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A High-Stakes Coaching Clinic
For people, teams, and organizations having a mission of significant public consequence
We specialize in working with people, teams, and organizations who work in high-stakes, high-impact industries and occupations.
To be a high-stakes, high-impact team is to have a mission of public consequence where the work and decisions significantly affect someone’s quality of life. In these environments, the work is often intellectually, technically, or ethically intensive.
Examples of industries from which our clients have originated include: accounting, aviation, collegiate sports, elective office, forensic science, government, healthcare, law enforcement, sales and marketing, and professional sports.
It is our belief that potential is costly, requiring a shift in personal and organizational behaviors when our clients decide it is time for improvement.
Therefore, it is the mission of Critical Victories to optimize the organizational conditions that influence individual and collective execution of strategy.
We achieve our mission by clearly identifying barriers to success and enabling individual effectiveness at any/all levels of organizational accountability.
We envision our clients leveraging our expertise as they work to improve or sustain the quality of life of our fellow citizens and their institutions.
We strive to produce a transformative effect that raises the performance of the people, teams, and organizations we serve. We do so by building individual effectiveness at level. This means that we help our clients evaluate and strengthen professional performance at the four tiers of organizational accountability:
In doing so, we meet our clients where they are – however they are – helping them to achieve the levels of professional excellence they expect from themselves.
John M. Collins is a High-Stakes Executive Coach, Leadership Strategist, and Author. John specializes in developing leadership skills, professionalism, and personal effectiveness among experts, skilled professionals, and administrators working in occupations that are technically, intellectually, and/or ethically demanding. Before starting his private consulting and coaching practice, John was an accomplished forensic scientist and forensic laboratory administrator, having published two pioneering books related to forensic science. Although John remains active in the forensic science community, his work has expanded into other consequential professions including accounting, law practice, aviation, health sciences, law enforcement, marketing, criminal justice, and banking.
John holds a master’s degree in Organizational Management, is certified as a senior HR professional by the Society for Human Resource Management, and is formally trained by the College of Executive Coaching.
Learn MorePerfect Pathway is our flagship, best-in-class program for elevating the performance of high-stakes teams and organizations through personal growth and transformation. It is a one-year, guided growth and mentorship program designed to make a lasting difference in the lives of our clients and the futures of their teams.
Our Executive Accelerator is a 12-week learning program designed for experienced leaders seeking to become “leaders of leaders,” skilled executives who easily earn and retain the trust of their larger teams and stakeholders. We also offer occupational-specific programs to meet the needs of existing clients.
Coaching is an opportunity to build strength and overcome limitations, both personally and professionally. Our coaches acts as thought-partners for clients, working in-step to identify and set goals, create action plans, and hold individuals accountable for maximizing their full potential.
With nearly two decades of expert-witnessing experience, we help clients maximize their professional contributions in courts of law. In our practice, we focus on key performance factors that allow experts to serve our systems of criminal and civil justice with more confidence, receptiveness, and professionalism.
Continuing education is a necessity in today’s complex world, with new opportunities and threats emerging faster than we can react to them. Our schools and training workshops are designed to enlighten and inform, expanding the persepctives of our students. It is our priority for students to have actionable strategies and solutions for when the stakes are highest.