"We have used consultants in the past that gave us a 'quick fix' but nothing that had what I call 'staying power'. Teamwork shows up on a daily basis and just gets better.

The following are the real strength of the process that continues to bring our company success:
  • Your passion to make a difference.
  • You listened and took the time to understand our needs as individuals and as a company. You constantly pushed to have us look forward and not go for the quick symptomatic fix.
  • You were not afraid to confront me and what I didn't want to hear. I never knew learning could be so painful but the results are tremendous and far reaching.
  • You were organized and prepared, clear, concise, and all materials were customized to fit our business, our business language and our culture.
  • The Vision and Values definition gave us a strong sense of direction that guides us in challenging decisions and makes our work more meaningful.
We have gotten an excellent return on our investment! "

— Michael L. Taylor
President, Oasis, Inc.
  

ABOUT VISION LEADERSHIP

HOW WE WORK • OUR CLIENTS • OUR TEAM

Vision Leadership creates exciting adventure learning programs that inspire individuals, teams and organizations to new heights of performance.

Whether it's an energizing half-day of corporate games, an intensive teambuilding workshop, or an in-depth journey into the techniques of peak performance leadership, we are committed to giving you and your team powerful tools for success in the most challenging issues you face.

We create outstanding teams that produce extraordinary results by engaging the principles of:
  • Appreciation: We believe our clients are naturally creative and resourceful. We stand for what they appreciate and value most deeply.
  • Transformational Change: We can only create lasting change by building the capacity to lead and operate at a higher level than before. Our paramount question is: how might our clients cultivate new and compelling opportunities for growth and performance?
  • Integral Theory: We use Ken Wilber's Integral Map to harness the energy of inspiration. It's only by considering the subjective and objective, as well as individual and organizational polarities, that we can generate sustainable extraordinary performance.
  • Visionary Leadership: We invite and enable our clients to envision and create possibilities they've never before imagined. Why bother otherwise?
  • Profitability: Our programs are results-oriented and typically far exceed our clients' expectations.
  • Engaged Fun: Peak experiences are exhilarating. But more than that, the combination of fun and the committed hard work that comes from devoting yourself toward something worth building, increases learning and value. Full-on engagement makes for unforgettable discoveries, more fulfilling work – and lasting results.


 
 
"We have realized noticeable, measurable improvements in our ability to communicate and function as a true team. For today's economy that especially values quality service, we consider our work with Vision Leadership a necessary and prudent investment."

— Andrew F. Toyota
CEO, iSeer, Inc.

  How We Work

We begin with an appreciative assessment to better understand your culture, people, current challenges, and leverage points. The process of transformation actually starts here. As we are becoming familiar with your organization, we invite you to see it with fresh eyes as well.

Then we set some parameters, so we all know how to measure the results. This not only gives you the satisfaction of having made an investment with a high return, but also becomes a very powerful motivational tool.

The custom-designed events that follow often include much more than the adventure learning activities you see on these pages; facilitated group discussions, action planning sessions, and one-on-one coaching are also included. The resulting unshakable esprit-de-corps will transform the way your organization operates, and ensure cooperative efforts—even in the face of inevitable conflicts and external chaos.


 
 











"I would highly recommend your organization to any company, no matter how large or small, or to individuals looking to expand their thinking process of leadership skills: motivating others, pushing personal limits, handling change, decision making, and coaching others to set and achieve goals that may be perceived to be unreachable. Vision Leadership has the perfect balance of business savvy and creativity to meet the needs to a changing business environment and maximize the talents of the people who can make a difference."

— Chris Perry
Senior Performance Consultant, Qwest Communications
   Our Clients

We have served the following organizations over the past 15 years:

Boeing
Boise Cascade
Care Oregon
Cegelec ESCA
Centralia College Foundation
Children's Hospital
Cinnabon
Decathlon
DSHS
Edmonds School District
FDSI Consulting
Frank J. Martin Company
Good Samaritan Hospital
Group Health Cooperative
Highline West Seattle Mental Health Center
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
Immunex
iSeer
IST-Quadtek
Kirkland Boys & Girls Club
Les Boulangers Associes
Manson Construction
McGregor Group
Menasha Corporation
Microsoft
Molbak's
Mountlake Terrace Police Department
North American Morpho Systems
Northern Life
Network Telecommunication Services
Oak Ridge Conference Center
Oasis
Oregon State University
Pacific Science Center
Perkins Coie
Qwest
Redbank Catholic High School
REI
Safeco
Seattle University
Sheraton Hotels
Steven's Healthcare
United Way of King County
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington Medical Center
University of Washington Huskies
Ventura Consulting Group
Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation
Washington Alpine Club
YMCA of Greater Seattle
YMCA of Snohomish County
Zetron

 
 

  Our Team

Valdo Lallemand  President
Valdo@visionleadership.com

For more than 20 years, Valdo Lallemand has brought his passion for transformational learning to groups and individuals across the United States, Canada and Europe. After a career launch with Yves Saint Laurent Corporation and Bossard Consultants in France, Valdo moved to Seattle, where he founded Vision Leadership in 1992. The company has evolved to serve a dynamic and versatile client base, offering successful change programs to corporations and non-profit organizations.

