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We help financial institutions and professionals meet their goals through coaching, training, and organizational design rooted in human behavior




    Customized

    Proven methods

    Action-oriented

    Results-focused

    Customized

    Proven methods

    Action oriented

    Results focused

    DECADES OF DRIVING REAL RESULTS

    For decades, The Collaborative has helped clients overcome obstacles and reach higher levels of success using our unique brand of professional development programs. Our forte is understanding people – how you think, how you communicate and most importantly, how to effect personal development. We put that expertise to work for our clients with unrivaled passion and a focus on obtaining superior RESULTS in everything we do.

    Starting in the financial services industry, we have successfully assisted clients from many different types of companies. Our customized professional development programs are based on our vast knowledge of human behavior, and not on the industry at hand. This knowledge allows us to excel at helping our clients achieve sustainable change.

    START WITH OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS

    For financial advisors

    ADVISOR'S SALES ACADEMY

    The skills top advisors use to win clients, deepen relationships, and build a more profitable practice. Structured eLearning built from 30 years of financial services coaching, available anywhere, anytime, on your schedule.

    The framework that changes how you change

    LEARN TO S.H.I.F.T.

    A proven five-step process for breaking old patterns and building new ones that stick. Grounded in behavioral science and used by thousands of professionals to achieve the goals they have been stalling on for years.

    LET OUR
    EXPERTISE
    BECOME
    YOURS

    SALES FORCE
    EFFECTIVENESS

    Build a high-performance sales organization with training and marketing programs that get results.

    TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

    Ensure learning is efficiently transmitted, shared, and retained within your organization.

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COACHING

    Achieve your goals more effectively with custom-tailored mentoring for individuals or teams.

    TEAM BUILDING
    & FACILITATION

    Work through team challenges with proven, engaging methodologies designed to build consensus.

    ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

    Optimize the structure of your financial services firm and deploy your talent more effectively.

    CHART A COURSE TO SUCCESS

    LEARN SELLING
    SKILLS

    Improve your advisory practice faster, better, and at your own pace with our eLearning courses at Advisor‘s Sales Academy.

    SERVICE YOUR AGING
    CLIENTS

    Follow our solution-based Financial Care Management platform for helping clients through the challenges of aging.

    CHART A PATH TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

    Looking for the push you need to achieve your biggest goals? It’s time to discover the power of The S.H.I.F.T. Model™ for Personal Improvement

    WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

    IN THE PRESS

    BEV ON STRATEGIES FOR TURNING DIFFICULT CLIENTS INTO FAVORITES

    Collaborative founder/principal Bev Flaxington is featured on Barron’s Advisor’s The Way Forward podcast discussing how advisors can establish enduring, productive and harmonious long-term relationships.

    OVERCOMING COMMON STRUGGLES
    FACING ADVISORS

    To unlock success, FA firms must put people first. Not processes, but behavior drives lasting impact. Strong organizational design ensures strategy and people work together.

    PRODUCTS FROM THE COLLABORATIVE

    The SHIFT Model
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