About Us
Above the Crowd partners with organizations to develop their talent. We are dedicated to helping individuals and teams perform at their maximum potential. We provide targeted expertise in the areas of leadership development, training, speaking skills, presentation skills, and team building. We work with entry level leaders through the executive level, high-potentials and people in transition. Our clients range from global corporations to local businesses.
We have over 120 years of combined local and international experience coaching and developing leaders, including high-potentials, and improving teams within complex global organizations. We have a caring, authentic approach and provide positive, constructive support to give individuals and teams the confidence to develop into the best possible version of themselves. Our experience includes a wide range of industries comprising healthcare/pharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing, education, and financial services.
Above the Crowd is an authorized business partner of WILEY products.
Our Services
Professional Development
We provide tailored training and coaching that focuses on leadership development and performance improvement. Our combined experience in Human Resources with both small and global companies enables us to provide effective results-driven professional development services.
For those companies who want to develop in-house expertise, we have a train-the-trainer model, tailored to meet the needs of the organization, where we train select employees to teach/train others in the company. This allows the organization to leverage, while further developing, its talent, and enables the internal spread of consistent processes. Management also saves money in the long run by not being dependent on outside contractors.
Developing Self-Confidence
Using tailored solutions, we work with individuals and groups to help them rise ‘Above the Crowd’ by overcoming their fears of speaking and/or presenting to groups, whether it is to deliver a message, sell a proposal to upper management, influence a group, or ace an interview to get to the next level. We also work with students so they are prepared for successful graduate school interviews.
We have expertise in developing skills and confidence in presenters to enable them to perform effective in-house presentations, stand-up public speaking, and on-line presentations including interviewing. In addition, we have expertise in training presenters on how to create engaging and easy to follow PowerPoint slides that enhance, rather than detract from, the speaker’s message.
Developing Effective Teams
Maximizing the effectiveness of teams is one of the most impactful methods for improving productivity and organizational performance. We enable teams to reach higher levels of performance by first identifying the specific needs of the team and then create a finely tuned approach to meet those needs. Our methods focus on goal alignment, role clarification, communication skills, conflict resolution for building trust & effective working relationships, and problem solving.
In addition to teams becoming a more effective after we work with them, the individuals on the team walk away with enhanced leadership skills which easily translate to many of the other facets of their roles.
LET US HELP
For more information on how Above the Crowd can provide value to you or your organization, contact us at info@abovethecrowdconsulting.com.