In Their Words
Sheryl Sandberg, COO Facebook“The future of business success is learning how to bring your whole self to work. We've seen that Conscious Business can have a real and deep business — and personal — impact by helping people live their values.”
Michael Young, Director Customer Service and Experience, Vodafone Hutchison Australia“In customer service at 3 Mobile, one of our key areas of focus is to resolve the customer's issue on their first call to us. Prior to introducing the concept of Player/Victim to our contact centre employees in India, this was measured at 55%. Within 12 weeks of running the cultural workshops in Mumbai with Axialent, this has increased to 70% and is still improving. This has been the single biggest impact we have seen on any of our service measurements.”
Allison Watson, Corporate VP, Microsoft“Working with Axialent has allowed us like never before to increase our ability to take responsibility and create a culture of achievement and cross collaboration at every level in our organization. Axialent’s unique approach to having people work with themselves, each other and on key projects with full engagement has been of invaluable help to our organization.”
Joaquin Bacardi, President and CEO, Bacardi Corporation“Axialent’s program has the potential to unlock our management’s key skills that will help us achieve great success.”
José Martí, HR Director, Citibank Latam; former HR Vice President, GE Money Latam“By clearly linking culture to specific behaviors of our executives and its impact on performance, Axialent has been able to capture the attention of our senior management teams, both in Latin America and our US headquarters. They were deeply impressed by the quality, depth and rigor of the methodology. Axialent's diagnostic work is unlike anything I have seen before. Axialent has become a strategic partner for our business success.”
Daniel Rosensweig, former COO, Yahoo!“Axialent has helped us connect responsibility and integrity to create the freedom leaders need to succeed.”
Candido Botelho Bracher, President and CEO, ItauBBA“At the executive committee we are experiencing a quality improvement in our meetings, as communication among us has become more direct and free. I largely attribute this to the feedback and the workshops with Axialent.”
Eugenio Beaufrand, COO, Microsoft China“Axialent has been a true partner in our efforts to build a conscious organization, helping us move from aspiration to implementation. Their advice is never easy, but always worthwhile.”
Alberto Sobredo, former President and CEO, Unilever Latin America“As President and CEO of Unilever Latin America, I had the energy and the courage to do the necessary changes, but not always the insights and repertoire of styles that were needed. Axialent’s coaching got straight to the heart of the issues with candor, respect and always proposing a way forward. They did not hold back from asking me the tough but necessary questions. Their inquisitive and curious nature helped unlock the possibilities in front of me.”
Mark L. Hildebrand, Chairman, Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP; former CEO, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC“Axialent consultants provide powerful and practical insight to business leaders committed to building a culture of integrity and meaningful purpose.”
Ken Wilber, Philosopher and author of A Theory of Everything“Axialent's theory and business practices have the power to transform people, organizations and the world.”
Frank Guglielmo, SVP Leadership and Organizational Development, IPG“The Axialent approach combines a deep theoretical base with a solid commitment to practicality. We have found their model an excellent resource to think through complex organizational problems. Their workshops are a great way to accelerate the integration and performance of a diverse team.”
Rolando López, Finance Director, Baxter Mexico; former CFO, Johnson & Johnson Pharma“Axialent has contributed to the creation and development of our high performance teams. Its work has made a great difference within our company.”
Juan Alberto Gonzalez, CEO, Microsoft Mexico“It’s very nice to work with people who put their heart, love and passion into what they do. Thank you for your time. Thank you for the time you dedicated to me, thank you for what you taught me. It was really a very important and transcendental week in my life.”
João Dornellas, HR Director, Nestlé Brazil“Axialent has been working for Nestlé as a Business Partner, helping our businesses to become more competitive. The team of consultants has proven to be competent, dedicated and committed to agreed key performance indicators.”
Fernando Esquivel, Americas HR Vice President, Eaton Corporation; former HR Director, Microsoft“Axialent’s teaching boils down to one question, 'How can you honor your deepest values when life presents you with challenging circumstances?' Their work is a call for consciousness in an often unconscious business world.”
Cindy Hartley, Senior Vice President of HR, Sonoco“Axialent has been invaluable in providing keen insights and meaningful data for senior level succession planning and talent management. Its approach supplies the needed information to make better decisions around development planning and selecting top leaders.”
Matt Longthorne, former President; Owens Illinois North America Glass Containers“Axialent is devoted to helping others realize their full potential. If you want to be a more conscious leader, worker, spouse, parent, and friend, you need to read Fred Kofman’s Conscious Business!”
