OUR

MISSION

Life continuously evolves.
We believe that, as humans, we have the privilege and responsibility to help each other adapt to changes and enhance the well-being of humanity.

This requires each of us to contribute our unique talents and character traits to this common goal. It also means understanding others, without judgment, and finding ways to help them be successful in our complex world.
This is our mission.

We have been facilitating solutions in a complex world since 1989. What has changed? How we do it. However, there are some core principles and values that have withstood time. They cut to the essence of how we serve, instruct,
and solve problems.

What We
Value & Believe

Synergy is essential to work and life in general.
The best outcomes are consensual optimized, not compromised, solutions.
Always start with defining success, collaboratively.
Form follows function, function follows defining success.
We value individual differences and perspectives.
All voices should be heard.
Everything we do should provide value.
We believe in graciousness under all circumstances.
A person is a leader only if they have a voluntary following.
A leader earns a voluntary following by meeting the needs of others.
We believe it is important to apply the following premises in our work: Business Impact Driven, Customer-Centric, Every Situation is Unique, Appropriate Solutions & Professionalism.

Who We Are

Our diverse team of instructors and coaches includes persons who were successful senior business analysts, managers, and Business and IT executives who joined Advanced Strategies with a common goal of facilitating work and enriching all aspects of others' lives. We then invested heavily in our staff so that all apply consistent practices and are guided by shared core values.

Our caring team are practitioners who have internalized Advanced Strategies' practices and apply them everyday. Our instructors are passionate about sharing what they know works and then tailoring materials, group exercises, and discussions to each unique audience.

Richard Branton

Our Principal and Architect of Advanced Strategies practices, Richard Branton, has both an IT and General Business leadership background and has facilitated thousands of Executive Coaching and Leadership Development sessions for Fortune 500 and large government organizations. He is cherished by our customers as a trusted advisor who learns their business and learns ‘them’ and who always provides value and enriches their at-work and personal well-being.

And Richard loves to tell stories.
See below for Story Time with Richard. .

Story Time

with

Richard

Richard is a storyteller. Customers frequently tell us they love his stories and how they help illustrate key messages from the training or coaching session.

So, we are going to share some with you. If they are meaningful to you too, come back for more!

The Ham Story Artist name

Continuous Learning & Growing

We are always learning from books, articles, podcasts, class participants, our children, grandparents, and the list goes on and on. Lessons surround us. Each month, we will share a few of our favorite quotes and books we love that may inspire you, too.