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Team Development Testimonials

The proof of excellence is not in what we say about our services, but in what our clients say about us. We urge you to take a look at what some of our most recent clients have had to say about their experience working with us and the results that we helped their teams and leaders to achieve. For more information about a specific project, please e-mail us or call our offices at (269) 342-2411.

I have become convinced that Crux Move's team development process truly makes a difference to the ultimate success of our projects. Tom Smith, Ph.D., Project Manager Herman Miller, Inc.
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The payoff has been measurable by our business results... Thanks, Michael and Jim, for helping us to fulfill our potential by providing a safe place and process for us to grow and develop. Ann Early, Director Injectable Operations, Pfizer
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Mike and Jim have an uncanny, even magical, ability to help needed communication occur between people who don't normally communicate well and that helps them move to greater and greater levels of team work and individual effectiveness. Rob Pizzie, Ph.D., Senior Director GCS Planning, Schering-Plough Corporation
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Our teams that have worked with Crux Move report an increased ability to be trusting and open, to challenge each other, to make good decisions, to support each other in meeting their goals, increased alignment, and most importantly, higher performance! I would personally highly recommend Crux Move for leaders who want to bring out the best in their teams.

Kevin Munson, Ph.D.
Director/Team Leader for Learning and Development,
Pfizer Global Manufacturing

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Team Training and Leadership Development at the Brook Lodge - Augusta, Michigan

The home site for our experiential training facility is Brook Lodge in Augusta, Michigan where we are able to offer what is arguably the best experiential adventure training process and the finest executive retreat facility combination in the Midwest.

Brook Lodge, owned by Michigan State University, has a 40 acre campus situated among 637 acres of woodland. Formerly the summer home of Dr. W.E. Upjohn, it is now a full-service conference center with the flexibility to serve groups from 10 to 200.

Charming cottages offer comfortable sleeping arrangements and amenities such as bedrooms with wireless internet access, and living rooms with cable TV. Exceptional food and service are available in a variety of locations. The campus also includes a driving range and putting green, walking paths, and a Japanese garden. Our experiential activities at Brook Lodge include a secluded ropes course and multiple initiative sites.

For more information, please visit the Brook Lodge website.

Team Training and Leadership Development at the Chauncey Conference Center - Princeton, New Jersey

Crux Move also maintains an experiential training site at Chauncey Conference Center just minutes from historic Princeton, New Jersey and reasonable driving distance from Philadelphia and Newark airports. Surrounded by 370 acres of peaceful woodlands, this is a gracious location for corporate trainings and meetings, weddings, special events and leisure getaways.

In a serene lakeside setting, Chauncey features luxurious guest rooms, a conference center, event space and an award-winning restaurant. Tucked away close by is historic Laurie House, a former hunt club that welcomes guests to enjoy the intimate atmosphere of a small inn. Laurie House has inviting rooms for special occasions and seven elegant bed and breakfast-style accommodations.

Other Locations for Team and Leadership Development

When bringing your team to one of our partner locations isn't the best option for you, we are also available to work at your location and can make alternate arrangements at other suitable meeting spaces.

Specific Crux Move Consulting Clients and Projects

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Herman Miller

Facilitated the growth and development of many teams and work groups across the organization.
Led conflict resolution and cultural change intervention for a critical aspect of the business that enables customers to tailor products.

"We used Crux Move to fundamentally shift how we work as a team. What started as 18 individuals embedded in different areas of the company, with at times an "us vs. them" approach, turned into one team working together to achieve common goals."
In a move to gain greater alignment in best practices, eliminate redundancy and increase workforce flexibility across multiple plants, Operations Leadership partnered with Crux Move to strengthen key relationships, enhance trust, and commit to further leverage synergies.
Key executive leaders considering project teams and looking to minimize time needed to accomplish goals, improve project outputs and build future "bench strength" sought out a compressed development opportunity to launch projects. Crux Move was asked to deliver a three day kick off that upon evaluation provided all three.
Collaborated with Learning & Development to design and deliver three-day leadership and team development sessions to kick off internal thirteen-week leadership trainings. Program design included assessment, team and leadership models, facilitated discussion and experiential activities. Scheduled follow up sessions integrated an Emotional Intelligence assessment with a ‘360' component to foster developmental feedback from peers.

