For more than 30 years, Monte Reid and his partners have helped individuals and corporates define who they are, what they need to say, and how it needs to be said.
Our Mission
To help companies and individuals figure stuff out in a simple and straight-forward way. Then, with that new-found knowledge, give them the tools they need to convince others to join their journey.
What’s been done
Working directly with a Senior Vice President of one of the world’s largest white goods manufacturers, we developed workshops to train top executives in communication and leadership skills. Later, workshops were added to define vision and promote unity within the group.
An internal advancement program was initiated within a large pan-European corporation to train future leaders in communication and leadership. We were asked to oversee and interact with all participants, providing them with coaching and performance feedback. Group projects developed within the program were presented to the board of directors and resulted in broad, systemic changes within the organization.
In preparation for the restructuring of a large European information provider, we acted as a sounding board to the CEO and gave consultation regarding the alignment of core values with daily management practices. Further, together with the communication and human resources officers, we crafted presentations for leadership to promote a new emphasis and mindset among division presidents. We then trained the C-suite leaders and the new initiatives were launched at a 2-day event for 300 members of top management.
The resurrection of Sweden’s oldest watch company required bringing the traditions and craftsmanship of the old world into the 21st century. Working directly with the CEO, we were involved not only with the formulation of messaging, but also in the design work surrounding the packaging as well as facilitating the media launch at a press conference attended by the world press in Basel, Switzerland.
In conjunction with the introduction of a new facility, Northern Europe’s largest real-estate management and investment company held a stakeholder event. In addition to our role as facilitator, we prepared marketing messages to be used at the event and in other corporate communication media.
An international manufacturing group brought together top management from their bus, truck, car, heavy equipment, and technology divisions to participate in a 2-day event focusing on the implementation of lean manufacturing throughout the group. In addition to facilitating the event, we assisted and trained all 15 presenters in the preparation and delivery of their material.
Working with the C-suite of a large multinational, we helped develop their message and its delivery via a webcast hosted by key members of the executive team. We then coached each participant in refining their presentation skills. The result was an overwhelming increase in leadership trust throughout the organization.
Monte has had the honor of being guest lecturer at Gonzaga University (USA), KTH (Sweden), Linköping University (Sweden) and numerous consultancy situations on topics concerning leadership, communication, and rhetoric.
“I have had the great pleasure of working with Monte to help me on presentations, speeches, communication skills, and media training during my time at Bisnode. I consider his style effective and entertaining. All in all a great experience I would recommend to anyone!
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““Best investment we ever made in communication training!””
“Monte was recommended to me through a colleague as a professional who has coached top level executives in the Volvo Group. I needed to produce a top quality event to launch a global initiative that would ultimately have the power to change our corporate culture. From the first phone call, I knew that Monte could deliver on what I needed... a professional who understands rhetoric, stage presence, and communications on a deep level who also has the coaching skills to be both authoritative using his expertise but also with humbleness and discretion to encourage confidence in the speaker to take their performance up to the next level.”
““He did a great job, we received press from all over the world.” ”
“I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with Monte on my presentation skills. Monte’s guidance and coaching made a big impact as evidenced by the before and after videos he made of me making a presentation to the class. I highly recommend Monte if you desire to improve your speaking skills set.”
““Everyone should have Monte as a coach!””