Forum & Peer Group Facilitation

“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Adam is a certified facilitator and trainer for Young President Organization (YPO) Forums and other peer groups interactions.

"Forum has been the most impactful self-development and self-actualization journey of my life.  It has brought unbelievable value to my personal relationships and success in business." 

Being a YPO member and living the impact of Forum, Adam has an unrelenting passion for peer group interactions and learning.  He has held every Forum champion role as a YPO member including  serving as a portfolio champion on the International Forum Committee.  In his role on the Committee, he led efforts to re-write YPO’s core Forum products including the Four Step Forum Exploration, wrote a white paper on virtual Forums and championed the Forum Officer Workshop.  He also brings his perspective as a member - as 2nd generation family business CEO, founder and entrepreneur, and a hired gun - to his facilitation and training.

Uniquely, Adam brings the philosophies and mental discipline of traditional martial arts to his work. He has been actively training in the martial arts for 30+ years and has been an instructor for over 15 years. These philosophies of respect, continual improvement, acting with intention, and self-sufficiency align with his viewpoint that Forum is a journey that one has to have the disciple to walk and continually work on, and that the journey is where the beauty and value comes from.

Adam enjoys a diversity of Forum work from new Forum kickoffs to helping existing Forums drive more value.  With his long experience in Forum champion and training roles, he has a deep knowledge of YPO’s training materials and processes to draw on to help moderators and Forum Officers bring more value to their roles and has designed and led moderator meetings, chapter stir-fry’s and other fun and innovative events.  Adam also draws on his experience as a martial artist and instructor to bring something unique and different to his facilitations.

 

Specialties

  • Forum Fundamentals

  • Moderator Development & Moderator Meetings

  • Forum Retreats

  • Chapter-wide Forum Experiences

  • Chapter Strategic Planning

  • The Four Step Forum Exploration

  • Forum Officer Training

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Retreats

Adam customizes retreats to the experience and value each individual Forum and member is looking for.  Some of his areas of focus are:

  • Family & family business dynamics including estate & succession planing, family governance and the creation of a family constitution

  • Leadership

  • Goal setting

  • Process improvement

  • Improving group dynamics and individual value from Forum

  • Understanding the M.O. of you through Kolbe

  • Understanding the 4 Step Forum Exploration

  • Martial Arts & Self-Defense

Qualifications and Certifications

  • YPO Member since 2001

  • Certified Forum Facilitator for YPO since 2016

  • Chapter Forum Officer

  • Regional Forum Officer

  • International Forum Committee & Forum Experience Portfolio Chair

  • Forum Officer Workshop Champion

  • Regional Forum Innovation Award Winner & Best-of-the-Best Honorable Mention 2010

  • Center for Creative Leadership 360 Evaluation Certified Facilitator

  • Member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF)

  • ForumWithin Associate - Certified

  • Certified Kolbe Consultant