What People Say About Us

"I find myself conducting my affairs, including relations with clients and matters in my family, with more clarity and certainty as a result of this program.

Of particular interest was the discovery that leadership can show up in many different venues, and that leadership can be practiced in many different ways. I find myself applying these ideas without feeling that I had to train myself in new techniques or apply any new system. It seems very natural."

"Here is what stayed with me from the leadership program:

Probably the most striking is something that is still building. It is the notion of development. After working with 300 people on teams, it finally dawned on me that I've been working with people who are not in development on teaming. In fact, hardly anyone is in real development on anything. Without this fundamental awareness, most training and development is doomed to not produce much. Organizations and teams need velocity and it is not available unless people can see what to be in development looks like, sounds like, feels like.

I am no longer 'too busy'. It just isn't part of my vocabulary or thinking. Given the flattening and downsizing that is going on, it is very important that managers take on the issue of knowing how people spend their time and getting some of it back for the things that have leverage.

I have reread my notes more than 20 times. It's always a reminder that (Contegrity) provides 30 times more thinking than one expects to get. It is as if every sentence counts."

"I received a special bonus again this year, so I sent my boss a thank you email, and I'm sharing his response because I thought it was great, and also because it's totally out of my belonging to the Contegrity fulfillment-ward oriented and connected community. So, 'thanks' back at ya, too!

P.S. I also got how powerfully this connection really does live in the world and is not just available at Contegrity engagements (although generated and fostered there with great care) because yesterday, for the first time in a long time, I walked into a room full of perfect strangers (didn't know a soul!) and was amazed at my level of comfort and belonging. I used to walk into a room like that before, not look at anyone and find a seat quick."

"The Mobile Computing Division of Hewlett Packard Company has been working with ...Contegrity Program Designs since November of 1993. During that period, (they) have proved to be invaluable.

(Their) ability to work with a group of very intelligent people (with historically strongly divided opinions) and develop them into a collaborative team is extraordinary.

Over the past year and a half, (Contegrity) has demonstrated that (they) can effect a lasting change in organizations and the individuals that comprise them.

In short, I would enthusiastically recommend Contegrity to anyone attempting to turn an organization into a team. (They) can definitely take that team and make them capable of producing much more than the 'sum of the parts'."

"(Contegrity's) work has produced results that none of us imagined possible. (Their work) has altered our approach to communication from positioned defensiveness, to collaboration... The people on the top management staff have developed so that they can now integrate and resolve different viewpoints on many issues.

(Contegrity) is not confused by emotions or by strong personalities. In diagnosing a conflict or problem situation, (they) persist aggressively until the root cause emerges.

(Contegrity) has a unique ability to cause people to fundamentally change how they approach their lives. In particular, (they) halp people integrate themselves with both their work and their surrounding environment... (They) help people and organizations see pathways to the next appropriate steps in their development. We have benefited immensely from (their) help."

"This letter is to recommend Ken Anbender as an executive coach.

Our association began over a year ago when Agilent Technologies (a diversified technology company with $7B in revenues and 29,000 employees worldwide) invited Contegrity to conduct an analysis of our organization with the intent to develop the HR function. (Contegrity's) report back to us was insightful and with remarkable accuracy and candor, (they) helped us see the forces in our environment that contribute to the state we are in.

Subsequently, we worked individually and together with Ken (in a way that) resulted in our seeing with remarkable clarity where our individual and collective strengths are. We also got very clear about our jobs, what work is uniquely ours to focus on, and what to let go of.

(Contegrity) brings a deep philosophy...that is direct, honest and consistent...It takes real intention and commitment - it isn't always easy, but the return on the investment is increased power as a leader."

"I wanted you both to know the powerful impact you have had on several people and specifically me...There is not a day that goes by when something said or feedback provided by one or both of you is not in my head and heart. One in particular is "giving up my right to be offended." (This is happening less frequently.) I also think daily about what fulfillment means.

Something has shifted in me in a deep and profound way. I have a sense of inner peace and calm that has helped me with all that has been happening and the meaning of power, fit and freedom has new dimensions for me."

"During our twenty plus years of operation, we have had many consultants work with us. (Contegrity's) service has been noteworthy for the high degree of positive impact on our organization.

(Contegrity) originally came to assist us with our Strategic Planning. This work lead to a successful leadership transition, which has been most beneficial. (They) then assisted us in designing a course, based on a synthesis of my twenty years of teachings on Kripalu Yoga. I had been planning to create such a course for many years, and (Contegrity) brought the final piece of expertise that we needed to manifest my intention. The course is a beautiful representation of my life's work. It is remarkable to me that (Contegrity) was able to synthesize my teachings in the clear and power way that they did.

Contegrity's work is having a profound impact on our organization. Without qualification, I recommend (them) as superb organization consultants and personal development trainers."

"The work we did with you was more powerful than anything we have done in the last four years in overcoming our challenges.

Specifically, you reliably provided potent contributions in four key areas:

1. Keeping focused on fundamental issues as a sound basis for real accomplishment.
2. You pointed out the need for personal development and growth as a critical component of our future as an organization. Fortunately you not only named the need for personal development, you also provided repeated invitations and pathways into that development.
3. Your skill in applying the appropriate time sense to each conversation was critical to the progress we made.
4. I thought you were uniquely valuable in that your discipline is listening for what our discipline was. Instead of trying to fit us into your mold, you worked to fit into ours. This created a more sustainable base for implementing our plan, and created a deeper sense of trust and reliance in ourselves, our executive team, and our organization as a whole."

"The Marquette Company is a full-service real estate development and property management company that own and manage over 7,500 luxury apartments throughout the Midwest. We have 300 employees and have gained a national reputation for our unique decentralized organization structure and employee-centered corporate culture.

Over the past five years Contegrity has facilitated our corporate restructuring from a highly centralized model to a flat decentralized model. With their perceptive listening abilities they assisted us with difficult staffing issues and help us to identify and implement structures to ensure and measure our organizational success. Contegrity's ability to 'operationalize' developmental issues with practical structures that lead to organizational success is unmatched by anyone we have encountered."

"I want to thank you for the outstanding work you have provided us through Contegrity Program Designs. Sprint PCS has benefited noticeably from the development work you have offered our Business Sales Operations group through your various programs. From a starting point of being a small work group with a reputation of little accomplishment, the employees in Business Sales Operations developed from capable individuals who were ineffective in the corporate environment to a group with greater morale and higher levels of accomplishment and productivity.

After completing the Essence of Accomplishment and the Communicating Across Differences program the group demonstrated a new found ability to engage in difficult conversations. This willingness to communicate resulted in much faster resolution of issues and a greater sense of freedom and responsibility in what ever needed to be conveyed."

"Our first work together was a large-scale organizational shift. You were brought in to help the General Manager of a division of Hewlett-Packard and his staff understand the issues that limited the organization's power and to help us confront and correct that issues. Over the course of the next year through your Management, Empowerment and Listening, and Cross-Functional Communication courses collectively we achieved that shift within our organization."

"Through the application of your models, and by applying a developmental approach to our work, my colleagues involved in international sales have achieved an ability to work more collectively. While understanding and honoring our differences, we have become clearer about the outcome, and its importance. We have been able to work through issues, where we would once get 'stuck' simply focusing on our differences."