MICHAEL BALLARD
TOPICS:
 Michael Ballard specializes in coaching
and developing Resiliency in individuals, teams, organizations and communities. His
insightful and dynamic Renewal work at the Centre revolve around five themes:
self-leadership, passion and purpose, relationship building, self-management skills and
emotional awareness and development. Each theme has distinctive skill sets and
strategies—tools that facilitate people to develop their own skills for success.
Michael has learned and believes that each
of us has a far greater capacity to grow and change than we realize. What most of us need
to gain are the tools to develop the skills required to finish the job, maintain and
flourish in our lives and keep our sense of humour in the process. When Michael applied
these skills in his career he moved up through five positions in the first seven years,
despite several major issues with his health.
Through the skill sets the Centre and
Michael teaches, many individuals and groups have learned to work more effectively. Groups
Michael and The Centre have worked with include: Bell Canada, IBM, Dalhousie Medical
Faculty, The Canadian Professional Sales Association, Goodyear, The Society of Management
Accountants, Manulife Financial, The Government of Manitoba, and The Food Institute of
Canada.
Michael is known as a SME (subject matter
expert) on the subject of Resiliency. He works coast to coast to coast in North America.
His message will inform you, uplift you, inspire you and leave you with a new and more
effective understanding of what it takes to develop more Resiliency.
Some reasons to hire Michael are to help people:
1)
accept responsibility faster.
2) develop productive relationships
faster.
3) increase productivity under tight time
lines.
4) decrease their absentee rate.
5) gain insight and skills on how to
better manage their emotions.
6) learn to more effectively rebound from
difficult situations.
7) effectively deal with difficult people.
8) gain inner calm for the outer storm.
9) increase motivation.
Resiliency for Life
DESCRIPTION
Resiliency for Life (RFL) specializes in building
resilience. We deepen the ability of people and groups to bounce back and overcome
obstacles despite what might be going on in their life. Resilience is no longer something
we can just hope for. We all need it to ensure we have maximized our ability to deal with
life’s uncertainties. RFL is dedicated to enhancing resiliency and accelerating its
use within individuals and organizations. Our process and programs help people more
effectively deal with overwhelming situations such serious life upsets, job loss, or a
catastrophic incident in the workplace or community. Ballard and his team have helped many
individuals and organizations through these experiences. RFL delivers actionable and
measurable solutions. They reflect the depth of Michael’s experience, his measurable
approach and his courageous point of view. Michael’s solutions are founded on the
principle that lack of resiliency directly impacts success, individually, organizationally
and at the community level. Our purpose is to deepen resiliency, help people out-think and
out-perform their old ways, or get back up to speed after a large upset.
WHAT RESILIENCY FOR LIFE DOES
Resiliency for Life’s programs are known for
being insightful, courageous and provocative. More important, RFL is recognized for our
proven ability to deliver practical solutions that safely accelerate stability and growth;
recovery and productivity. We show clients exactly what needs to be done, how to do it and
provide programs to get you underway. Our process is very simple:
• Do an assessment of current programming.
• Implement a process that builds awareness.
• Launch programming that builds resiliency.
• Follow up content through various media to
assist continue to support and build resiliency.
EXPERIENCE
At Resiliency for Life, we provide programs that are
unique in the market place. RFL practitioners have an average of more than 18 years
experience in human performance. These seasoned veterans have worked with powerhouse
groups including Bell, The Government of Singapore, Nortel, Procter & Gamble, Manitoba
Health, and IBM. We deliver tangible solutions to our clients.
CLIENTS
RFL has delivered solutions to more than 200 groups
and organizations across North America.
HISTORY
Michael Ballard founded RFL in 1988 after a
protracted challenge with his health. Despite these challenges, Michael continued working
in a highly competitive field and was promoted several times during this time. During his
challenges he built a solid foundation of skills, recruited elite, trusted practitioners,
research experts and seasoned strategists to assist him. Then taking what he learned, in
1988 Michael founded RFL. Since then RFL has delivered outstanding results for clients by
rigorously applying scientific, measurable human performance principles. RFL helps clients
define and achieve goals by applying our distinctive, fact-based approach to create
successful advancement through our unique programs.
WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT
Unique Experience and Depth. Our team has trusted
practitioners, accomplished researchers, strategists, consultants and technologists. A
Rigorous Approach. Our innovative techniques yield unique strategies, compelling programs
and practical solutions to move people forward based on proven methodologies. Evolutionary
Ideas for Successful Solutions. Our point of view is proactive. We advocate that morale
makes or breaks an individual, a school, a family or an organization, to gain additional
skills to achieve higher levels of resiliency. And there is never a finish line.
SERVICES INCLUDE:
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
RFL has the ability to assess your current programs
using our resiliency assessments. They can be customized to reflect any of your special
needs. Over 125,000 people have taken one of our three age and language appropriate
profiles.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
RFL knows that living or working in constant and
relentless pressure can wear even the best and brightest down, burn us out, or hurt us
physically and mentally. However, once we understand what resiliency is and learn how to
use it, it can help us to alter our path during large personal upsets or times of
adversity, and help us rebuild and assist us with our performance in all areas of our
life.
We assist people understand and gain skills that are
positive experiences; building relationships, growing opportunities, and developing
personal qualities that all people need to stay resilient. We can all impact our own lives
and those around us. It all starts with raising awareness, developing our mindfulness, and
then helping ourselves through measuring, exploring and developing our resiliency skills.
That we can make a major impact in our own lives and of those around us is one that builds
as we grow our resiliency. When we pinpoint our strengths and assets, understand our
challenges, when we know what areas of our lives require added attention, it helps us
chart new strategies for enriching our personal health and performance.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
At RFL, we develop products that are unique in the
market place. We pride ourselves on our easy to understand programs for three age groups:
Children, Youth and Adults. Our latest program is to help children and families gain key
skills to more effectively cope with stress and anxiety. Through our audio and web based
learning system they gain skills to assist calm themselves and develop their personal and
family resiliency.
RESILIENCY CONSULTATION
Resiliency For Life’s consultation is known for
being insightful, and provocative. Key issues we help people and groups deal with include:
• Develop the ability to asses our resiliency
assets.
• Gain buy in from people to build their
resiliency assets.
• Build morale through deepening resiliency
skills.
• Fortify and deepen stress hardiness skills.
• Grow and expand our personal resiliency
skills.
• Build morale through resiliency.
• Fortify and deepen stress hardiness.
• Learning to learn from both success and
failure.
• Establish realistic goals and expectations.
• Assist groups and organizations implement a
process that helps people build resiliency.
PROGRAM DELIVERY & SOCIAL MARKETING
It’s not enough to have a world class program if no one
knows about it or how to use it. We have expertise to ensure you have a successful launch
and follow through due to our unique social marketing process.
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