Leo Burke, Director of Integral Leadership, Notre Dame University“Axialent's work generates effectiveness, clarity and integrity. Besides being extremely useful for organizations, Axialent's integral model is the latest significant development in management and leadership.”
Micael Cimet, President, EDS Latin America“Axialent addresses the core issues faced by business leaders with principles, depth, and pragmatism. Thanks to Axialent, I experienced a radical shift in the way I relate to customers, shareholders, colleagues, and employees.”
Dave Meador, Executive VP and CFO, DTE Energy“Axialent translates the tools of organizational learning into day-to-day business applications. Both at Chrysler and at DTE Energy, Axialent’s work has allowed us to shift our culture faster, but with much greater sustainability than any other effort.”
James Campbell, Sales & Marketing, Firstgiving“I worked with Axialent on personal coaching over a timeframe of six months. I learned a lot about myself, my communications style, and how I relate to my coworkers and managers. I found the coaching to be quite enlightening and beneficial, and it has helped me understand how to communicate better, set expectations, make clear commitments, and to give and receive feedback in a constructive manner. This was a positive and worthwhile experience for my professional development.”
Pedro Rosario, Country Manager, Bacardi Dominican Republic“Very clever and concrete information that empowers both corporate, family and personal improvement. Presented in a way that reveals as obvious what in fact is very hard to identify: our most important missing competences.”
Michael Gurau, President, CEI Community Ventures“The Axialent Leadership Intensive provided me with a coherent framework for connecting personal responsibility to every interaction in a way that enables me to find peace in the context of conflict and difficult discussions. In so doing, challenges transform to opportunity for more effective communication, resulting in better business relationships, and ultimately a higher performance work environment.”
Hector Morales, Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems“This training has been one of the best soft skill development courses I have ever taken. It has given me a lot of tools to improve my relationships with my co-workers but more important, to use for my daily activities outside the work place.”
Michael Putz, Business Development and Strategy Director, Cisco Systems“Axialent achieves economic results through integral behavior. Its approach is practical, action-driven, and value-based. Nobody truly interested in developing his/her own consciousness and business should ignore their remarkable work.”
Rick Stone, former VP Strategic Alliance Group, Compass Group the Americas“This was not a sit back and listen program. We were introduced to a mental model that was both thorough and simple. The value was exceptional. We immediately had the opportunity to be coached in applying the principles we learned to real time challenges in our work environments.”
Greig Trosper, Business Consulting General Manager“Axialent offers the tools to improve performance, relations and quality of life that business schools are incapable of providing. This is practical wisdom, not conventional wisdom.”
Marcus Beuing, Enterprise Marketing Manager, Microsoft Latam“Conscious Business skills are a key element for Microsoft professionals to proactively participate and contribute to our company on the path from good to great. As well, the skills can be applied very well in your social, family and private environment. They contribute and help to become a more complete and better human being.”
Juan Pablo Consuegra, General Manager, Microsoft Costa Rica“A humanistic approach like Axialent's has the ability to challenge people and organizations into breaking paradigms and becoming more efficient.”
Peter Koestenbaum, Founder and Chairman of PiB and the Koestenbaum Institute“Axialent has some of the most independent thinkers of our times. It offers the best antidote for a business world plagued by unconsciousness.”
Mike Ginn, former Program Manager Software Marketing, Sun Microsystems“Imagine being gently led, resisting to the last moment, into the deepest part of your heart to see who you really are. Then in a joyous energetic embrace you welcome home self and others, greatness and shadow, the remembered and forgotten - all perfect expressions of who you are and have always been. How can one adequately recommend such an experience?”
Mark Taylor, former CEO, Taylor Systems Engineering Corporation“I have attended many training programs over the past 30 years and I have found the work of Axialent to be of impeccable quality. It has positively affected my leadership and communications skills have given me the tools for greater personal peace of mind and confidence.”
David Neenan, Chairman and CEO, The Neenan Company“Axialent’s consulting and coaching work with my company has resulted in sales and profits quadrupling in less than three years.”
Julie Supan, former Entertainment Relations, YouTube“After an acquisition, it can be difficult to navigate the culture and organization of the acquiring company. Working with Axialent has allowed me to learn some new ways in which I can communicate effectively and work efficiently across departments. These techniques can be carried forward into my next position and have already proven to be extremely valuable to my success.”
