Since 1983, Griggs Achievement has pioneered a concept called Balanced Mastery. By combining the best of career accomplishment and life balance, we offer instruction, products, and books that teach individuals and teams how to reach goals. The result is sustained accomplishment by well-rounded professionals. Like the elements of a masterpiece, we integrate the Factors of Achievement that yield lasting success. While providing premium quality services, we run our business with the highest respect and concern for our instructors, our authors, and especially, our valued clients.

In a word, we teach…Achievement!

Griggs Mastery Academy Courses (select 10)

1. Communication and Assertiveness Skills
2. Balanced Mastery™ in Business & in Life
3. Vision & Customer Satisfaction  New
4. Leadership Skills & Cases
5. Performance Management Tools
6. High Performing Teams
7. Stress, Emotional Intelligence, and Difficult Situations
8. Negotiating, Character and Ethics
9. Confidence and Charisma in Leadership  New
10. Presentation Skills & Speech Coaching
11. Interpersonal Skills
12. The Eight (8) Articles of Mastery  New
13. Managing Difficult People
14. Diversity & Sexual Harassment Compliance
15. Money & the Business of Life  New

Reading Mastery Books (customized for each Academy)

1. Bridges to Balance - Triumph in Teams
2. The Tipping Point - The Road to Optimism
3. Leadership (Giuliani)
4. Five Dysfunctions of a Team
5. The Art of Negotiating or Getting to Yes
6. Repacking Your Bags
7. Getting Everyone to Row in the Same Direction
8. Business Etiquette or Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
9. The US Constitution (Amendments & Bill of Rights)
10. The Art of Leadership
11. Effective Presentation Skills
12. Sales Leadership
13. Power Talk
14. How to Mind Map

Frequent 'Academy' Questions:

A. Our first real program was in 1991 for the City of Palo Alto, California.

Q. What was the original intent?

A. The first academies addressed succession planning and career building to reward and motivate key people.

Q. Who has time to read 10 books?

A. No one has the time! The best leaders learn to carve time into their daily schedule. Our “Reading Mastery” program suggests 14 minutes a day (7 pages).

Q. Have you done the Academy for large corporations?

A. Yes, our client list includes Fortune 100 corporations that have done several versions of our 10-month program.

Q. What government agencies have run the program?

A. City and Town governments, U.S. National Laboratories and Stanford University have trusted us to train their leaders.

Q. How do we enroll our employees?

A. Open enrollment academies start in February and September each year. We can start a customized corporate academy at anytime. Please call or email us to begin the application process. (E-mail: masteryacademy@griggsachieve.com)

Q. How much is it?

A. It is about $310.00 per person per course. (plus materials/expenses)

"Perhaps the thing that has struck me the most ...was to develop a habit of success and mastery first, and reap the rewards later."  Paul Osincup, Colorado State University, Class of 2006