"Ninety percent
of the ideas at most executive seminars fade quickly when I
return to the workplace... in contrast, the ideas, techniques,
and perspectives I gained at TimeOut have taken on steadily
increasing importance as I've returned to work."
Sean
Lindsay
Associate General Counsel, AT&T Broadband
"TimeOut
gave me exactly what I needed to develop a much deeper understanding
about myself and the direction I wanted to take in my life."
Lorin
Brass
Director of Business Development, Shell International Exploration
and Production
"In
a time of immense organizational change, structures that provide
multiple ways of reflection are crucial for personal sustainability.
TimeOut is the best program I know to provide this."
Peter
Senge
author of The Fifth Discipline
"TimeOut helped me to synthesize
everything I learned as an athlete and
refocus it as I grow my business. The emphasis on sports and
the
outdoors each afternoon made it enjoyable and exhilerating as
well as
productive. It was just what I needed at this stage in my career."
Jim
Holland
Oylmpian, Ski Jump - Albertville '92, Lillehammer 94'
President & CEO, BackcountryStore.com
"As a business owner, it's
hard to find an environment with peers who
can provide unbiased, but high-level input. After being in my field
for
over 20 years, it was time for me to tackle the tough questions,
and
work on my own vision for the company.
TimeOut was an environment that provided just the feedback I needed
to
help me craft plans for the company. PTP also created an atmosphere
where you could consider some of the "off the balance sheet" elements
that have a huge impact on career: personal values, family issues,
personal growth. Real life change has to encompass those elements
or it
the changes won't stick.
TimeOut was the type of experience that kept you off-balance. Outside
of
your comfort zone, but intellectually engaged. That's what made
it so
challenging. And so applicable to true corporate change."
Andrea Kates
President, SUMA Partners
Company specializing in uncovering untapped
market opportunities. Focus on the market, customer requirements.
Clients include Shell, American General, Johnson and Johnson,
JPMorganChase as well as mid-sized companies.
"Prior
to TimeOut I was comfortable in my career, but seeking new
challenges. I had some key decisions to make. TimeOut helped
me pinpoint certain personal goals and encouraged me to 'stop'
to examine new opportunities. A year later I can say that the
focused exercises and opportunity to think without distraction
led me to launch two new projects that are exactly in line
with my life goals."
David Wiley,
TimeOut alumnus & CEO, Labrador Capital
TimeOut
alumni include CEOs. CFOs, COOs, Comptrollers, and other senior
executives at Fortune 500 corporations include Royal Dutch Shell,
MediaOne, IBM, and EDS, as well as heads of dot-com start-ups,
attorneys, architects, organizational consultants, lawyers, medical
professionals, professional athletes,
entertainment industry executives and
university administrators.
