Richard Monette leads a life dedicated to his passion: improving
human and organizational performance. In aspiring to reach new
heights in his own performance, Richard has developed credible
expertise in leading others on similar journeys. His diverse clientele,
spanning from world champion athletes to corporate CEOs, speaks
to the universal application of his strategies. He teaches corporations
and individuals to strive beyond the safe and familiar –
to learn when challenge and risk are necessary and how to balance
these with pragmatism. He helps his clients understand where their
creative performance lies
and how to use it.
A universal framework for performance. In a career
spanning over twenty years, Richard has acquired extensive academic
credentials and practical expertise in business, athletics, and
education. A unique combination of skills and experiences has
allowed Richard to create a universal framework for performance,
particularly applicable to business. Richard Monette has a broad
range of professional experience, working as a business strategist,
corporate performance coach, sports psychology consultant to professional
athletes and Olympians, author, and public speaker.
A solid client list. Richard has delivered his
unique approach to organizations such as Bristol-Myers Squibb,
Nova Chemical, Lafarge Cement, Samson Canada Ltd., Movie Central,
The National Screen Institute - Canada, Telus, Toronto Dominion
Bank, Tiverton Petroleum Ltd., The Canadian Association of Insurance
and Financial Advisors, Alberta Treasury Branch, Investors Group,
TransAlta Utilities and others. Richard creates individual coaching
programs as well, and has worked one-on-one with corporate leaders,
professional athletes and World Champions.
Diverse projects. In addition to his consulting
activities with InnerWarrior Consulting, Richard created the Sport
Psychology and Peak Mental Performance curriculum that is now
taught as a fullcredit course in Alberta high schools. He recently
completed his first novel,
The Gift – A story about
finding a better score in golf and life. He also created,
and continues to facilitate, Beyond Golf, the workshop: Improve
your score in golf, business, and life.
An effective strategic change agent. From September
2000 to September 2003, Richard’s was retained as a strategic
performance consultant and executive coach to Tiverton Petroleum
Ltd. Richard worked closely with Tiverton's president and management
to design and deliver a strategic plan to restructure and significantly
increase Tiverton’s level of performance. Tiverton achieved
its objective. During that period of time Tiverton’s production
went from 243 to 1300 Boepd and its market cap increased from
approx. $6.8 million to approx $40 million.
Summary. Richard’s unique strategies blend
creative and business expertise, challenging others to excel in
areas such as leadership, sales, marketing, customer service and
productivity, as well as life. With clients from world champion
athletes to corporate CEOs, Richard's specific, motivational techniques
are formulated to identify and develop existing talents while
capitalizing on risk. Custom-tailored group facilitation and keynote
presentation packages are available for teams and boards. Richard’s
consultancy InnerWarrior Consulting is headquartered in Banff,
in the Rocky Mountains. Richard travels extensively, coaching
on-site and leading off-site retreats and excursions internationally.
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