LEAD PEOPLE INC
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

with a clear mission: help good people achieve great things. LeadPeople is a client-centered firm; he and his associates work closely and directly with clients to custom-tailor developmental solutions. LeadPeople helps clients grow and overcome roadblocks to success. LeadPeople assists organizations in identifying, preparing and developing leaders and teams. Curt’s on a mission to help good people and companies achieve great things — for themselves, their teams and their organizations and for that matter, the world. LeadPeople has a long history and excellent track record helping a wide variety of individuals and organizations across a wide variety of industries, from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits, government agencies, and even pro bono for amazing bootstrapping startups. Curt has become uniquely qualified to help leaders and their organizations move faster toward extraordinary results. He learned through the National Leadership Institute (since 2000), that exemplary leadership (and investing in leadership development) is what makes the difference between organizations that succeed and those that don’t. He has had the pleasure of working with some of the world’s best-recognized corporations, organizations and institutions, including Lockheed Martin, Pew Research Center, Deloitte, CACI, the FBI, PepsiCo, Verizon, the National Security Agency, PwC, SAIC, SRA, The Hershey Company, Nationwide Insurance, the U.S. Navy, Freddie Mac, Penn National Gaming, Hospital Corporation of America, Kaiser Permante, Yahoo! and I am a 100%+ supporter of Curt and his skills as a leadership consultant and executive coach. I have a philosophy that personal development is an accelerant of professional development. When I met Curt, it was clear that he and I are on the same page. Just about all executives can benefit from Curt’s services because he doesn’t have a “fix it” mentality. Rather, he starts where people are and gets them to the next level. What makes Curt so helpful is he understands both business and people challenges. He listens deeply to what’s being said and what’s not said, on multiple levels. You can tell he’s listening to understand the business challenges as well as the psychologically-relevant information that leads to failure or success, like trust, corporate culture, personality fit, communication patterns, alignment to strategy, and sources of leadership strengths and challenges. That combination is really the difference-maker in my opinion and what makes Curt the best executive coach, I’ve met in my 47 year business career. I had the extreme pleasure of working with Curt as my executive coach. For me, this wasn’t a typical coaching experience, as Curt helped me put my personal plan together and truly understand what I was looking for professionally. Curt was empathetic without being overwhelming. His perspective challenged my ideas of what I expected out of myself and of my environment. The homework, which I grudgingly did, became one of the key tools that I still look at today to ensure I am “on track.” Curt’s candid and outside perspective will help anyone interested in getting to the next level of their career and life. I highly recommend Curt for his energy, professionalism and ability to bring humor and fun into the process. Curt’s style puts people at ease. He is not intimidating or too academic as can often be the case with PhD “consultants”. He listens well and quickly gains his clients’ trust and respect. He’s calm, credible and effective. He does not have a problem giving honest and direct feedback, but he does it in an appropriate, balanced and effective manner. Good sense of humor also helps. Curt has helped improve the performance of both individuals and teams within our organization. He has helped develop high performing teams by getting members to understand themselves and their teammates. He has been successful in getting individuals to be honest with each other and to confront and overcome conflict. He has absolutely added value to our company. I feel very comfortable calling upon Curt for advice and counsel and know that my concerns will always be treated discreetly and appropriately by him. The most valuable outcome of my time with Curt is that while he’s working a particular situation, I myself am learning about myself and developing as a leader. He’s never told me that I “need to change,” but through my work with him he has helped me realize I can do much better as a leader and that my shortfalls have contributed to the situation we were working on with others. So in retrospect, I want to improve my leadership effectiveness so I don’t disappoint Curt and the privileged relationship we’ve developed. Curt and I have worked together for several years. We have partnered on the development of executive top talent to provide a customized approach to improve their overall leadership and executive presence. Curt has a rich background in several industries and “gets” corporate challenges and their impact on our executives. Senior Director, HR Business Partner, Freddie Mac It was a pleasure working with Curt. He was extremely professional, took the time to first understand each of us individually, our business, and the culture of our team and property. Curt’s TOTAL Team Dynamic was quite impressive. He introduced several tools and tips to make me more self-aware as a leader, and how to help others by valuing differences with their leadership styles. Additionally, he was able to keep a group of strong-willed executives on task and was instrumental in helping us create our property’s Vision and Mission Statement and Core Values. In my line of work, many executive coaches cross my path (and many of them are very good). What drew me to Curt was his energy and presence; he was calm and thoughtful, he listened well and patiently to my issues, and provided a supportive and safe environment for us to work in and in which I could be my full self. I especially appreciated that he celebrated my victories with genuine enthusiasm and also am grateful that he would feel free to challenge me, if he had another viewpoint.