Speaker Profile
CHRIS DEVANY
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm that focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle’s clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Cadence Design Systems, Coca-Cola, Sprint, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, Schlumberger, and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted with government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in the fields of surviving mergers and acquisitions, surviving change, project management, management, sales, team-building, leadership, ethics, customer service, diversity, and work-life balance, in publications ranging from ASTD/Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, “90 Days to a High-Performance Team”, published by McGraw Hill and often accompanied by in-person, facilitated instruction, has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers, and team leaders improve performance.

Chris Devany
May 07 2025
03 : 30 PM EST
90 Minutes
The Manager as Coach: Guiding Everyone for Pinnacle Performance
This highly interactive webinar offers you and your team an array of practical tools to coach effectively in today’s work environment. You’ll learn practical techniques for making your direct reports feel welcome, trust you to maintain confidence, listen, and develop an Action Plan collaboratively with each of your team members, enhancing your overall team performance!Areas Covered What We Will Address: Key..

Chris Devany
June 05 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Selling More Effectively: From “How May I Help You?” to “We Need You, Again!”
Unlock the secrets to selling more effectively in today's competitive marketplace. In this engaging and actionable webinar, we’ll transform the traditional sales approach into a dynamic strategy that keeps customers coming back for more. Discover how to build trust, personalize interactions, and deliver value that turns one-time buyers into loyal advocates. Whether you're a seasoned sales professional or ne..

Chris Devany
July 11 2025
03 : 30 PM EST
90 Minutes
Exemplary Leadership: The Eight Actions Which Speak Louder Than Words
Inspire and influence your team members to achieve your goals as a team!Managers who will be promoted are the ones who not only manage efficiently but also lead their teams effectively. Learn how to work in a horizontal mode of operation apply a consistent theory in leading your team and teach critical leadership skills to members of your team, so each and every one of them can lead the team in your absence..

Chris Devany
August 14 2025
11 : 00 AM EST
90 Minutes
The One Minute Manager®: Goal-setting, Recognition and Redirection
Management is both a science and an art. Science is making people more effective than they would have been without you. The art is in how you achieve that. We will help you more effectively use each minute to accomplish your task of goal setting, praising, or reprimanding. Many of these principles and teachings can be applied to both your professional and personal life. Would you like to become an effective..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Moving From Peer To Supervisor – Supervisor 101
New supervisors will be ready to hit the ground running with the skills learned in this webinar. Be ready to take on any challenge, be your best, and put what you’ve learned into practice immediately.You will learn the skills you need to plan, prioritize, and execute effectively each and every day. Putting into practice both the “hard stuff” and “soft stuff” will help you meet new challenges with increased ..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Handling a Chaotic Work Environment: How to Prioritize Work and Make Smart Decisions Under Pressure
This highly interactive webinar offers you and your team an array of practical tools to help you get things done in today's chaotic and constantly changing work environment. You’ll learn practical techniques for making structured decisions even under pressure to earn buy-in from bosses, coworkers, and customers. In a workshop environment, you will participate in valuable exercises utilizing real-world case ..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
120 Minutes
How to Strategically Address Systemic Racism, White Privilege, and Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: It’s About More Than Training and Policy
The summer of 2022 will be long ingrained into our social and individual consciousness due to COVID and the horrific murder of George Floyd, a black man. George’s murder by white police officers, captured on video for the world to see, sparked outrage around the globe. So what, you may be asking, does that have to do with the business world. Racial bias workshops just won’t do any more. Employers and busine..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
120 Minutes
Investigate, Document, Excel: A Writing Bootcamp for HR
Workplace investigations are not limited to addressing harassment complaints; they encompass a broad spectrum of misconduct, from theft and safety issues to retaliation, substance abuse, and policy violations. These investigations are crucial for maintaining a safe and equitable work environment. The responsibility often falls on HR or management, and determining the need for an outside investigator can be ..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Leadership and Team Development for Managerial Success
Inspire and influence your team members to achieve your goals as a team!Managers who will be promoted are the ones who not only manage efficiently but also lead their teams effectively. Learn how to work in a horizontal mode of operation apply a consistent theory in leading your team and teach critical leadership skills to members of your team, so each and every one of them can lead the team in your absence..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Linking Pay To Performance: Increasing Employee Engagement and Organizational Performance
Organizations spend an enormous amount of time, energy, and resources each year to set their organizational goals. To attain those goals, a company relies on its greatest asset: its employees. Employees who feel recognized demonstrate a stronger desire to help the company grow and succeed. Therefore, having pay for performance system incorporated into your organizational structure could leverage employee en..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Management Skills for New Managers
New supervisors will be ready to hit the ground running with the skills learned in this Webinar. Be ready to take on any challenge, be your best, and put what you’ve learned into practice immediately.You will learn the skills you need to plan, prioritize, and execute effectively each and every day. Putting into practice both the “hard stuff” and “soft stuff” will help you meet new challenges with increased ..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Mastering Organizational Politics, Influence and Alliances
Learn practical techniques to use power, influence, and politics to engage stakeholders effectively and key factors to effectively manage politics.Areas CoveredWhat We Will Address?Practicing key competencies and critical success factors of effective managementUnderstanding the 360-degree approach to managing up, down, and across your organizationHandling negative organizational politics and strategies to n..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Planning and Managing Organizational Change
Turn change into a positive force!Change is inevitable. But when changes are made, many employees lack the broader knowledge of why new systems and structures are necessary. As a result, frontline managers and human resources professionals must partner together and help organizations lead and manage change. This case-study-based seminar will prepare managers responsible for facilitating or implementing chan..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Project Management Best Practices, Including For Non-Project Managers and Administrative Professionals
Let's face it - we are all managing projects every day! They may be simple or more complex, but undoubtedly you are managing projects within your role. You don't need to be a project manager to learn how to manage your projects effectively and efficiently. This interactive presentation will provide the basics of managing projects - regardless of their size or complexity. Webinar attendees will be provided a..

Chris Devany
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Project Management Best Practices: The 8 Keys To Completing Your Project On Time and On Budget!
Let's face it - we are all managing projects every day! They may be simple or more complex, but undoubtedly you are managing projects within your role. You don't need to be a project manager to learn how to manage your projects effectively and efficiently. This interactive presentation will provide the basics of managing projects - regardless of their size or complexity. Webinar attendees will be provided a..