non-financial managers and employees Outstanding drivers of businessNot just bundled products – ongoing conversations

30. 11A Year in the LifeQuarterly WebinarsMember joins or renewsBusiness Challenge™deploymentAnnual Membership MeetingsTrain-the-TrainerSessionsExecutive Challenge™deploymentExecutive Challenge™deploymentFunctional andIndustry-SpecificAdd-OnsBusiness Challenge™deploymentContent Updates and Roll-Outs…adds to profound value and the creation of extended value moving forward.Unlimited accessTo simulationsAccess to peernetwork, ideaFlexibility to plan programsAnd prepare next generation

31. Enspire Performance Accelerators™

32. Critical Business Needs for a Critical Performer“Management is doing things right.” - Peter DruckerIdeas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that separates winning from losing.

33. A Hidden Threat70% of employees are not engaged in workplaceSource: David Lorenzo, Gallup Management Journal’s Employee Engagement Index, Gallup Organization, 2009

34. Indiana Jones at WorkBlended, simulation-based curricula

35. Classroom or webinar debriefs A Safe Place to FailIdentifying coaching opportunities

36. Initiating coaching conversations

37. Agreeing on coaching goals

38. Measuring results and following-up“To learn to succeed you must first learn to fail.” - Michael Jordan

39. Engaging the NextGeneration of Leaders“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly is the ultimate competitive advantage.” - Jack Welch

40. Donald Trump is Watching!One- or two-day simulation programs

41. Teams of 8-12 compete in virtual marketplace

42. Execute across all functions of the businessCourage and ConsequenceTeam members are assigned roles and forced to reorganize (CEO, CFO, etc.)

43. Industry-specific adverse events disrupt plans, challenge team cohesion

44. Debriefs focused on leadership blind-spots“What Went Wrong?”Strategic thinking

45. Executing / aligning tactical decisions with company strategy

46. Working across functional silos

47. Communication and people management skillsThe Power of Self-Discovery“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” - Henry David Thoreau

48. CFO for a Day

49. Build a Virtual Business

50. Feedback and Discussion

51. Questions and AnswersWrite to sales@enspire.com for more information / trial accounts.Recording:http://www.enspire.com/about/webinar_introducing_enspire_performance_acceleratorsSlides: http://www.slideshare.net/enspirelearning/enspire-performance-accelerators