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COACHING FOR PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIVITY 

Drive measurable performance & productivity improvement 

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Coaching for Performance & Productivity
Learning Accelerator Introduction
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Who it’s for

Senior managers, directors and high-potentials who lead people or client stakeholders and must raise performance and productivity while navigating new operating models and shifting workforce expectations. Ideal for leaders in legal, consulting, finance, sales and executive search.

Why CPP is the go-to for leadership performance & productivity

Coaching as the lever of transformation — addresses real frictions: shifting models, modern management expectations, and quality standards under pressure.

  • Proven methodology — 25+ years in high-performance contexts; strengthens judgement and ownership.
  • Practice-first — SPRINTS, role-plays and feedback loops build durable habits without diary overload.  

 

Outcomes you can bank on

  • Apply the Lead–Manage–Coach (LMC) model in 1:1s and team routines to drive performance.
  • Use GROW and advanced coaching skills (including an appropriate directive dimension) to unblock progress—without creating dependency.
  • Redesign performance management to reduce interference, strengthen critical thinking, and enable peak performance.
  • Establish clear team guardrails, maintain quality standards, and support wellbeing during periods of change.
  • Build capability at pace: prioritise ups-killing, align goals, metrics and incentives, and turn strategy into sustained execution. 

 

 

 

 

Sprints

Reflective, Practice, Assessment

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Personalise Your Learning

Real-World

Practice-Based Learning

Continuous Development

Design Your Own

Grey Matter Global is recognised by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), meeting the highest international standards for leadership and organisational development. You’ll be awarded Professional Development Credits (PDCs) toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification (LEVEL II and LEVEL III).

Choose Your Ideal Leadership Learning Accelerator Pathway

Select the Right Level to Match Your Goals and Experience

Our tiered Learning Accelerator are designed to provide escalating value and outcomes, ensuring that as your investment increases, so do the benefits. Whether you’re looking for foundational practice and insights or a fully customized one-to-one experience, choose the level that best aligns with your goals, learning preferences, and professional aspirations

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Your Leadership Journey Starts Here | Different Levels for Different Results

EXPLORE: The Enabling Leader | Podcast

Start your journey with an expert-guided audio experience

  • 4 premium episodes + Leader Guidebook (PDF)
  • Lifetime access; apply $25 toward any upgrad
  • Investment: $45
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LEVEL I: Essential Insights | Podcast + One Live Meeting

Self-paced foundational learning and live feedback

  • Guidebook, templates, action plans
  • Practice sprints + graded final assessment (Pass/Merit/Distinction)
  • Grey Matter Digital certificate
  • Invites to executive webinars
  • Q&A for feedback & next steps
  • Investment: $249
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LEVEL II: Enhanced Learning | Video + Podcast + 2 Live Meetings 

Structured learning with graded assessments and facilitation

  • Everything in Level I plus HD video curriculum
  • Pre-course intro + final live assessment with feedback
  • Mandatory 60-Day Capstone; executive digital certificate; invitations to executive webinars
  • Recognition pathway (e.g., CMI Recognised Programme) 
  • Investment: $1,295
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LEVEL III: Advanced Mastery | All Inclusive Hybrid

Semi-tailored high intensity leadership development with one-to-one coaching

  • Everything in Level II plus personalised development plan, office hours, mid-course review
  • Three months post-programme coaching support
  • Complete within 6–8 weeks to meet assessment windows
  • Investment: $2,500
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COACHING FOR PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIVITY 
Learning Accelerator | FAQ

What Clients Say about the High-Impact
Soft Skill Accelerator

"John transformed our strategy by diagnosing business challenges and introducing key principles of business change. We uncovered over 100 symptoms and 13 root causes hindering growth. With John’s guidance, we prioritized critical areas such as role clarity and reducing M&A conflicts. As a result, we have successfully regained our strategic vision.”

“Using the ALPHA framework, we identified around 30 symptoms and three major root causes affecting our sales and marketing performance. This approach reduced internal conflicts and enabled us to focus on high-value opportunities. Our teams now leverage the Fast Track Problem Solving Framework to stay proactive and avoid recurring challenges.”

“John’s unique expertise and extensive experience helped our senior leadership team refine their skills and strategic focus. His ability to clarify both business and personal objectives—often lost in the daily grind—brought greater alignment, focus, and more satisfying results.”

 

"John’s methodology reshaped how our business operates. He empowered our senior management team to diagnose problems, uncover 20 symptoms and five root causes, and implement meaningful change. With the Fast Track Problem Solving process now in place, we are more aligned and future-ready.”

He is a globally recognized leader in business leadership with decades of experience. I highly recommend his services to individuals, businesses, governing bodies, and anyone looking to advance their career in sports leadership.”

 

"Professor Grisby’s expertise in helping leaders transition in Industry 4.0 offers invaluable, practical insights. His approach is essential for those looking to adopt and leverage digital-first leadership strategies.”

 

"John seamlessly blends academic rigor with real-world industry experience, providing clear solutions to our leadership challenges.”

"With John’s guidance, we estimated saving between six and eight months in our strategic implementation process.”

John Grisby

Meet Your Professor of Practice (Leadership)


John Grisby is a Professor of Practice in Leadership, industry consultant, and author with a proven track record of helping leaders transform their roles, organizations, and sectors.

John was Faculty Lead for performance coaching programs for nearly a decade. He worked with Myles Downey, one of the leading executive coaches in Europe, and the author of three classics in the coaching and performance arena: ‘Effective Modern Coaching’, ‘Effective Coaching’ (between them 300,00+ books sold); ‘Enabling Genius – a mindset for success in the 21st Century’; ‘The Enabling Manager – how to get the best out of your team’. They trained thousands of coaches and delivered one-to-one performance coaching across FTSE 100, Fortune 500, scale-ups and elite sport. John was responsible for coaching

  • CEOs, Directors, Senior Managers, Founder/Owner-MDs and High Potential Talent
  • Division and Unit Teams (Sales, Technology and Management)
  • Cross sector including Banking/Financial Services, Media, Professional Services, Tech, Professional Sports and the Public Sector.

His global experience includes working with leaders from family-owned businesses, mid-sized enterprises, and corporate organizations across diverse sectors. Having lived and worked in Europe, the USA, Africa, South America, and the Middle East, John brings a unique, international perspective. He is also tri-lingual, fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian.

Lead a coaching-centred, high-performance team in the next 60 days.Â