Executive Coaching Results for CFOs from “Mind Fitness”

CFO Positive intelligence in 15-minutes a day

dramatically increase how effective you are as a CFO — and how satisfied you are — with just 3-minutes of practice, 5 times a day. transformative, lasting results for CFOs: how?

Increasing your mental and emotional fitness leads to less stress and more satisfaction. “Mental Fitness” is your ability to respond to life’s negatives with a consistently steady and positive frame of mind.
As a CFO and as a leader, you can visibly, measurably achieve this as you apply the techniques of Positive Intelligence . Quickly and effectively.

Positive Intelligence is a synthesis of recent breakthroughs in neuroscience, technology, cognitive and behavioral psychology, and performance science. The results of this research have been validated by over 500,000 participants in 50 countries. Your Positive Intelligence Quotient (“PQ”) is a measure of the relative strength of your POSITIVE mental muscles (let’s call them the “Sage, Inner Leader” part of your brain) versus your NEGATIVE ones (“Saboteurs”).

Saboteurs respond to triggers in ways that produce negative emotions such as worry, stress, disappointment, regret, anger, guilt, shame and self-doubt.

By contrast, the Sage part of your brain handles triggers and challenges through positive emotions:

Self-confidence
Calmness
Curiosity
Gratitude
Creativity
Clear-headed, laser-focused action

What is POSITIVE INTELLIGENCE (“PQ”) for CFOs?

It is 6-weeks of structured leadership training comprised of a cohort of CFOs. It equips you to be more clear, creative, strategic, and more ready to take laser-focused action. C-level Peers, Direct Reports, the Board — even family members — typically comment on changes in your leadership effectiveness and versatility within a few short weeks. Changes in the quality of your focus and presence as a CFO that LAST.

Group Dynamite / Garage’s CFO (a $500M online & bricks-and-mortar firm) shares one element of the Positive Intelligence program, which typically includes 4 other CFOs / Heads of Finance.

Why it Matters NOW

Your environment is shifting.
You are under increasing stress to perform.
You are undergoing some kind of transition.
Enhancing relationships – with your boss, your peers, your direct team – is vital.

instantly access your PQ score

Click for Your "SAGE" Assessment

How positive am I, really? The link above leads to a 3-minute Assessment to see the strength of your inner Sage. The part of you that enables you to THRIVE as a leader at work and at home. (And at the bottom of this page, you can access the SABOTEUR ASSESSMENT as well.)

proven results

What if you could see your brain changing as a result of Mind Fitness exercise? You can! MRI imaging shows the following in research subjects:

INCREASED gray matter in the part of executive-functions of the brain where your Sage lives
DECREASED gray matter in the “survivor” brain – the part where your Saboteurs live

This leads to

Dramatic productivity improvements: with less effort
Better relationships and Team outcomes
Resilience: a clear, calm mind that is happier

PQ is a combination of breakthroughs in neuroscience, cognitive and positive psychology, and performance science. It is summarized in the New York Times bestseller “Positive Intelligence” by Stanford lecturer and CEO Coach Shirzad Chamine (available in 20 languages). The research includes:

500,000 participants from 50 countries
Elite athletes
Hundreds of CEOs
Stanford students
Finance, operations, technology and sales teams

Organizations that use the Positive Intelligence Program include:

(These are sample clients of Positive Intelligence, Inc. which has licensed the smartphone-based app used by NEXT New Growth.)

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“What happenS during the 6 Weeks of inspiring practice?”

Week 1: Boost YOur Self-Command Muscle

You learn and practice innovative 10-second PQ Reps that boost your self-command. This enables YOU to rule your own brain rather than being run by your Saboteur-hijacked mind. Self-command is key to intercepting unhelpful mental habits and rewiring your brain to respond more effectively.

Week 2: Intercept the judge saboteur

This 2nd week, you identify, intercept and weaken the most damaging Saboteur: your internal Judge. You begin to see how judging yourself, others, and your circumstances is a key source of your stress — and how damaging it is to your performance. Most participants discover their Judge is far more prevalent — and damaging — than they suspected.

week 3: Intercept your accomplice saboteurs

This week you being to intercept and weaken your TOP “accomplice” Saboteur. What’s that? Look at the results of your Saboteur Assessment and see which of the following was highest for you: Avoider, Controller, Hyper-Achiever, Hyper-Rational, Hyper-Vigilant, Pleaser, Restless, Stickler, Victim.

week 4: shift from saboteur to sage

Having weakened 2 of your top Saboteurs, it’s time to strengthen your Sage. This is your inner leader. The superhero, the antidote to your Saboteurs. Your Sage lives in an entirely different part of your brain, generates all your positive emotions, and achieves peak performance through a calm and clear mind.

week 5: boost the sage powers

The region of the brain we call the “Sage” administers 5 primary powers. Similar in concept to the 3 primary colors (red, yellow, blue), these 5 powers recombine to form all of the emotional intelligence competencies considered to be crucial to professional success.

week 6: take clear-headed, laser-focused action

In our final week, you use your Sage’s Navigate and Activate powers to take clear-headed, laser-focused, decisive action. Apply your Sage’s power to Navigate, by aligning your deeper sense of meaning and purpose with your actions. Use your Sage’s Activate power to act without fear or emotional distractions even in the midst of great crises.

final session - Sustain the momentum (week 7, optional)

See how to continue using your PQ tools for a variety of work and life applications.

