CORPORATE TRAINING

 The Accelerating Excellence Leadership Series equips you with the essential skills needed to become a great boss. Move from the burden of managing others to the joy of leading people. Download Sample Curriculum Here

SELF-PACED COURSES

The Accelerating Excellence Online Academy will turbo-charge your career and help you flourish. Each course falls under one of our 7 Essential Life Skills and deliver real results!
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The Accelerating Excellence Live Virtual Workshopsdeliver Del’s leadership and essential life skills to help you succeed personally and professionally. Live virtual dates are scheduled throughout the year. Learn More

TRAINING TOPICS

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
How to Be the Best Boss Your Employees Ever Had

BUILDING HARMONY
How to Resolve Conflicts

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
How to Make Your Emotions Work for You

BRINGING OUT YOUR BRILLIANCE
How to Discover and Develop Your Strengths

EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY
How to Address Poor Behaviors and Attitudes

SERVICE EXCELLENCE
How to Deliver an Exceptional Customer Experience

HIRE SMART
How to Interview, Select, and Onboard the Right People

THE HIGH PERFORMING TEAM
How to Build a Strong Team

PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
How to Make the Most of Your Time

RELATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
How to be People Smart

PRESENTATION SKILLS
How to be Clear, Confident, and Compelling

CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Making the Most of Change

KEYNOTE SPEAKING TOPICS

FROM OVERWHELMED TO OVERFLOWING
How to Thrive Personally and Professionally

YOU, INC.
How Build a Powerful Personal Brand

WARMTH AND STRENGTH
How Successful People Win

MAKE YOURSELF VALUABLE!
How to Turbo-Charge Your Career

THE DISCIPLINE OF PERSONAL REPLENISHMENT
How to Keep Yourself Energized and Be Your Best for Others

DEVELOPING INNER STRENGTH
How to Increase Your Confidence, Optimism, and Resilience

Episode 133
Focus is the New IQ
7 Steps to Accomplishing Deep Work

Most people live lives of constant distraction, never giving their full attention to one person or project. They're diffused and distracted. They dabble and dawdle. 

Years ago, having a high IQ was a competitive advantage.
Cal Newport, the author of the book Deep Work, has said, "Focus is the New IQ." Today, amidst all the distractions, if you can develop the ability to singularly focus on a task for a sustained period, you will have a competitive advantage.

Nobody has achieved anything worthwhile without the ability and discipline to focus. Every great musician, athlete, or author has needed to give their singular attention to one thing, often and for extended periods.
 
Your ability to do great work, master a skill, and experience success is directly proportional to your ability to concentrate. And your ability to concentrate is directly proportional to your ability to eliminate distractions.

In this podcast episode, I share 7 steps to having a 'deep work' session. I hope you'll give it a listen.

 

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Testimonials

“I remember speaking to one of our most senior directors about an upcoming training that she was required to attend. She said, “I have never liked these trainings, they never relate to me.” After the training with Del, she came up and said she had been blown away and couldn’t wait for the next one.”

— Eliot Davis, Director, Human Resources

“I was blown away! Not only did Del provide us with really useful information (I learned a lot!) which could be immediately applied in the workplace. His entire approach was outstanding. He was warm, approachable, and knew his material inside and out. Most importantly he truly projected a feeling that he cared about each of us and our success.”

— Maryruth Solomon, Human Resources Director, St. Mary's Villa

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— Jered Stewart, President and CEO

"I have learned more from Del on how to be a leader and enhance my value and my team's performance than the combination of all other courses I've taken and degrees I've earned.”

— Phil Meredith, Operations Manager

 

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