Kevin Munson, Ph.D.

In my role as Director of Learning and Development at Pfizer, I often worked with leadership teams to help them identify targeted experiences that would create better teamwork and higher levels of performance. With some teams all that was needed was a simple check-in, or an engaging team-building activity.  For those teams where there was more at stake – where success or failure as a team could significantly impact the business – I always recommended that they begin working with Jim Jensen.

The carefully-crafted experiences that Jim creates for teams lays a foundation for high performance unlike any other method I’ve ever seen.  Jim’s authentic style builds a scaffold of personal safety around team members as they go through a robust process, a process that builds the relationships and team capabilities needed to transform them. 

I’ve seen leaders invest in their teams in ways that pay off over the long term, but nothing compares to the experiences that Dynamic Teams provides, especially in terms of sustainability. Leaders who have partnered with Jim notice a significant difference in their team’s functioning and performance. Having worked with Jim as a leader of my own team I can speak to this personally as well.

It takes a special set of skills to help team members look deeply at their assumptions about each other, their relationships, their historical grievances and challenges, and then turn the insights gained into actionable plans for how they can work together more effectively. I highly recommend Dynamic Teams because Jim is masterful at skillfully navigating team dynamics and creating team experiences that truly bring out the best in the team and each of its members.

Kevin Munson, Ph.D.            
Director, Learning and Development
Pfizer Global Manufacturing
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Rob Pizzie, Ph.D.

I have had the pleasure of working with Jim over the course of the last fourteen years. He has helped me with various team development activities as my career in Pharmaceutical Development took me to a succession of different companies going through mergers and large organizational changes. Jim’s calm, thoughtful manner and insightful guidance has invariably led my teams to a better, more productive and happier place. Now, five years into starting my own company, I count Jim as a trusted mentor and someone who I call on when my clients need help with the human aspect of process improvement.
 
Rob Pizzie, Ph.D.
Managing Partner Brizzey LLC
Brizzey.com

Mike Neiss

Jim and I have collaborated on many successful projects over the past 20 years. His keen insight and great knowledge of relevant and timely research has directly contributed to my client’s success building high performance teams led by exemplary leaders. I have benefited personally first, by being able to grow my business with his partnership, and second, more importantly, I have become better in my profession with what I have learned from him. I couldn’t recommend Jim more.

Mike Neiss
Founder & President
Michael T. Neiss & Associates
MichaelNeiss.com

Lorna Briddick

I was fortunate enough to work with Jim as a participant in several leadership team-development sessions in a large pharmaceutical company. The trusting environment created in these sessions allowed us all to engage in the process and learn in a positive and energizing way. By building a common language and a solid foundation we were able to explore style differences and new techniques for working more effectively as a team, while leveraging our individual strengths. The experiences in these sessions provided me with tools to perform better as an individual and a leadership team member, and to appreciate the strengths of other team members. Jim’s grounded and sensitive coaching on my personal style was invaluable at a critical time in my career.

Jim’s ability to understand a group’s dynamics and all sides of a conflict makes him an excellent mediator between people who might be struggling to communicate or work well together. He helps people get necessary and sometimes challenging discussions out on the table so they can deal with the real issues, and he does it in a way where people feel safe, appreciated and supported. I would highly recommend Dynamic Teams for any organization that wants to improve the effectiveness of their leadership teams.

Lorna Briddick
Managing Partner Brizzey LLC

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