Pfizer

Conducted team development process for Pharmaceutical Operations Leadership Team and currently provide ongoing development, maintenance, facilitation and coaching for strategic groups.
Assisted internal cultural change efforts through the facilitation of leadership and team development programs at various levels of Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Operations.
Worked with leaders in Pharmaceutical Sciences R&D to improve working relationships and communication between Operations and the Quality organization.
Designed and facilitated half-day process to assist Business Unit leadership teams in rolling out, and gaining input, support and alignment for the year's business plan. Design combined presentation, facilitated discussion and experiential activities for approximately 100 cross functional leaders
Designed and facilitated multiple half-day processes to assist a Business Unit leadership team in rolling out, gaining input, support and alignment for the year's business plan. Design combined presentation, facilitated discussion and experiential activities for the entire 350 members of the unit.

Steelcase

Provided team development, conflict resolution and facilitation for multiple areas and teams.
Designed and implemented programs to develop future operational leaders.
Developed plant and functional area leadership teams and provided coaching for plant managers, superintendents and supervisors.
Designed and conducted training to assist in the change process from functional areas to focus factory teams.
Consulted with corporate university to design and deliver a series of professional development workshops to strengthen the "People Leaders" certification process and assist in driving corporate core values.
Designed and implemented development/coaching/support process for traveling work teams.

Accenture, Knowledge Management

Facilitated the building of a virtual global team responsible for process excellence.
Partnered with internal leadership to assist with the launch of a virtual global team through the delivery of 2-day workshop that focused on team chartering processes, rapid relationship building, and roles and responsibilities to an effective team process.
Designed and implemented a process for building relationships between virtual global teams in the process excellence and knowledge services areas.
Coached team leaders in facilitation, leadership skills and application.

American Electric Power, Cook Nuclear Plant

Designed and facilitated one week leadership and team development session to kick off a seven week Leadership Academy. Design included a mix of assessment, team and leader models, facilitated discussion and experiential activities.
Delivered team and leadership development training for multiple teams across the organization.

Benteler Automotive

Administered leadership team self-assessment to executive leadership team.
Designed and facilitated team development training for NAFTA Operations Leadership.
Consulted with and coached executive leaders.

Daimler Chrysler

Designed and facilitated an experiential component to add to the team development roll out process for a group of engineers responsible for a new vehicle launch.
Provided team development training to vehicle launch teams for the 1999 WJ Launch Team (Jeep) and the 1997 Chrysler Transfer Line Team.

Flowserve Corporation (formerly Durametallic)

Consulted, designed and implemented training initiatives to change the culture and build teams for the entire operations group from the leadership team to operating level.
Post IPO, acquisition and merger; conducted training to consolidate teams consisting of past competitors.
Facilitated a breakthrough retreat for the Fluid Sealing Division Leadership Team and developed team standards helping them to create an environment where they could talk about the real issues openly.

General Motors Powertrain, Saginaw Metal Casting Operations & Malleable Iron Plant

Delivered training to develop the first cross-functional team of salaried and hourly employees to apply the rapid proto-typing technology they were creating to the production of engine block casts.
Facilitated a leadership team to gain alignment in solving a major quality/technology problem in using a new metal in castings leading to a major scrap reduction.
Facilitated multiple teams to create an open culture and effective relationships to drive business goals.
Provided train-the-trainer consultation to internal OD department. Their goal was to expand their internal training process to include experiential components and to consolidate plant training functions.

