HPG · Proud Sponsor of Progress

Brilliant people.
Underwhelming results.
What gives?

High-performing leaders. Underperforming teams.
That's not a talent problem — it's a system problem.

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Dr. Joe's Books
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Keynote & Monograph
The Burnout Force & How the Best Teams Fight Back
Seven forces. Seven antidotes. One fight worth picking. The keynote that changes the room — and the monograph that keeps it changed.
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Workshop & Book
The TQ Advantage: The Leadership Operating System for Higher Performance Teams
The research-backed system that converts static to signal. IQ × EQ × PQ — and why you can't multiply by zero. Built for leadership teams ready to think together.
The Brilliant Team Paradox

Your team is operating at
60% of what you're paying for.

Without TEAM INTELLIGENCE
With TEAM INTELLIGENCE
Capacity $400K burning annually. 60% capacity on 100% workload. No margin when pressure hits.
Alignment Five people. Five mental models. Conversations cycle. Nothing resolves.
Legacy The next leader inherits the same fragmented team. The rotation continues.
Capacity Full $1M investment accessed. Your best people performing at their natural frequency.
Alignment One language. One framework. Decisions move forward. Cabinet thinks together.
Legacy Coherence infrastructure that survives leadership transitions. That's legacy.
Your Engagement Path

Three ways to build
TEAM INTELLIGENCE.

70% of keynote audiences move to deeper work. Each offering builds what the next requires — from full team to leadership team to long-term transformation.

The Burnout Force · 60 Min Keynote
The TQ Advantage · 2.5 Hr Workshop
The TEAM INSTITUTE · 8-Month Series
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Step 01 · 60-Minute Keynote · Full Team
Keynote

THE BURNOUT FORCE

Full Team · Campus-Wide
"Seven forces fighting your team's collective intelligence — named, felt, and faced."
  • 60-minute keynote for your full team or campus
  • Seven Forces named — the stupifany lands
  • IQ × EQ × PQ introduced with research proof
  • 48-hour action step for every attendee
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Step 02 · 2.5-Hour Workshop · Leadership Team
Workshop

THE TQ ADVANTAGE

Leadership Team · Cabinet
"Your leadership team. Same room. Same frameworks. Translation tax gone in 2.5 hours."
  • 2.5-hour workshop for your leadership team
  • Five Champion Types assessment + gap analysis
  • Monday-morning protocols your team runs immediately
  • Facilitation guide included — no HPG dependency
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Step 03 · 8-Month Workshop Series · Leadership Team
Workshop Series

THE TEAM INSTITUTE

Leadership Team · Long-Term
"Eight months. Your leadership team. Systems built with you that hold when leadership changes."
  • 8-month workshop series for leadership teams
  • Quarterly measurement — data, not impressions
  • Internal champion training for sustainability
  • 94% still running at 12 mo. vs <30% industry avg
Not sure where to start?
Schedule a 20-min virtual coffee with Dr. Joe. No pitch. Real conversation. Clarity either way.
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State of Campus Culture Research

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Higher Performance Whitepapers

Research-backed insights on TEAM INTELLIGENCE and leadership systems that scale. Better practices for developing healthy teams and highly reliable systems.

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What Leaders Say

WE BUILD IT WITH YOU.
WE MEASURE UNTIL IT HOLDS.

94% of teams are still running HPG systems 12 months after engagement. The industry average is under 30%.

"We'd hired experts who diagnosed brilliantly and implemented nothing. HPG built systems with us, trained our team to sustain them, and measured whether our cabinet actually functioned six months later. That's not consulting — that's solutionary partnership."

Dr. Jeff Horton
2025 DALI Superintendent of the Year

"TQ fills the critical gap between individual self-awareness and effective team dynamics. For the first time, we're operating as a true system — not five brilliant people pulling in five different directions."

Dr. Amy Diaz
President, GateWay Community College
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BUILD DIFFERENT.

Whether you're ready to book or just want a conversation — this is step one.

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