ConsultingTeam workshops
Any of our eight courses, from Deliberate Thinking to Conflict Resolution, delivered to your team as an interactive workshop.
Training & consulting · Los Angeles, California
Helping leaders and teams perform under pressure.
Sharper focus, better decisions, and sustainable performance when the stakes are high. Practical tools from applied cognitive science, built for people who already operate at a high level.
“Performance optimization designed for today. Improving all aspects of the human experience.”
The problem
Capable people, running on overload.
The leaders and teams we work with aren't short on talent or drive. They feel the drag of setbacks, triggers, unproductive thinking patterns, and friction with the people around them, and pressure makes all of it louder.
Stress and hardship can help us improve, and in many cases are required for growth and change. The question is whether your people have the skills to use them.
Our approach
Specific skills, combined into focused courses.
- Thinking & focusFocused Thinking, Reframing, Refocusing the Mind, and Find Another Gear.
- Communication & conflict resolutionFinding Your Voice, Drilling to the Core, and the Action/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC) model.
- Connection & leadershipSharing in Joy, Recognizing Diversity, Task/Talent Fit, and Effective Leadership.
- Positivity & solutionsCount Your Blessings, Setting Your Intention, and Problem Analysis.
Services
Ways we work together
Leadership development
Authentic Leadership, Human Connections, and Effective Communication for leaders who set the tone under pressure.
Executive coaching
One-on-one work applying the 16 skills to a leader's own challenges, from Setting Your Intention to Find Another Gear.
Custom programs & consulting
A program built from the skills and courses your organization needs most, with consulting on how to make them stick.
Skills we build
16 practical skills for performing under pressure
Each skill is a specific, teachable tool. Tags show the areas each one strengthens.
Finding Your Voice
3 hours
Using your voice effectively, or advocating for yourself.
CommunicationConflict resolutionSharing in Joy
2.5 hours
Building up others, or sharing joyous moments.
ConnectionLeadershipFocused Thinking
2 hours
Moving from unproductive thinking patterns to focused thinking.
ThinkingPositivityDrilling to the Core
2 hours
Becoming triggered, or detecting our triggers.
ThinkingCommunicationProblem Analysis
2.5 hours
Diagnosing setbacks, or discovering unique solutions.
ThinkingSolutionsPut It In Perspective
Being cognizant of reality, or building an accurate model. Taught alongside Refocusing the Mind.
ThinkingSolutionsTask/Talent Fit
2.5 hours
Utilizing strengths, or ascertaining task/talent fit.
LeadershipSolutionsRecognizing Diversity
2 hours
Recognizing diversity, or finding greatness.
ConnectionLeadershipReframing
2.5 hours
Reframing, or expanding our frame.
ThinkingPositivityRefocusing the Mind
2 hours
Deliberate distraction, or refocusing the mind.
ThinkingFocusFind Another Gear
1.5 hours
Centering, or present consciousness.
Conflict resolutionFocusAction/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)
2.5 hours
Event/emotion prism, or emotional cause and effect.
Conflict resolutionThinkingPositivityCount Your Blessings
0.5 hours
Count your blessings, or recognize the positive.
PositivityConnectionSetting Your Intention
2.5 hours
Setting your intention, or defining objectives.
PositivityLeadershipEffective Leadership
2 hours
Elements of an Effective Team
2 hours
ThinkingPositivity
Courses
Eight courses, built from the skills
Each course combines a focused set of skills. Courses can be delivered as workshops or training, or combined into a longer program.
Deliberate Thinking
- Focused Thinking2 h
- Drilling to the Core2 h
- Problem Analysis2.5 h
- Refocusing the Mind2 h
- Reframing2.5 h
- Action/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
Authentic Leadership
- Sharing in Joy2.5 h
- Task/Talent Fit2.5 h
- Recognizing Diversity2 h
- Setting Your Intention2.5 h
- Effective Leadership2 h
Human Connections
- Sharing in Joy2.5 h
- Recognizing Diversity2 h
- Count Your Blessings0.5 h
- Elements of an Effective Team2 h
Realistic Positivity
- Action/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
- Count Your Blessings0.5 h
- Setting Your Intention2.5 h
- Focused Thinking2 h
- Reframing2.5 h
- Sharing in Joy2.5 h
Mental Focus
- Refocusing the Mind2 h
- Find Another Gear1.5 h
- Focused Thinking2 h
- Reframing2.5 h
Effective Communication
- Finding Your Voice3 h
- Drilling to the Core2 h
- Action/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
Conflict Resolution
- Find Another Gear1.5 h
- Action/Beliefs/Consequence (ABC)2.5 h
- Finding Your Voice3 h
- Task/Talent Fit2.5 h
- Problem Analysis2.5 h
Practical Solutions
- Problem Analysis2.5 h
- Refocusing the Mind2 h
- Task/Talent Fit2.5 h
How it works
A simple path from conversation to results
Conversation
We talk about your team, the pressures you're under, and what better would look like.
Diagnose
We identify where focus, energy, and decision quality are leaking.
Design
We tailor workshops, coaching, or consulting to your people and context.
Apply & sustain
Practical tools in use the same week, reinforced so the habits stick.
About us
Who we are
We started Aprovar in 2018 to help leaders and teams perform under pressure. Today we deliver resilience, leadership, and communication training for teams, along with coaching and consulting for the leaders who set the tone.
Our work is built on 16 practical skills, combined into eight focused courses and grounded in applied cognitive science. We keep it practical: clear frameworks, no fluff, and tools your people can use right away.
- Practical frameworksSpecific, teachable skills such as Reframing, Finding Your Voice, and Effective Leadership, not abstract theory.
- No fluffWorkshops, coaching, and custom programs tailored to your people, the pressures you're under, and what better would look like.
- Tools you can use right awayPractical tools in use the same week, reinforced so the habits stick.
Insights
Applied cognitive science, in plain language
Your Focus Has a Warm-Up Lap
Focus isn't a switch. It's more like an engine that needs to warm up, and every interruption cools it back down.
Stress Isn't the Enemy
The response that makes your heart race also sharpens your attention. Resilience isn't the absence of stress; it's the ability to recover from it.
Sleep Is a Performance Tool, Not a Luxury
Sleep is when your brain files the day's learning and clears out the clutter. Your memory, mood, and decisions depend on it.
Willpower Is Overrated
People who stick with good habits set up their environment so the right choice is the easy one.
Your Body Is Part of Your Brain
How you move, sit, and breathe feeds your brain information about how to feel and how hard to work.
More on LinkedIn
Short, practical posts on focus, rest, metacognition, and neuroplasticity.
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