Use Inquiry & Insight to Sharpen Your Competitive Edge!
HOW CURIOUS ARE YOU?
Strategic Curiosity® is a multi-purpose power tool that sharpens your skills -- and it's an infinitely renewable resource. Whether you want to lead change, become a better leader, or cultivate more collaborative teams, Strategic Curiosity® can help you optimize performance.
Lead Change | Ascend to Leadership | Collaborate | Innovate | Improve Processes | Strategize | and Enjoy the Process!
Why curiosity matters
Research shows that curiosity primes the brain for learning, creativity, problem solving, and optimal performance. But not all curiosity is equally valuable; it must be strategic to achieve real-world results.​
A lack of curiosity can cost your organization millions in lost revenue, talent, ideas, opportunities, and preventable errors.
What we do
We help leaders build the capacity to pause, observe, and think critically -- especially in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) situations. Through the Strategic Curiosity® method, we strengthen your ability to focus, make wise decisions, and translate insight into performance.
INPUTS
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The Strategic Curiosity Model® 3 + 7 = Results!
We begin with an online diagnostic to assess your 3 Prerequisites for curiosity and other factors that influence your effectiveness.
We discuss confidential results then use them to customize coaching or group education. You will practice and master 7 Mental Habits that improve...
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
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Improved Quality & Accuracy
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
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De-biased Decisions
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Emotional Intelligence
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Innovation
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Systems Thinking to Drive Strategy
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Productive Relationships
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Bottom line results!
Improve Quality | Reduce Costs | Develop Talent | Create Possibilities | Outpace Competitors
Strategic Curiosity® Model
Strategic Curiosity® is the ultimate tool for leader and organizational development because it operates at multiple levels -- neurological, psychological, relationship, and system levels. Dr. Myers’ evidence-based methods integrate management frameworks, social science research, and the liberal arts to equip you to be your professional BEST!
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Manage complex systems
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Realign to optimize performance
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Cultivate an inclusive workplace
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Overcome Inertia
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Improve processes
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Sharpen your strategic edge
This is curiosity with a purpose. Tying curiosity to performance, that’s the differentiator.
Chief Financial Officer/Client - $60B Firm
Who it's for
Strategic Curiosity® is ideal for
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Team building
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Motivational Retreats
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Diagnosing & Solving Problems
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Leader & Talent Development
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Refreshing Leader Capabilities
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Strategic Curiosity® can help you and your team overcome inertia, improve communication, disrupt unproductive routines, identify biases, and work around cultures that undermine performance. Assessments heighten the team's awareness and sharpens decision-making.​
Convenient and confidential remote coaching
In a confidential, supportive relationship, we begin with a conversation about your aspirations, and how to customize Strategic Curiosity® to address them.
You deserve a reflective pause to renew your skills!​
What to expect
Choose from 6 MBA level modules (above) to customize to increase your professional insights and business outcomes. ​
Get Started
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We begin with a psychological assessment.
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We'll discuss your results and your goals for our work.
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Our dialogue enables me to create a customized Strategic Curiosity® coaching plan.
The Process
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Establish the module that will be our initial focus.
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Step-by-step learning: dialogue, readings, exercises, and homework.
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A typical engagement for one module spans ~2-3 months, depending upon the frequency of our meetings
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An engagement that includes all modules may span 1-2 years, depending upon frequency and number of people.
Expected Results
With diligence and practice, you can expect:
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Initial benefits after 4 sessions
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Sustained change after 6 sessions
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Organizational change results depend upon baseline diagnostics and internal supports.
Investment
Individuals: An initial investment of $7500 includes extensive assessment, one session to debrief results, and five (5) 1-hour virtual coaching sessions. Total of six (6) 60-minute sessions. Email support with a response within 48 hours.
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Rates for group events are determined by the scope of activities, which may include: assessments, keynote, retreat, event debrief, and executive education.
If you're curious about the
RESEARCH
Dr. Valerie L. Myers created the Strategic Curiosity® framework to solve leadership, teamwork, and quality issues that she identified in her study of organizational behaviors in 27 hospitals and health systems. These issues can be matters of life and death in healthcare; they also affect performance in ALL industries.
To address these issues, Dr. Myers uses an interdisciplinary approach that combines the latest research from business, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and liberal arts. She integrates unique insights to create customized learning solutions that meet your specific professional and business needs.
To achieve lasting results, Dr. Myers uses proven cognitive-behavioral change methods. She draws upon her expertise as a seasoned professor, consultant and coach to create a transformational experience that cultivates your essential professional competencies.
