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ACHIEVING EXCELLENT CULTURE WORKSHOP

Oct 27 @ 8:00 am - Oct 28 @ 5:00 pm
$695.00 – $995.00

Build a Culture of Accountability, Ownership, and Sustainable Excellence

High‑integrity leaders refuse to tolerate underperformance, resistance to change, or disengagement. This workshop reveals the root causes behind these issues and equips you with a proven, battle‑tested framework for lasting cultural transformation.

Join leaders from across industries and learn the same principles the world’s best leaders use to build high‑performing teams, strengthen leadership effectiveness, and create cultures where people willingly take ownership and deliver extraordinary results.

What You Will Gain

A clear, actionable framework used by world‑class leaders to build cultures defined by accountability, trust, ownership, and sustainable excellence. You’ll leave with tools you can implement immediately — not theories, not hype, but practices that transform performance.

What Is Included

  • Breakfast and Lunch (onsite)
  • Scientific Assessment of your personal leadership culture
  • Your own individual written action plan ready to implement
  • AI-Powered Leadership Growth Companion App
  • 10-Week Sustainment Program

EVENT DETAILS

October 27-28, 2026
Plano Event Center – Northbrook Room
2000 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074
or Virtual-Live Feed-Webinar

Reserve Your Spot Now

SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION VS SHORT TERM MOTIVATION

Most programs motivate people for a moment. This experience equips you to transform your culture for good.

“One of the best workshops around. Highly effective, active, and really pulls you into the subject.”
Chief Information Officer, Healthcare

“From Number Twenty-Seven to Number One in Two Years.”
Senior Executive, Toyota

“Helped me with personal development with my teenage daughter, as well as, of course, professional development with my team.”
Corporate Engineering Manager

“Principles and practices that change your organization for the better.”
Microsoft Executive

“The workshop challenged our thinking and gave us a practical roadmap we immediately implemented across the organization.”
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing

“An amazing learning experience for young to old alike. The experience with Excellent Cultures was extremely inspiring both to improve ourselves and our surroundings.”
High School Student

“We’ve attended many leadership programs. This is one of the few that actually changed behavior and produced measurable results.”
Division President, Healthcare

“Connects culture, leadership, and business results better than any I’ve encountered.”
Construction Manager

“You will come out of this changed and better equipped to lead, wherever you are in your career.”
Chief Operating Officer

“I feel like I’ve learned more in two days than in the last four years of college.”
MBA Student

TRUSTED BY LEADERS, PROFESSIONALS, AND ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE

View Client Successes

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Leaders committed to excellence:

  • High-Performance Overachievers in all fields
  • Business Owners
  • CEOs and Presidents
  • Executives
  • Managers and Supervisors
  • Educators
  • Inspired Parents
  • HR and Organizational Development Leaders
  • Operations and Facility Managers
  • Next Gen High-Potential Emerging Leaders

YOUR WORKSHOP LEADER

Dr. Steve Gandara – Leadership mentor, author, culture‑transformation expert, and trusted advisor to Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, educators, and nonprofit leaders for more than four decades.

As Co‑Founder and Managing Director of Excellent Cultures, Inc., he has helped world‑class organizations, from Toyota and Microsoft to Costco and Caterpillar, build unified, values‑driven cultures that deliver excellence and industry‑leading results.

Whether guiding executives or mentoring the next generation, Steve is committed to one mission: building leaders and cultures that ignite excellence and sustain it.

THE LEADER YOU’RE CALLED TO BE WON’T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT

LIMITED PARTICIPATION FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT

Seats are intentionally limited to ensure a highly interactive, high‑value learning environment.

Tuition:
$995/participant or $4475/5 participants
$695 Students

To Register:

  • For 1–4 participants, select the number of individual tickets needed.
  • For groups of 5, select “5” under Group Tickets to receive the discount.
  • For groups larger than 5, email info@excellentcultures.com for assistance.
  • Complete all required fields to receive your confirmation email.
  • Questions? Contact info@excellentcultures.com

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Details

  • Start: Oct 27 @ 8:00 am
  • End: Oct 28 @ 5:00 pm
  • Cost: $695.00 – $995.00

Venue

  • Plano Event Center – Northbrook Room
  • 2000 E Spring Creek Pkwy
    Plano, TX 75074 United States     + Google Map

What Graduates are Saying

“Principles and practices that change your organization for the better. They are truly timeless as I’ve seen them work for over 25 years now.”

Microsoft Exec.

“Helped me with personal development with my teenage daughter, as well as, of course, professional development with my team.”

Corporate Engineering Manager

“Helped create our Charter that has resulted in 0% Employee Turnover”

Corporate Director of Operations

“Talking with other managers and getting their feedback and ideas while being able to share my perceptions with others is really valuable.”

Customer Service Manager

“We can accomplish so much more when working together and believing bigger. Excellent Cultures hits this hard!”

President Global Manufacturing Firm

“This is an excellent deep dive into the “What’s but more importantly the “whys” & “How’s” of creating & sustaining and Excellent Culture.”

Corporate Manager of Organizational Development

“Shifted my thinking and actions on many levels. I became aware of my own roadblocks to excellence & was given the tools to change.”

Non Profit CEO

“This is a very effective tool for teams and business.”

CEO-Serial Entrepreneur

“An amazing learning experience for young to old alike. The experience with Excellent Cultures was extremely inspiring both to improve ourselves and our surroundings.”

High School Student

“Excellent Cultures has done great things for our young management team. We are not only performing well, we are developing people which is always a good feeling.”

Paul Grimaldi, President, Lynden Transport Inc.

“The depth of the program offered by Excellent Cultures is remarkable. If you have an open mind and are committed to following the program, you will be exposed to an opportunity to make tremendous leaps forward with your organization.”

National Brand Franchise Company CEO

“This is the most powerful & useful event I’ve ever been a part of. There is so much meat and actionable material. The outstanding manual is something I see as a true guide to taking our firm to a much higher level.”

CEO, Tech Firm

“In terms of growth and new business, we’ve had great success. Sales have gone up, and we finished months ahead of schedule on the integration project, finishing $10-$12 million under budget.”

Garry MacNicholas, Vice-President Group Insurance Canada Life

“Excellent, overwhelming, exciting, insightful, genuine, authentic…totally worth my time.”

COO, Serial Entrepreneur

“As a result of our outstanding sales performance, we became the fastest growing Toyota region in the U.S.”

Gladys Spencer, Manager of Training and Organizational Development, Toyota Central Atlantic Division

“You will come out of this changed and better equipped to lead, wherever you are in your career.”

Construction Manager