“Never experienced such an effective program”

VP, Harvard University

The CEO Lab

with scientist and explorer

Don Schmincke

A 6-Week Group-Experience

Deeper leadership methods based on his proprietary research developed with and supported by Oxford, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and other leading universities.

. . . and tested with over 15,000 CEOs

Tuition:

$4750 $3750 for members/referrals

Limited enrollment to less than 9

Learn how to boost control and get better traction in:

SALES: Enhance strategic clarity and focus
EXECUTION: Better traction for decisiveness and action
STRUCTURE: Get a grip on organizing for performance
LEADERSHIP TEAM: Stop getting sucked into ops
TALENT: Attract, select, retain the best
ACCOUNTABILITY: A fresh, new look
...And more

Don't go it alone

You've read all the books, hired a dozen consultants, heard all the speakers.

Then you took Don's workshop

. . . and experienced findings you never heard before.

Now take his fresh evidence-based thinking into action.

NOTE: If you have not taken the workshop, Don will conduct an online event pre-launch.

What does a CEO group coaching curriculum look like?

90-minute weekly group sessions on Zoom

live lecture on a strategic topic
small group breakouts to explore application
hands-on engagement for applied learning exercises
feedback-based learning methods
online coursework

(for members who have not seen Don's Strategic Evolution workshop, it will be facilitated online before the kickoff).

Who Is Don Schmincke?

Don has been accused by a NY press agency of providing “the most provocative view of business than any other speaker today.” What else would you expect from an MIT and Johns Hopkins researcher who was nearly arrested as a capitalist spy in the Soviet Bloc, got shot off an aircraft carrier, survived in the Kurdish capital as Tehran held hostages, was the Iirst white person brought into an African Tsonga village, and developed missile inertial guidance systems while his frat brothers took Vegas (later portrayed in the movie “21”)?

Don's Press Page and Bio

What Makes This Approach Different in CEO Education?

Models Tested By Top Organizations

Cohort-Based Design

Modality used at MIT, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and other institutions produces higher learning and better knowledge retention

Greater Accountability and Commitment

Harvard's transition of its case-method online to peer collaboration increased completion rates to 85%, from 3-6%.

MIT research found online course dropout rates of 96% vs 96% completion rate with cohort groups.

More Collaboration and Innovation

Founding director of MIT Teaching & Learning Laboratory, Dr. Lori Breslow, found students collaborating together as in cohorts scored higher than average. The dynamic environment and exposure to new ideas resulted in higher levels of innovation

Higher Motivation and Engagement

Keith Humphreys, Stanford professor of psychiatry, found group programs more effective due to the social interaction and collective emotional support.

Professor of psychology, Spencer Kagan, found interactive processing the most powerful approach to comprehension and retention, when “students engage in interaction with partners producing new ideas and points of view.

Dramatically Enhanced Learning

A 2019 Harvard study, found students scored higher following active learning sessions, retaining more knowledge and actually learning more.

Psychologists and neuroscientists discovered better learning outcomes with this “interleaving” learning - forcing students to intentionally switch between different modalities, topics, ideas, exercises, breakouts, role-playing, discussions, debates, and activities, rather than focus on single subjects.

Exclusive Proprietary Content

After studies in planetary physics, biomedical engineering, and human evolution, Don left MIT and was teaching at Johns Hopkins when he discovered what was missing in management theory.

His research discovered the reason for the high failure rates of management theories, and how to fix it using:

evolutionary psychology
genetics
anthropology
neurology
biology

A synthesis of over 100 years of academic research supported by major institutions

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this take too much time away from work

Are cohort-based, group classes or one-on-one coaching more effective?

How quickly can I expect results?

Do you offer a money-back guarantee?

Is this the same as having Don and his team facilitate implementing to produce results?

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“Never experienced such an effective program”