Valdo completed his engineering studies at L'Ecole Centrale, followed by a post-graduate certificate in management from L'Institut Francais de la Mode.

His enthusiastic, visionary approach and irrepressible good humor are well known in the field of adventure learning and transformation. For his own exciting challenges, Valdo counts on his beloved wife and daughters to keep him on his toes, while navigating traffic in the unmistakable style of a would-be French racecar driver.


Vicky McCarley 
Vicky@visionleadership.com

Vicky knows a few things about building teams and community. Passionate about teaching, she has spent the past fifteen years working as a mediator and facilitator for populations such as at-risk youth, international business students, and corporate leadership teams.

Vicky is a creative and compassionate experiential educator, with extensive experience bringing diverse groups together. Her experience with a wide variety of clientele gives her the skills and comfort to get into the thick of things. From this place, she is able to effectively help a group confront assumptions and integrate diverse points of view and cultures in support of a common goal.

Vicky brings her attention, clarity and commitment to a large number of leadership and team development programs. She has worked with companies and agencies such as Edward Jones, United Way, US Postal Service, Phillip Morris, Disney, Monsanto, Hewlett Packard and Kodak.

She holds a BS in Animal Science from Colorado State University, and while she finds some group dynamics do follow a herd instinct, she keeps her animal science skills at home, enjoying the company of her husky-shepherd mix Sakeema ("really good friend").


Darren Frink 
darren@visionleadership.com

Darren is Mr. Outdoors. He has guided a wide variety of trips across the wilds of North America—rafting raging rivers, crawling through caves, climbing icy cliffs. But have no fear; he's settled down now, applying his adventuresome spirit to working with challenge courses. He loves the way both building and facilitating challenge courses allows him to contribute to potent corporate leadership and development experiences.

Darren holds a Masters in Education from Antioch University and has devoted the past 12 years to his passion for teaching. No stranger to the business world, he has also been instrumental in starting and growing several small enterprises. In addition to being very skilled in facilitating groups, his 6'6" stature and wingspan of an albatross enable him to reach 9ft on his tiptoes… what an asset for a builder!

He is married and greatly enjoys his two daughters (ages 4 and 7).


Amy Frazier 
amy@visionleadership.com

Amy is our Marketing Guru and Multifaceted Muse. A professional actress and writer, she leads workshops in personal and professional development drawing upon the arts—especially theatre—to reconnect people with their creativity and full-bodied expressiveness. She believes we all have these qualities (in abundance) and they are just waiting to be sprung loose!

Amy has led public forum facilitation, contract negotiation, vision and mission statement development, and community living practices for a variety of organizations. A few years ago, she celebrated her own version of running away to join the circus, helping to form a theatre company living in a château in the heart of the French countryside. It is the topic of her book, "As Dreams are Made On."

Back to reality now, she loves to share what she's learned about bringing art to life (and life to art), through her writing and teaching. We hope you have the chance to enjoy her warmth and contagious laughter.


Rob Hyman 
robh@interplayinc.com

As the Chief Experience Officer for Interplay Experience Design, Rob leads a galaxy of creative minds and experts who capitalize on the mostly untapped human potential for creativity.

His DNA testing reveals 27% experiential designer, 12% inventor, 16% technical director, 36% producer, and 22% game designer… ideal for creating experiential projects that deliver effective organizational learning and development, drive participation, and open minds to new ideas.

Rob's interest in experience design started in his early days creating sets, props, lighting, sound, and special effects for professional theaters ranging from Alaska to Broadway. Jumping from the presentational world to the interactive, Rob took up multiple roles for Entros, a groundbreaking company that combined immersive teambuilding experiences with great food in a warehouse-like party atmosphere.

Taking his fun seriously while not in the saddle at Interplay, Rob hikes (every chance he gets) and enjoys cooking (as a sous-chef) with his partner of 15 years, Heidi (the chef). Favorite board game: Kaboom! A sixties classic!