Diversity and Inclusion Programs

With a deep-rooted academic and business interest in intercultural diversity for over 30 years, David Butler has been involved in a number of corporate Diversity and Inclusion programs over the past decade. In addition to proposing awareness workshops, BLS can provide co-development (peer coaching) sessions and year-long Mentoring programs (gender-specific or not) which have an enormous impact on developing diverse talent pipelines and are very cost-effective…

Development and Assessment Centers

BLS has a wide experience in designing, delivering and evaluating bespoke Learning and Assessment Centers for different levels of leaders (high potentials, middle management, senior leaders…). We can create impactful learning paths (pre-work; questionnaires – including 360° feedback; the development/ assessment experience itself; debriefings; post-session remote co-development and coaching sessions, one-year “check-ups”.…). The Centers are designed after carrying out an in-depth needs analysis and co-creation with the organization is highly encouraged…

Strategic Learning Expeditions

Over the last 30 years, David Butler has organized more than 100 Strategic Learning Expeditions in over 30 countries around the globe for both corporate and business school clients, as outlined in the link below. In spite of the significant investments involved, when these expeditions are carefully designed and facilitated, there is a very positive ROI. In a nutshell, there is great fit with BLS’s slogan “impactful learning @ the speed of business”. BLS can play a key role in analyzing the business and learning objectives and explore with the organization’s Talent Development Team on how best to select the candidates…

Innovative and Impactful Leadership Learning Paths

After conducting an in-depth needs analysis with key stakeholders, BLS proposes bespoke leadership learning paths for a wide variety of participants: from first-time managers to C-suite executives. With a true 70/20/10 approach, a full range of learning events can be proposed (face-to-face, digital or hybrid). Highly interactive in nature, they are designed with a focus on the learner as “end-user”…

CELEMI Management Simulations

BLS provides a wide range of creative and innovative solutions to ensure that corporate seminars and conventions are true learning events and not simply exercises in “Death by Powerpoint”. A full needs analysis is proposed and internal facilitators are encouraged to take an active role to make these costlyaDavid Butler and his associate Véronique Rouanne (a highly experienced financial professional with excellent facilitation skills) are certified to delivery some of the most sophisticated and impactful Management Simulations available on the market: CELEMI’s Apples and Oranges© and TANGO©. The former is a highly effective and immensely fun “Finance for Dummies” learning experience which even the most reticent participants systematically give very high praise…

Smart Seminars and Conventions

BLS provides a wide range of creative and innovative solutions to ensure that corporate seminars and conventions are true learning events and not simply exercises in “Death by Powerpoint”. A full needs analysis is proposed and internal facilitators are encouraged to take an active role to make these costly events truly transformative…