About Ricky T! Academy
I truly believe businesses are vehicles that can Help drive the positive change the world so desperately needs
For most of my life I wanted to find a way to help make a difference in a world where corruption seems to grow stronger each year (and with fewer fellow humans) who are able or willing to help “slow the spread.”
And I’m not talking about helping just a few people here and there. I’m talking about finding a way to help on a large scale but, the thought of such a task always seemed so overwhelming because at the time I didn’t even have the slightest idea as to how or where to begin…
how it started
I’ve served in the American workforce now for over 30 years as an entry level employee, as a leader, as a manager, and as a 3x small business owner…
And after holding leadership positions for over 20 years helping several businesses hire, train and develop hundreds of employees, navigating through just about every performance challenge imaginable, and after working in just about every industry imaginable…
I’ve seen and experienced first hand the different challenges faced by both employers and employees, which has enabled me to empathize with (and advocate for) both sides and as simple as it may sound, most of the challenges experienced by either side come from a lack of purpose, clarity and transparency.
Back in 2006 I went into a personal an professional development frenzy because I wanted to strengthen my overall position in life, and because I wanted to be the best leader I could possibly be which led to investing an unhealthy amount of money and countless hours of personal time.
I never had any intention of becoming a leadership performance coach (or a coach of any type) until around 2014/2015 while helping an aviation company establish itself through a fairly big transition. It’s a really cool and unique story about a gentleman who ended up buying the very company he helped grow for most of his working career. “Every thing came full circle” as you might say.
The only real challenge at the very beginning of this transition is that the owner didn’t have the greatest leadership in place which quickly began to show in the quality of the work and in the burnt out disgruntled employees.
During this timeframe I was driving back and forth between Ponte Vedra Florida (my residence) and Lake Charles Louisiana (location of aviation company) when all of a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks…
I realized that I had all of the materials, resources (and experience) to create a program that would help this business in a specific manner which is baiscally when the concept of Ricky T! Academy coaching and consulting was born.
And just in case you’re wondering, it was also during this timeframe when certain employees (for whatever reason) started calling me Ricky T, hence Ricky T! Academy. The academy part represents my passion for education and development 🤓
I share this information with you not to impress you but to impress upon you the type of commitment I have for my personal and professional development, to give you a snapshot at my workforce history and experience, and to share with you the overall purpose for Ricky T! Academy to exist.
Results & Outcomes
Here are just a few results I’ve helped businesses achieve.
I showed a professional wedding DJ company a few different ways to provide better experiences for their clients which led to more word of mouth advertising, which also led to more services sold.
I’ve helped a wedding venue establish irresistible offers for their brides and grooms which gave them an unfair advantage over most other venues in the area, which increased their closing rate.
I’ve helped an aviation company reframe the way their employees looked at being held accountable which had a significant impact on employees with attendance issues.
I’ve created incentive and rewards programs that increased employee engagement and productivity.
I’ve literally calculated the amount of man hours being wasted on a daily basis for one company and was able to help them make some adjustments that reduced the wasted time, which resulted in stronger bottom lines.
I’ve also helped revamp shift and leadership meetings which proved to be more effective and efficient, reducing lots of wasted time (man hours) and materials.
But probably one of the most valuable ways I’ve helped businesses strengthen employee performance is by helping to communicate on the behalf of both employers and employees in a way that prevents a lot of conflict and resistance, and in a way that helps employees better understand why certain aspects of the workforce are the way they are, ultimately leading to increased trust, loyalty and productivity.
What’s Next?
Now that I’ve established a solid foundation to build from, I am leveraging Ricky T! Academy and all the resources I’ve created to help my fellow humans on that large scale I was talking about at the very beginning.
I am engaging and collaborating with as many business owners/leaders as possible to help them reduce unnecessary amounts of wasted time, money and energy.
The fact of the matter is, if there’s any hope of strengthening humanity’s position before corruption completely over takes “we the people” it’s going to be with the help of businesses because…
“Businesses are vehicles that can help drive the positive change the world so desperately needs”
– Ricky T!
Ricky t! Academy’s Vision
Transforming the way humanity perceives the workforce
Ricky t! Academy’s Mission
Help businesses strengthen leadership performance through a unified purpose
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My Word
This powerful technique is the first step towards strengthening employee performance.
By getting employees to sign an agreement form it instantly sets in motion a psychological awareness that greatly increases the odds of an employee holding up to their end of the agreement because they “gave their word to it.”
The other really nice thing about an agreement form is that it enables you to lean on merits if an employee begins to fall short on their word for any reason, which dramatically reduces resistance or push back.
My #1 Goal
One of the most effective and efficient ways of setting and achieving personal and professional goals.
The fact of the matter is that any person who doesn’t have a goal set for themselves, they’re literally showing up just to collect a paycheck, which means they’re more likely to do just enough (bare minimum) to not get fired.
By infusing personal and professional goals into a legitimate development program you’re guaranteed to increase the odds of employee engagement which in turn increases the overall productivity of your business.