Trent Russell, Global Marketing Director, Bacardi Global Travel Retail“Axialent presented very informative and challenging information in a way that had immediate practical application.”
Juan Rovira, Marketing Director, Bacardi Spain“My experience about coaching sessions with Axialent could be described in one line: 'Learning how to help yourself' which seems very obvious but actually isn't. And by helping yourself you create positive synergies helping the whole group.”
Michael Gurau, President, CEI Community Ventures; Managing General Partner, Clear Venture Partners“The Axialent Leadership Intensive provided me with a coherent framework for connecting personal responsibility to every interaction in a way that enables me to find peace in the context of conflict and difficult discussions. In so doing, challenges transform to opportunity for more effective communication, resulting in better business relationships, and ultimately a higher performance work environment.”
Elliott Ingersoll, Chairperson, Cleveland State University“I acquired a wealth of tools that will serve me well in my leadership position at the university. The structure and process of the week were perfect and the mixture of activities kept me focused for the entire time. The final experience was more amazing than I could have ever imagined.”
Dave Meador, Executive VP and CFO, DTE Energy“Axialent’s work creates highly significant results. I have witnessed substantial quality and performance improvements in the project teams where they helped me. People learned how to think out of the box, and to work together using methods which foster passion, energy and results.”
Gonzalo de la Pezuela, CMO & Global Marketing Director, Sagatiba; former VP, Bacardi US“Axialent provides the tools and encouragement for a deep-dive into the heart of the matter (the “I” and “We”) in order to address the business task comprehensively.”
Google Manager“Axialent has helped me tie my long-term areas for development to specific management challenges that I'm currently facing. Rather than quickly providing me with solutions to these challenges, Axialent has coached me through my thought process and helped me identify possible pitfalls and opportunities. By helping me approach the challenges in this way, I can reach a positive outcome for several specific challenges, while also helping me develop management skills that I can draw upon in the future.”
Greig Trosper, Business Consulting General Manager, EDS“Axialent offers the tools to improve performance, relations and quality of life that business schools are incapable of providing. This is practical wisdom, not conventional wisdom.”
Brad Lowe, Commercial Director, Tenaris Canada“The Axialent training was an integral part of our growth as a management team. The results of the workshops were noticed immediately and has had a continued high level impact as the facilitators moved our group into areas of discussion that had previously been taboo and eventually showed us how some to strengthen our approach into basic areas like communication, coaching, team building and conflict resolution which enabled us to work better both as a team and as individuals.”
Ana Campos, Operations and F&A Director, Stein Labs“The program provides good tools to improve work relations, which to a great extent determine a company’s success. We’re beginning to implement it, and some changes are already tangible. Changes in people’s cores. I’m totally impressed.”
Program Participant, Bacardi“Axialent has the uncanny ability to go deep and understand underlying issues, articulating them back at us in a gentle, professional way.”
Senior Strategist, YouTube“Axialent's training was very engaging and supportive. It makes you aware of the everyday unconscious dynamics. I look forward to the sessions as they bring a new vision each time.”
Steve Vamos, former VP International Online Services Group, Microsoft“Axialent has gone further than anyone I'm aware of in decoding Jim Collins’s black box of Level 5 leadership.”
Peter Senge, MIT Professor and Author of The Fifth Discipline“Few ideas have been more insidious in the industrial era than the fragmentation between right livelihood and economic success. We are running out of time to integrate the material and spiritual worlds. Axialent offers a unique set of tools to do so.”
Chris Peetz, former Plant Manager, Owens Illinois North America Glass Containers“The Axialent team was able to cut to the core of our culture, clearly identify the limiting beliefs and outline a plan to address the Human Dimension of our operations. The tools and training introduced at the shop floor, middle management and leadership levels of the plant re-energized the work force.”
Felipe Sánchez Romero, Regional VP, Hildebrando; former General Manager, Microsoft Mexico“Axialent has truly contributed to the development of Microsoft Mexico, enabling us to create a vision and a structure that are leading us towards becoming a high performance team.”
Dan O'Connell, Head of Inside Sales, San Francisco, Google“Since working with Axialent I've found myself to be better able to express my own needs and goals, along with gaining a better understanding of my peers, reports and their own career development and interests. I feel more comfortable and confident in handling management challenges and genuinely, a higher feeling of motivation. Axialent understands the issues that are important to me and my team.”