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LaForce Teamwork Services

In 1996, Tom LaForce founded a training and consulting business dedicated to transforming workplace teams. The business grew out of his belief that most teams were not living up to their potential. Fuzzy purposes, frayed relationships, and failing processes were creating huge problems in organizations of every type and size. Tom decided to do something about it.

His company offers three main services.

  1. Employee development. Whether it’s a breakout session during a conference, a short on-site seminar, or a full-day workshop; the goal is always the same. Help employees grow their skills and understanding while giving them the encouragement to put what they learn into action.
  2. Meeting facilitation. When you need to stay on track and accomplish what you came to do, a skilled facilitator can make the difference between success and failure. The company leads large meetings such as conferences and annual sales meetings and smaller meetings typically focused on problem-solving or strategic planning.
  3. Teambuilding. New teams need help getting off to a strong start. Established teams sometimes get stuck and need help getting back on track. All teams benefit from an occasional tune-up. Assessment, consulting, retreats and other services are available to help you transform your team.

Tom LaForce

As a boy, his Grandma described him as loud.  After getting married, his wife regularly reminded him that he talks a lot.  A workshop participant once asked him after presenting his sixth topic in as many months, “Is there anything you don’t talk about?”

Tom LaForce

His response to these characterizations? “Yep, I do talk a lot.  I talk on many topics.  And I like it.  Lucky for me, I have found a profession that allows me to do what I do best.”

While his presentations do cover a wide range of specific topics, they all have a unifying theme; helping people work together.  Tom believes most of the problems in organizations (and in the world for that matter) are created when we focus on that which divides us, rather than on what we have in common.

His goal is to convince others that building strong relationships is necessary for achieving better results.  He’s also interested in giving people practical ideas for how to do that.

Prior to starting his own business, he spent nine years working at Dataserv, a national computer services company that was owned by BellSouth.  During those years he had seven jobs, seven bosses, and a whole bunch of cubes.  In at least five of those jobs, he wrote the job description because it was something brand new.   Tom often worked on problems that were new to the organization.  Since somebody had to figure it out, he was delighted when he was the guy chosen to tackle the problem.

When not working, his time is usually focused on three major activities.

  1. Spending time with his wife, Marie.
  2. Working out at the YMCA.
  3. Growing a large vegetable garden.

If Tom is coming out to your organization, you might find these two documents useful.