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“To give colleagues of multiple departments within our organization the chance to interact, we host an annual team building retreat. When we used OPA’s services for our retreat, Keith Waldman knocked it out of the park in creating a fun,… Continue reading
As the Executive Director of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, I have had the privilege of working with Mr. Keith Waldman from Optimal Performance Associates for the past 12 years. Keith has conducted numerous workshops for our Annual Convention… Continue reading
Thank you to Keith Waldman from OPA Winning Teams for an amazing team building workshop! Keith was both fun and professional, and had our competitive dance team of 30 + girls interacting and believing in each other. Every team no… Continue reading
"Keith Waldman and his associates at OPA have a very unique and creative approach to performance enhancement and team building. They are able to teach important and effective psychological skills in fun and stimulating team-building activities. His series of team initiatives are a must for managers, supervisors, and coaches who are seeking to improve communication patterns, performance levels, and skill development among their employees, players, and teammates." Continue reading
Mr. Keith Waldman and his associates at OPA showed an excellent ability to engage our students and build an excellent rapport with our staff. The OPA challenge programs are innovative and creative. What was unique about the OPA youth challenge program was Mr. Waldman's ability to apply sport psychology principles into an adventure-based counseling program. Continue reading
Mr. Keith Waldman and his associates at OPA are not your standard consulting group. Their ideas, messages, and teaching methods are unique and highly effective. They created a fun, interesting, and non-threatening atmosphere that allowed the most critical of my employees to learn and improve their performance. OPA helped us generate a considerable improvement in our teamwork that led to significant improvement in our results. OPA was an investment in my people and our objective that is paying returns to us tenfold every month." Continue reading
“The OPA team building workshop was a great learning experience. I learned that being a member of a team is an important skill to master and that we need to rely on others to get the job done.” “Thanks for facilitating your team building during our residency retreat. The group thoroughly enjoyed it!” “The OPA activities were well organized and the lead facilitator did a great job leading the team building experience.” Continue reading
The superb team from Optimal Performance Associates has joined Esperanza for the past four years at our annual staff development retreat, and we couldn't be more pleased with the results. Through team-building and problem-solving exercises with real applicability to the workplace, our staff comes away enriched every year. Also, the expert trainers from Optimal create an environment of camaraderie and support, so everyone feels engaged. Continue reading
"We’ve been utilizing Keith Waldman and OPA as the team building facilitators for our residential life Hall Advisers for the past several years. Every year our staff ranks the teambuilding initiatives as the highlight of their orientation. Keith and his associates are creative, energetic, flexible and extremely personable. It’s always a pleasure to work with Keith because he invests the time and resources needed to help achieve your goals. I look forward to a continued partnership with Keith and OPA for our future training programs." Continue reading
Your team was absolutely amazing! There were more than 35 students of different ethnic background, ages, life experience and different level of physical fitness - you all nailed it! Each and every student participated and said that your activities were mentally and physically challenging. Everyone could take part in the team building and leadership activities. Continue reading
"Mr. Keith Waldman and Optimal Performance Associates have facilitating team-building workshops with The New Jersey Youth Corps of Camden County for six years. Keith Waldman is a master at creating adventurous, hands-on activities that are used metaphorically to help corps members’ process issues in their classes and in life. Our Corps members and staff find him to be energetic, enthusiastic, and effective" Continue reading
"I found the workshop to be very enlightening and it taught us the importance of teamwork and having a common vision. The facilitators were very knowledgeable and would highly recommend this workshop to other school districts." "The OPA team-building workshop got me motivated and pumped up for the start of the school year. I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and the facilitators should be commended because they actually made it fun." Continue reading
Mr. Christopher Defillippis of AT&T Telecommunications Says: Mr. Keith Waldman and his associates at OPA are not your standard consulting group. Their ideas, messages, and teaching methods are unique and highly effective. They created a fun, interesting, and non-threatening atmosphere that allowed the most critical of my employees to learn and improve their performance. OPA helped us generate a considerable improvement in our teamwork that led to significant improvement in our results. OPA was an investment in my people and our objective that is paying returns to us tenfold every month." Continue reading
"As a fast growing company with international diversity challenges, Mr. Keith Waldman helped us better understand the importance of team-building and creating shared goals. His team-building programs allowed me to see my employees and colleagues in a different light, which greatly improved communication. I highly recommend Keith and his associates at OPA." Continue reading