Complete Client List

Abex NWL - Team building and Leadership Development - Team building and Leadership Development
Adventureworks - Team building and Leadership Development
American Electric Power, Cook Nuclear Plant - Team building and Leadership Development
- Leadership Academy - Team building and Leadership Development
- Operations Teams
Ameritech - Team building and Leadership Development
Arthur Andersen - Team building and Leadership Development
Andersen Consulting (Accenture) - Team building and Leadership Development
Aventis Pharmaceuticals - Team building and Leadership Development
Benteler Automotive Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development
BilMar - Team building and Leadership Development
Blue Cross and Blue Shield - Team building and Leadership Development
Borgess Hospital - Team building and Leadership Development
Borroughs Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Team building and Leadership Development
Bronson Hospital - Team building and Leadership Development
City of Kalamazoo
Cort Instant Furniture Rental - Team building and Leadership Development
- Team building and Leadership Development
Daimler-Chrysler Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development
DCT-TEK, Inc. - Team building and Leadership Development
Family & Children Services - Team building and Leadership Development
Flowserve Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development
GAST Manufacturing - Team building and Leadership Development
General Electric - Team building and Leadership Development
General Motors - Team building and Leadership Development
- Metal Fabricating Division - Team building and Leadership Development
- Powertrain Division - Team building and Leadership Development
- Bay City Powertrain - Team building and Leadership Development
- Malleable Iron - Team building and Leadership Development
- Saginaw Metal Casting Ops. - Team building and Leadership Development
Grand Valley State University
Greater Lansing CVB
- Team building and Leadership Development
GTE Valenite - Team building and Leadership Development
Hastings Mutual Insurance - Team building and Leadership Development
Heller Financial - Team building and Leadership Development
Herman Miller Inc. - Team building and Leadership Development
- Learning & Development - Team building and Leadership Development
- Leadership Development - Team building and Leadership Development
- West Michigan Operations - Team building and Leadership Development
- Corporate Functions - Team building and Leadership Development
Humphrey Products - Team building and Leadership Development - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Irwin Union Bank - Team building and Leadership Development Training
James River Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development Training
J.F.New & Associates - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Kalamazoo College - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Kalamazoo Community Foundation - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Kalamazoo County Chamber of Commerce &
Leadership Kalamazoo
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at MSU - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Kellogg Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development Training
KOYO Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Kraft Foods, Post Division - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Kregoski & Associates - Team building and Leadership Development Training
LKF Marketing - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Lakeside Treatment & Learning Center - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Lakeview Community Hospital - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Landscape Forms Inc. - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Mary Free Bed Hospital - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Michigan State University - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Midamerica Consulting - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Midwest Consulting - Team building and Leadership Development Training
MRC Industries - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Pfizer Inc. - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Pfizer Global Manufacturing (PGM) Injectable Operations
- PGM Learning & Development - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- PGM Supply Chain Management - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Pharmaceutical Sciences R&D - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Animal Health R&D - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Planned Parenthood - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Remmele Engineering, Inc. - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Resource Management Group - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Ronnigen Petter - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories
Schering-Plough, GCS Planning - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Seelye Ford Dealership - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Steelcase - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Context Division - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Core Steel Operations - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Corporate University - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Financial Services
- North American Operations Human Resources - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Panel Division - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Systems Division
- Supply Chain Management - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Various Corporate Projects - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Tower Pinkster
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett
United Way of Michigan
W.E. Upjohn Institute - Team building and Leadership Development Training
- Team building and Leadership Development Training
Wendy's - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Western Michigan University - Team building and Leadership Development Training
West Michigan AirCare - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Whirlpool Corporation - Team building and Leadership Development Training
Wolverine Human Services - Team building and Leadership Development Training - Team building and Leadership Development Training

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Team Training and Leadership Development at the Brook Lodge - Augusta, Michigan

Team Training and Leadership Development at the Chauncey Conference Center - Princeton, New Jersey

Other Locations for Team and Leadership Development

Specific Crux Move Consulting Clients and Projects

Complete Client List