6-WEEK schedule

You watch a 1-hour video at your convenience over the weekend, which generates fresh insights and a specific EXPERIENCE. It's led by CEO, Stanford University researcher/lecturer and best-selling author of "Positive Intelligence", Shirzad Chamine.

You join a 30-45 minute live zoom call with facilitator Edith Hamilton + up to 4 others who are progressing through the program with you. See “Pod Meetings” below for more info.

You practice for 15 minutes (3 minutes x 5 times a day).

You use a smartphone app that guides you to APPLY the week’s insights to specific situations you anticipate that day. Or to reimagine a way you might have handled it differently by applying your 5 Core Powers.

what exactly does this look like?

Weekly 1-hour video: These create INSIGHT, as the researcher and author of Positive Intelligence guides you through experiential exercises that deepen and personalize your understanding of mental fitness tools. You don’t just watch: you participate at key sections to deepen your learning. Then we meet as a group, and share “aha” moments that deepen your learnings. You leave inspired and energized for the coming week’s daily practices.

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Daily Growth. The “PQ Program” is designed like a 6-week bootcamp – yet takes only 15 minutes each day. As you follow the program, you gain (1) the INSIGHTS, (2) the STRUCTURE, and (3) the MOTIVATION to apply what you learn to whatever you face each day with your leader, your colleagues, and your direct reports: both at work, and at home.

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Each time you complete an exercise, you build a small mental muscle. You lay down fresh neural pathways that form lasting positive habits in your mind. The cumulative impact by the end of the 6 weeks is dramatic. You will be more clear. More free. More positive, and charged up.

Your Interactive PQ “Gym”. Think of this as lifting free-weights: 2 lb, 5 lb, 12 lb weights. Except they are 2-minute, 5-minute, 12-minute barbells.

Daily progress tracking. The app tracks your daily progress against minimum targets that research shows are required for new mental muscles (neural pathways) to be formed. Coaching tips and challenges are personalized daily, partly based on the results of your Saboteur Assessment. Customized to help you disarm your Top 3 saboteurs.

Your Coaching Pod: CFO peers, for positive intelligence

Research shows a 500% increased likelihood of establishing positive new habits when we are supported by accountability partners.

Every participant in the PQ Fitness Program becomes part of a supportive group of others on the same journey (called a Cohort Pod) to foster success and connection.

Pod members meet once a week, facilitated by Edith Hamilton, to discuss how training sessions have progressed, and to encourage each other. Pod members are also able to communicate privately with each other using the PQ Community App or a private Slack or WhatsApp Group established by the Pod. Participants report this community is key to sustaining their enthusiasm for daily practice.

Pod meeting date, time, & duration

Pods meet live by Zoom Video with Edith Hamilton for 30-45 minutes (for example on Mondays or Tuesdays, as each Pod Group decides based a specific poll of all Pod Members). All Pod members will have already watched the weekly video session and engaged with daily practice on the App the previous week.

If you have engaged Edith Hamilton for personalized 1:1 coaching, an additional benefit is that your pod is hand-picked to include peers at your level (e.g., CFO, C-Level, SVP, PE executives).

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 6-WEEK MIND-FITNESS PROGRAM for CFOs

Call 855-924-7600

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What People Say About this PQ Program

"I’m so much more effective and have so much less stress in every area of my life — from blowing past targets at work, to far more fulfilling relationships at home."

"The Positive Intelligence (PQ) model is a brilliant breakthrough as it defines, measures, and improves your awareness of your own performance and happiness. It also helps solve the mystery of why so many smart people still fail to be successful."

"This has been the most impactful training I ever experienced. You develop powerful mental muscles to deal with challenges with much less stress and greater clarity, creativity, and resilience.

"All my life I thought my high achievements were impossible without feeling constant stress. I’ve now learned to achieve even more with a calm and clear mind. I’m now enjoying every day, not just the final accomplishments."

"I've completed several personal growth and professional development programs. The daily practice causes ease flow in my life. Mental fitness gets to the root cause of many unskillful behaviors. It gives me simple, practical tools of dealing with life's challenges."

"What is new and life-changing is the ‘mind control,’ the ability to ‘let go’ when any negative feelings take over. This program has given me the ability to be in the driver’s seat of my life."

"I personally have experienced a new sense of energy, engagement and possibility both at work and at home — and I am actually getting full nights of sleep!"

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Get insights about your Saboteurs

click HERE for your 5-min "SABOTEURS" Assessment (confidential)