Developing Exceptional Leaders &
Building High Performing,
High Functioning Teams
In the Zone Training, Inc. designs and delivers leadership development, 1-to-1 coaching, and team coaching programs that help leaders and teams thrive in today's dynamic world.
Our mission is to cultivate leadership skills at every level of the organization and help our clients transform organizational culture, achieve organizational goals, improve employee satisfaction, and retain top talent.​
Our customized leadership development and coaching programs have helped public and local government, military civilian, and corporate leaders and teams improve communication, trust, commitment, and accountability, leading to decreased conflict and improved employee satisfaction and retention.
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Contact us today for a free, no obligation discussion about how we can help your leaders and teams!
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Customized Leadership
Development
​Leaders, supervisors, and managers shape organizational culture and directly influence employee satisfaction, motivation, productivity, and retention.
Investing in the professional and personal growth and development of your leaders fosters a culture of continuous improvement and demonstrates commitment to your leaders, creating stronger, more impactful leaders who can drive organizational success and build high performing, high functioning teams.
1-to-1 Leadership
Coaching
1-to-1 coaching provides guidance and support that helps current and future leaders, managers, and supervisors identify their strengths and areas for improvement, gain new perspectives on challenges and inhibiting beliefs, and practice new leadership skills in a safe place.
Investing in coaching leads to more effective leadership practices and has a positive impact on teams and employee retention.
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Customized Team Coaching
Team coaching can transform team culture by specifically helping teams improve communication, collaboration, trust and psychological safety, team ownership, while decreasing conflict.
The result? Improved productivity, morale, and employee retention.
Our Team Characteristics Survey diagnoses current functioning and creates a roadmap for our customized programs.
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Leadership Development Approach and Methodology
Our approach and fundamental goal in leadership development is to help new, mid-level, senior, and future leaders identify and capitalize on leadership skills and strength they already possess, identify and challenge inhibiting beliefs and behaviors, and learn or improve critical leadership skills that influence both their leadership impact and employee performance and retention. One-to-one coaching and customized leadership workshops help leaders, managers, and supervisors become more self-aware and improve specific skills including communication, building trust, motivating, engaging and empowering team members, conflict management, accountability, and developing a results-oriented culture.
The High-Performing, High Functioning (HPHF) Model, developed by CEO Dr. Judy Favor, is a cornerstone of our leadership development and team coaching programs. This model, which is based on over 15 years of academic and practical research with corporate, government, and elite sport teams, provides a practical framework that helps leaders understand exactly what to focus on to build a positive, high-performing, results-oriented team culture where both leaders and team members thrive.
Our team coaching programs prioritize meaningful team member self-reflection and growth over traditional "feel-good team building" activities that seldom have any long-term impact on performance or retention. Our customized team coaching workshops dive into real team issues and challenges that impede team performance and erode employee satisfaction. We first measure current team functioning with our Team Characteristics Survey. This quick assessment provides real data and a clear roadmap for priority work with each team. A follow-up measurement at the conclusion of our work with a team documents improvement and charts a path forward for the team and organizational leaders. Data collected over the last three years with a variety of teams show our team coaching methodology works - and has a lasting impact on team performance and functioning
We Get Results!
15 member work team measured at the beginning of a 6-month team coaching program and again six months after program concluded.
Judy Favor, Ph.D., CEO/President
Founder and CEO Dr. Judy Favor has been building exceptional leaders and high-performing teams for over 25 years. A three-time Hall of Fame college coach and award-winning college educator and speaker, her practical approach, engaging instructional style, and commitment to excellence helps leaders and teams develop deeper self-awareness and identify and address challenges that are impeding personal or team success. Learn more about Favor's expertise and experience below, and contact us today to discover how we can help you, your team, or your organization be even better.
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​"I feel fortunate to have learned from one of the best... Any organization will benefit from hiring In the Zone Training, Inc. as a consultant!" Kevin Thomas, Director of Learning Programs, Society of Women Engineers ​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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"Dr. Favor understands the intricacies of interpersonal behavior, emotional intelligence, and team building. As an Army leader with over 30 years of experience, her insight has made me a better facilitator and leader. A true mentor… Thank-you!" Keith Whitcomb, Director of Operations, National Veterans Intermediary
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"Our 1-to-1 coaching sessions have really helped me expand my perspective about certain situations and consider alternate motivations or reasons for others' actions. I have also become more aware of my communication deficiencies and improved my communication with other team members, customers, and leaders, which has improved my effectiveness." Supervisor
