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Free Resource: Communication Skills Training For Leaders

Since 1998 we have helped leaders and teams across the USA and internationally get better at communicating with impact. This isn’t about learning ‘what to say’. Most people already know that. It’s the ‘how’, it’s about being able to say it clearly, in the moment, and have it land the way you intended. Our programs […]

The Cost of Toxic Peace: Mastering Courageous…

By Lisa Peers, Founder of Peers and Players During my decades as a leader and coach, I have observed a silent epidemic in the corporate world. I call it “Toxic Peace.” It is a state of artificial harmony where people try to be “nice,” meetings are polite, and no one raises their voice, yet underneath […]

Beyond the Slide Deck: How to Vet…

If you spend five minutes searching for communication training companies, you will be met with a deluge of promises. You’ll see slogans about “unlocking potential,” “breaking down silos,” and “mastering the art of the pitch.” For an L&D professional tasked with selecting a vendor, the options can feel indistinguishable. However, as someone who has sat […]

Why HR is Moving Away from “Peer-to-Peer”…

By Lisa Peers, Founder of Peers and Players In my four decades as an actor and over twenty-five years as a corporate facilitator, I have noticed a recurring trend  in boardrooms and training centers across the globe. It begins when a trainer says, “Now, find a partner for some roleplay.” Within seconds, the collective energy […]

AI vatars in Difficult Conversation Training: Scalable…

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco has operations spanning the Americas, EMEA, and the Asia-Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC) regions. And Peers and Players has professional actor/coaches in all those regions, so we were a perfect fit to roll out organization wide standards, with an understanding of unique cultural norms. Providing the delicate balance of practice and useful coaching on…

A Case-study Empowering Cisco’s Global Teams Through…

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco has operations spanning the Americas, EMEA, and the Asia-Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC) regions. And Peers and Players has professional actor/coaches in all those regions, so we were a perfect fit to roll out organization wide standards, with an understanding of unique cultural norms. Providing the delicate balance of practice and useful coaching on…

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