EXPERTISE

Troupe has worked with and consulted for sports organizations, teams and major corporations for over 30 years. Highlights of his work include  organizational development and leadership, change management, strategic planning, facilitation,  curriculum design and sponsorship activations. 

Below you will find terms and definitions of work often performed with clients.  

Values Clarification 

“a systematic process of helping individuals become more aware of how values affect
daily living, decision-making and career success” 

Transferable Skills 

“skills and abilities developed from life experiences that can be applied to other situations such as personal challenges, relationships, employment, etc."

Acculturation

"the exchange of cultural features that result when groups of individuals from different cultural backgrounds come into continuous first-hand contact"

Cultural Adaptation
"an evolutionary process by which an individual modifies personal habits and customs to fit into a particular culture; gradual changes that occur as people from different backgrounds participate in a culture and share common practices and perspectives"

Leadership

"the process of social influence in which one person is able to enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task"

Functional Areas of Business 

“the classifying of individuals on the basis of the function performed in the work place; grouping of activities or processes on the basis of need in accomplishing an organizational task;  an alternative term for a business unit” 

Personal Branding
"the self-packaging and creation of an asset that pertains to a particular person or individual; the body, clothing, appearance, knowledge and skill that leads to an indelible impression that is uniquely distinguishable"

Mentoring 

“a relationship building process designed to help an individual with insights, skills and behaviors needed to successfully master or accomplish 

a particular activity, objective or goal”

Interpersonal Skills 

“refers to mental and communicative algorithms applied during social interactions in order to reach certain results; often refers to the measure of a person’s ability to operate within organizations through social communication; how people relate to one another” 

Goal-Setting 

“involves establishing specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-sensitive activities that help individuals and groups have a clear awareness 

of what they must do to achieve an objective"