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"I found the course to be an absolutely wonderful learning experience, and was most impressed by the calibre of the faculty;, co-faculty, and participants."
        --Maria Timon, Partner, Andersen Business Consulting

"I have taken this workshop ("Building Relationships that Work") and it's excellent. I highly recommend it to you or people you know who wish to improve their business communication, working relationships, and personal effectiveness in groups and teams. It's also a great way to enhance interpersonal nimbleness and emotional intelligence at home."
        --Ellen Pruyne, Leadership Fellow, Harvard Business School

"The formal instruction sessions were very well done. Video sessions were most helpful in focusing on practical applications of the tools."
        --Peter Cornell, Chief Executive elect, Clifford Chance

"I really enjoyed the Action Design workshops when I took them, but I also noticed that they had a "time release" quality in my life. It's been a gradual process, but I have actually caught myself seeing things very differently."
        --Vicki Staebler Tardino, Saint Louis University, Center for Organizational Learniong & Renewal

"Of the many team building, communications, and leadership programs I have attended, this one is unique. By showing me how I could actually put these ideas into practice, it holds out the promise for sustainable learning and change."
        --Ken Bour, District Manager, AT&T

"I believe reflecting-in-action is a distinctive competency for skillful coaches, and personally found the program not good, but excellent-my best personal and professional development experience in years."
        --Robert Witherspoon, President, Performance & Leadership Development Ltd.

"The value of the material is very clear. This approach will help me be more effective as a coach, as a team member , and as a leader of change."
        --Chris Turner, Quality Manager, Xerox Business Services

"At the action level, you may be interested to get some feedback as to the effect that the workshop (eighteen months ago) has had on me. I have been practicing the skills as much as I can (in fact I find it difficult not to be aware of it on a daily basis) and have discovered how much I get "stuck". So, for me it has been fairly slow going. The difference now is that whereas I might have been unaware of it in the past, or simply pushed through with sheer effort in these situations, I have found the techniques particularly helpful to "navigate" my way out again. This amazes me at times, but I guess I am just confirming the experience of most people. In no small part has this also been due to Phil's input to me at the workshop, which I value tremendously. I hope to have the opportunity someday to meet up with you guys again."
        --Conrad Schmidt, Senior Lecturer in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa