Corporate Academies

A corporate academy, corporate university, campus, or other name given to it, is a learning architecture that aims to develop strategic skills for a specific company audience: leaders, trainees, middle managers, specialists, etc. Most of the times the name varies depending on the target audience, the skills nature to be developed and the program size.

WHY

Design learning experiences integrated with business strategy. Develop critical skills for strategic functions, which no one else outside the company knows so well. Control the process to fully customize learning curricula. Ensure the quality of content and trainers. Use training as a vehicle for company culture – especially important in leadership academies, because leaders are the main actors in creating company culture.

HOW

We establish three types of partnerships with our clients. We can be: Strategic Partners, Know-how Partners and Delivery Partners.

As Strategic Partners we create the academy/university, we design learning architecture (curricula and paths), define content requirements, recruit and select know-how partners, define governance and participate in management, measure impact, measure ROI, and revamp underperforming academies/universities.

As Know-how Partners, we conduct research, design content and keep it up to date, we support clients in transforming their internal know-how into effective and exciting training modules, train and coach client trainers to become more effective. We also create modules and transfer our intellectual property to the client.

As Delivery Partners, we deliver training modules at the highest quality level in the content areas we lead. Sometimes we co-monitor them with the client. And we constantly update learning methodologies.

In some projects we work in all three capacities. In others, only in one or two.

WHAT

As Strategic Partners, we mainly develop Leadership, Business and Service Academies. As Know-how Partners we design technical academies in critical areas for our clients (engineering, marketing). As Delivery Partners we deliver in several corporate universities of large Portuguese and multinational companies.

TARGET

We are currently developing and implementing Corporate Academies in Portugal, Mexico, and Switzerland. We have clients with Corporate Academies implemented in Retail, Professional Services, Direct Sales and Banking areas.

Division Thermomix

"I loved the short training sessions between the theory parts, so we could immediately try the things we have learned. The new structure for a presentation was so easy to implement that I improved in my second presentation so much, I could not believe it. Story and position were the very important learnings for me. You will learn presentation skills which, seeming to be obvious, in the sum of all small improvements give you the chance to transform to a new level of speaking."

Stefan Rest, International Product Manager

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2019-09-18T09:30:07+01:00

Stefan Rest, International Product Manager

"I loved the short training sessions between the theory parts, so we could immediately try the things we have learned. The new structure for a presentation was so easy to implement that I improved in my second presentation so much, I could not believe it. Story and position were the very important learnings for me. You will learn presentation skills which, seeming to be obvious, in the sum of all small improvements give you the chance to transform to a new level of speaking."

EMBRACO

"The EMBRACO Vision of the Future Project was a key factor in the company being selected as one of the best companies to work for in the Exame survey of 2003. Ricardo Vargas’s work in designing and implementing this project generated a high level of awareness and capacity for managing change and leadership based on company values.”

Paulo Neumann, Corporate Management Advisor

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2019-09-18T09:23:02+01:00

Paulo Neumann, Corporate Management Advisor

"The EMBRACO Vision of the Future Project was a key factor in the company being selected as one of the best companies to work for in the Exame survey of 2003. Ricardo Vargas’s work in designing and implementing this project generated a high level of awareness and capacity for managing change and leadership based on company values.”

Nestlé

"When I look at last decade, trying to remember the top 5 seminars, I put Ricardo Vargas at #1 with his "Change's Paradoxes". Brilliant and very useful. A "must repeat" and update in the actual business & political environment wherever. Very useful mainly for portuguese economical actors, but also for all political ones in general. Globally. Thanks Ricardo."

José Borba Martins, Water Business Leader Finance & Control

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2019-09-18T09:26:00+01:00

José Borba Martins, Water Business Leader Finance & Control

"When I look at last decade, trying to remember the top 5 seminars, I put Ricardo Vargas at #1 with his "Change's Paradoxes". Brilliant and very useful. A "must repeat" and update in the actual business & political environment wherever. Very useful mainly for portuguese economical actors, but also for all political ones in general. Globally. Thanks Ricardo."

Division Thermomix

“Clearly visible results despite only two days of training. Great trainers! Productive feedback, which is easy to implement and has great effect. Even little implementation of the training already leads to great effects concerning quality of presentation and power of conviction."

Sarah Werhahn, Product Manager Tech Innovation

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2019-09-18T09:29:45+01:00

Sarah Werhahn, Product Manager Tech Innovation

“Clearly visible results despite only two days of training. Great trainers! Productive feedback, which is easy to implement and has great effect. Even little implementation of the training already leads to great effects concerning quality of presentation and power of conviction."

House of Skills

“My company has partnered with Ricardo Vargas for several international Leadership Development programs. Ricardo is an expert in the field of top team development, leadership and strategic management. He is an experienced consultant and professional project manager focused on partnership to achieve business results. I find Ricardo as a trustworthy business partner. I recommend him as a reliable partner for any type of top team and leadership development projects.”

Aleksander Drzewiecki, CEO

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2019-09-18T09:29:23+01:00

Aleksander Drzewiecki, CEO

“My company has partnered with Ricardo Vargas for several international Leadership Development programs. Ricardo is an expert in the field of top team development, leadership and strategic management. He is an experienced consultant and professional project manager focused on partnership to achieve business results. I find Ricardo as a trustworthy business partner. I recommend him as a reliable partner for any type of top team and leadership development projects.”

McDonald’s

"The transformation phase we are now experiencing in business forces us to tackle more demanding challenges at an ever-increasing speed. All Consulting House's interventions, particularly in the Leadership Development area, have been a great help, contributing decisively to the evolution path that McDonald's Portugal is already making towards the future of Management. We are proud to see the return on the investment made in our people's development with Consulting House. We can see it without a doubt."

Sofia Mendoça, DHR

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2019-09-18T09:39:53+01:00

Sofia Mendoça, DHR

"The transformation phase we are now experiencing in business forces us to tackle more demanding challenges at an ever-increasing speed. All Consulting House's interventions, particularly in the Leadership Development area, have been a great help, contributing decisively to the evolution path that McDonald's Portugal is already making towards the future of Management. We are proud to see the return on the investment made in our people's development with Consulting House. We can see it without a doubt."

Vorwerk México

"Ricardo's keynote speeches are always timely and naturally effective. Ricardo is always careful to assess the clients' needs, working and adapting his speech to his audience. People identify and recognize themselves in many of the stories he shares, the solutions presented are timely, applicable and therefore motivating to those attending his keynote speeches. I consider him an excellent speaker, technically very good. I attended his last keynote speech on "The Science of Hope"."

Teresa Machado, Director de Vendas

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2019-09-18T09:33:40+01:00

Teresa Machado, Director de Vendas

"Ricardo's keynote speeches are always timely and naturally effective. Ricardo is always careful to assess the clients' needs, working and adapting his speech to his audience. People identify and recognize themselves in many of the stories he shares, the solutions presented are timely, applicable and therefore motivating to those attending his keynote speeches. I consider him an excellent speaker, technically very good. I attended his last keynote speech on "The Science of Hope"."

Johnson & Johnson

"At times of crisis, people make a difference, or rather, attitudes and behaviors make a difference. That is why we challenged Ricardo Vargas to, along with us and our business partners, share his vision and reflection on "Managing Under Uncertainty". Ricardo Vargas' insights brought an openness of mind, a vision and an applicability to any sector, business area or profession. This session was undoubtedly a success for the change it provoked."

Margarida Neves, Directora Geral

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2019-09-18T09:36:09+01:00

Margarida Neves, Directora Geral

"At times of crisis, people make a difference, or rather, attitudes and behaviors make a difference. That is why we challenged Ricardo Vargas to, along with us and our business partners, share his vision and reflection on "Managing Under Uncertainty". Ricardo Vargas' insights brought an openness of mind, a vision and an applicability to any sector, business area or profession. This session was undoubtedly a success for the change it provoked."

Novartis

"It was an excelent surprise! Not only the training structure/methodology is different and very up-to-date, but also the individual coaching and feedback stands out because it allow us to learn and truly grow."

Teresa Carqueja, Medical Director

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2019-09-18T09:29:56+01:00

Teresa Carqueja, Medical Director

"It was an excelent surprise! Not only the training structure/methodology is different and very up-to-date, but also the individual coaching and feedback stands out because it allow us to learn and truly grow."

Microsoft

"Consulting House was an excellent partner in building a strategic workshop for one of our teams. They were able to fully understand our intention, make the team work in a focused way, and the output fully met our expectations."

Clara Celestino, Senior HR Manager

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2019-09-18T09:36:32+01:00

Clara Celestino, Senior HR Manager

"Consulting House was an excellent partner in building a strategic workshop for one of our teams. They were able to fully understand our intention, make the team work in a focused way, and the output fully met our expectations."

Sem título

"The TEDable Presentations training was the best of my life. The coaching in this training was life changing."

Ana Ordaz, Oncology MSL

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2019-09-18T09:31:24+01:00

Ana Ordaz, Oncology MSL

"The TEDable Presentations training was the best of my life. The coaching in this training was life changing."

Novartis

"The trainees positive reaction to those two days,immediately showed us, through their passionate involvement, that they felt those contents made sense for their daily life. A satisfaction analysis of the training confirmed this observation. After the first months, the impact of TEDable Presentations on the final result is visible and always to be noted, despite being difficult to measure it. We consider repeating it whenever it is necessary to improve the communication skills of our employees!"

José Mª Saraiva Marques, Field Force Training & Career Development Manager

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2019-09-18T09:26:29+01:00

José Mª Saraiva Marques, Field Force Training & Career Development Manager

"The trainees positive reaction to those two days,immediately showed us, through their passionate involvement, that they felt those contents made sense for their daily life. A satisfaction analysis of the training confirmed this observation. After the first months, the impact of TEDable Presentations on the final result is visible and always to be noted, despite being difficult to measure it. We consider repeating it whenever it is necessary to improve the communication skills of our employees!"

Vorwerk Portugal

"Having Consulting House as partner is the true 2-in-1 solution. They are allies to define the people's growth strategy and masters in developing their skills to get there."

Laura Galhardo Simões, Regional Manager

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2019-09-18T09:20:26+01:00

Laura Galhardo Simões, Regional Manager

"Having Consulting House as partner is the true 2-in-1 solution. They are allies to define the people's growth strategy and masters in developing their skills to get there."

Division Thermomix

“I became conscious about the body language and what I have to do to express what I want. The way you present is more important than what you originally say to convince people, reach your goals and get attention for your projects.”

Julia Rudek, International Product Manager

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2019-09-18T09:29:32+01:00

Julia Rudek, International Product Manager

“I became conscious about the body language and what I have to do to express what I want. The way you present is more important than what you originally say to convince people, reach your goals and get attention for your projects.”

Generali

"Development and knowledge sharing is a top priority for Generali. In current times it is not possible to dissociate both from the most current trends in the insurance market, such as change management, globalization, competitiveness, digital market, new technologies ... In this context, Generali invited Ricardo Vargas to give a keynote speech to our employees about "The Paradoxes of Change", which proved to be an excellent contribution to face change with an open mind, as an opportunity of improvement and to fulfill our intention to encourage and stimulate a continuous learning spirit in our employees. Ricardo proved to be an excellent speaker, understanding and clearly owning the goal we proposed, and managed to create a relevant impact on our employees with his charisma and empathy!"

Micael Ançã, DRH

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2019-09-18T09:36:21+01:00

Micael Ançã, DRH

"Development and knowledge sharing is a top priority for Generali. In current times it is not possible to dissociate both from the most current trends in the insurance market, such as change management, globalization, competitiveness, digital market, new technologies ... In this context, Generali invited Ricardo Vargas to give a keynote speech to our employees about "The Paradoxes of Change", which proved to be an excellent contribution to face change with an open mind, as an opportunity of improvement and to fulfill our intention to encourage and stimulate a continuous learning spirit in our employees. Ricardo proved to be an excellent speaker, understanding and clearly owning the goal we proposed, and managed to create a relevant impact on our employees with his charisma and empathy!"

Thermomix North America

"I keep bringing Ricardo to work with my teams for 10 years because he is one of the best facilitators. He doesn't tell you what to do. He just brings the "Beauty" and the "Beast" out of the team, helping us to deal with both."

Kai Schaeffner, President

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2019-09-18T09:40:04+01:00

Kai Schaeffner, President

"I keep bringing Ricardo to work with my teams for 10 years because he is one of the best facilitators. He doesn't tell you what to do. He just brings the "Beauty" and the "Beast" out of the team, helping us to deal with both."

Schering Plough

"By the end of the first minute of a keynote speech Ricardo Vargas has captured the audience, which is just amazing. But even more than his great communication skills, I value the way in which he transmits the concepts of change and behavioral change. His impact is so high that people later use his metaphors and concepts as if they were their own. This is the best validation for the transmission of a concept I have ever seen."

Catarina Horta, HR Director

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2019-09-18T09:25:37+01:00

Catarina Horta, HR Director

"By the end of the first minute of a keynote speech Ricardo Vargas has captured the audience, which is just amazing. But even more than his great communication skills, I value the way in which he transmits the concepts of change and behavioral change. His impact is so high that people later use his metaphors and concepts as if they were their own. This is the best validation for the transmission of a concept I have ever seen."

Millennium

"Consulting House deserves Millennium BCP's trust in exposing methods and leadership styles for success, especially with commercial teams. Ricardo Vargas, particularly, has rare knowledge and communication skills in the market that we highly value."

Tarcísio Pontes, Director

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2019-09-18T09:33:54+01:00

Tarcísio Pontes, Director

"Consulting House deserves Millennium BCP's trust in exposing methods and leadership styles for success, especially with commercial teams. Ricardo Vargas, particularly, has rare knowledge and communication skills in the market that we highly value."

Vorwerk Portugal

“Ricardo Vargas’ speeches are just as enthusiastic as they are motivating. They involve us, work with our weak points, force us to question ourselves and lastly, they encourage our team to seek excellence. The impact of the partnership with Vorwerk produced visible benefits both in terms of leadership and motivation. This has been reflected in an unbelievable 300% growth in our company in four years.”

Isabel Padinha, Directora Comercial

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2019-09-18T09:26:14+01:00

Isabel Padinha, Directora Comercial

“Ricardo Vargas’ speeches are just as enthusiastic as they are motivating. They involve us, work with our weak points, force us to question ourselves and lastly, they encourage our team to seek excellence. The impact of the partnership with Vorwerk produced visible benefits both in terms of leadership and motivation. This has been reflected in an unbelievable 300% growth in our company in four years.”

Jerónimo Martins

"Ricardo is a notable speaker for many reasons, on the one hand he prepares the subjects very well and treats them with the required seriousness and depth to make it credible and intelligible, on the other hand, he gets close to his audiences, almost like he feels them, adapting the speech and the subject to the most appropriate tone and that actually causes more impact and emotion in the people who are always attentive following him. In our Strategic Management Program the main focus was to work on corporate culture and emphasize the virtues of multi-cultural teams and strategies to mitigate the difficulties in managing them, calling it "Business Culture and Prejudice". We had testimonies of colleagues who told us that the speech had transformed them and that they would have avoided many difficulties if they had heard it before."

Sandra Brito Pereira, Head of Knowledge

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2019-09-18T09:34:05+01:00

Sandra Brito Pereira, Head of Knowledge

"Ricardo is a notable speaker for many reasons, on the one hand he prepares the subjects very well and treats them with the required seriousness and depth to make it credible and intelligible, on the other hand, he gets close to his audiences, almost like he feels them, adapting the speech and the subject to the most appropriate tone and that actually causes more impact and emotion in the people who are always attentive following him. In our Strategic Management Program the main focus was to work on corporate culture and emphasize the virtues of multi-cultural teams and strategies to mitigate the difficulties in managing them, calling it "Business Culture and Prejudice". We had testimonies of colleagues who told us that the speech had transformed them and that they would have avoided many difficulties if they had heard it before."

Vorwerk International

"We are extremely satisfied with the outcome. Was a tough meeting, but a great one in terms of results and embracing the road to change. Thanks for enabling us."

Ramona Wehlig, Vice President Customer Experience & Engagement

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2019-09-18T09:39:42+01:00

Ramona Wehlig, Vice President Customer Experience & Engagement

"We are extremely satisfied with the outcome. Was a tough meeting, but a great one in terms of results and embracing the road to change. Thanks for enabling us."

Seguros Tranquilidade

"From several occasions when Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade was able to rely on his interventions, mainly in business meetings, Ricardo Vargas was always able to convey the right message, at the right time, in the right way. His unusual ability to communicate, knowing how to positively convey that for every constraint there is a way to overcome it, allows us to always reach far beyond the result that we expected."

Luís Toscano Rico, Director de Comunicação

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2019-09-18T09:33:29+01:00

Luís Toscano Rico, Director de Comunicação

"From several occasions when Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade was able to rely on his interventions, mainly in business meetings, Ricardo Vargas was always able to convey the right message, at the right time, in the right way. His unusual ability to communicate, knowing how to positively convey that for every constraint there is a way to overcome it, allows us to always reach far beyond the result that we expected."

Mc Donald’s

“In a context of permanent change, Ricardo Vargas’ always objective and clearly structured approach, as well as the bold style he uses to clarify leadership concepts and business ethics, have always been a common denominator in his interactions with our company. They hold an unmistakably high value and are crucial to creating a new dynamic within management.”

Joaquim Rafael, Director de Recursos Humanos

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2019-09-18T09:21:57+01:00

Joaquim Rafael, Director de Recursos Humanos

“In a context of permanent change, Ricardo Vargas’ always objective and clearly structured approach, as well as the bold style he uses to clarify leadership concepts and business ethics, have always been a common denominator in his interactions with our company. They hold an unmistakably high value and are crucial to creating a new dynamic within management.”

Exictos

"The keynote speech that we hired Ricardo to do clearly exceeded our expectations, both in content and in message adequacy and its impact on participants. Ricardo's work clearly enriched our annual event and we are confident that in the future we will be working with Consulting House again."

Daniel Araújo, CEO

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2019-09-18T09:35:57+01:00

Daniel Araújo, CEO

"The keynote speech that we hired Ricardo to do clearly exceeded our expectations, both in content and in message adequacy and its impact on participants. Ricardo's work clearly enriched our annual event and we are confident that in the future we will be working with Consulting House again."

AKÍ

"Líder AKI was one of the major human transformation support projects we decided to launch in the context of our new proximity company project. The leaders' role was absolutely strategic in change management. In fact, we believe that it was the key to success, the lever of all changes that allowed us to move in the right direction."

Sandra Barranquinho, DRH

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2019-09-18T09:14:40+01:00

Sandra Barranquinho, DRH

"Líder AKI was one of the major human transformation support projects we decided to launch in the context of our new proximity company project. The leaders' role was absolutely strategic in change management. In fact, we believe that it was the key to success, the lever of all changes that allowed us to move in the right direction."

Novartis Portugal

"The work of Ricardo Vargas at the senior management level was fundamental in aligning our change projects, helping create a shared vision which translated into concrete actions that were visible throughout the organization.”

Afonso Garcia, Director de Recursos Humanos

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2019-09-18T09:23:16+01:00

Afonso Garcia, Director de Recursos Humanos

"The work of Ricardo Vargas at the senior management level was fundamental in aligning our change projects, helping create a shared vision which translated into concrete actions that were visible throughout the organization.”
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