The Summit Team

I'm part of a group of 600+ colleagues in the United States and around the world who share tools and meet regularly to share best practices and sharpen the saw. We can team up for corporate projects that call for specialized content knowledge or geographically dispersed sites.

Here in our home market the Summit Team consists of Julie Poland and Jim Poland.

Julie Poland, CBC, founder

Check out http://www.summithrd.com for more info or read her blog at http://worldaccordingtojulie.blogspot.com.

Julie E. Poland is a nationally known author, certified business coach and facilitator. Since 1990 Ms. Poland has worked with individuals and groups from the boardroom to the front lines to define desired outcomes and achieve them.

Executive Coaching

Julie's passion is helping individuals build upon their strengths to create their most desirable future. She engages clients in a multi-phase coaching process through which they can build greater awareness, purpose, competence, well-being and best of all - results.

Business Results Improvement

Business success starts with a strategy and is supported by management and operational systems. Julie has worked with all of these three big pieces of the company success puzzle. With a diversified background that includes management, product development, marketing, sales and strategic planning, Ms. Poland has applied her proven processes and facilitation skills in more than 30 industries.

Ms. Poland is a certified facilitator for Achievement Seminars International, Resource Associates Corporation, and Total Quality Institute

Jim Poland, partner

Check out http://www.jimpoland.com for more info.

Jim is coach extraordinaire and Summit's creative engine. He comes to Summit with more than 25 years of financial services experience.

Strategic Planning

One of Jim's areas of focus is helping businesses develop plans that take a look at the long run, but also influence day-to-day decision making. His planning process builds a ladder between today's performance and tomorrow's dream. No theoretical nonsense here - Jim helps his clients keep their feet on the ground while they reach for the stars.

Executive Solutions

Sometimes the issues blocking peak performance revolve around people, and Jim stands prepared to provide support for the company's goals. Goal planning and achievement, attitude development and the formation of successful work habits enable Jim's clients to create sustainable improvement.

Youth Leadership

Where are tomorrow's leaders? They're being developed today, in schools, sports, music and other activities. But not all teens have a focus on goals, interpersonal skills, and the habits of thought to help them be successful in school, at work, and in life. Jim can work with groups of teens or one-on-one with Rising Stars, a curriculum specifically designed to develop self-leadership in youth ages 13-18.

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