Building Leadership Velocity in the Public Sector
Bringing Private Sector Agility to Public Sector Challenges
Trusted by Leaders Across High-Performance Industries
The Growth Paradox
High-growth cities face a unique challenge: external demand from developers, residents, and businesses often outpaces internal capacity.
While infrastructure projects and policy updates are critical, the true bottleneck is rarely funding—it is Leadership Velocity.
The Cost of Drag
Without a high-performance operating system, department heads lose hours to repetitive de-escalation, talent bleed, and "managing the noise" rather than driving strategy.
Private Sector Agility for Public Sector Leaders
This is not traditional "training." It is the installation of a high-performance leadership infrastructure designed to match the agility of the private sector partners you are attracting.
Who This Is For
This framework is designed for:
- City Managers and Assistant City Managers navigating rapid growth
- Department Heads managing cross-functional teams and community expectations
- Senior Staff transitioning into leadership roles
- Municipal leadership teams who need to move faster without burning out
If your city is attracting developers, businesses, and residents faster than your internal teams can keep up—this is for you.
Strategic De-escalation
Transforming community friction into trust-building opportunities, reclaiming hours of lost productivity.
Executive Presence
Equipping city officials to command rooms with the same authority as the CEOs they negotiate with.
'Speed of Trust' Protocol
Reducing the internal cycles required to make and execute decisions across departments.
Trusted by High-Stakes Leaders
Real results from organizations where performance is the only metric that matters.
"The results of John's efforts have been astounding. Employee engagement survey results have seen my team consistently score 8%-15% above company averages and significantly higher than industry benchmarks. Perhaps most notably, our team has not experienced a voluntary termination since 2019."
Jason Fox
Senior Managing Director
Tampa, FL
"Our leadership team was truly impressed by John's recent keynote at our annual leadership conference! Our leadership team gained profound mindset shifts and practical, actionable insights on leadership and accountability."
Heather Mallette
Senior Director Training and Development
FPI Management
"John continues to set the standard, both as an instructor and as a subject matter expert. His teaching style is engaging, so much so that we experienced a half day internet outage, and no one in the room even noticed!"
Katie Claflin
Senior Director Communications & Development
Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation
Why Partner with a Performance Architect?
I don't offer "soft skills" workshops. I serve as a Performance Architect for leaders in high-stakes environments such as Real Estate, Biotech, Private Equity, and Healthcare. For industries where error margins are zero and the demand for excellence is the standard, I bring that same rigor to municipal leadership teams navigating growth at scale.
My work ensures that I bring a "bottom-line" focus to municipal challenges. I don't just teach leadership; I install systems that reclaim hours in the work week.
As a stakeholder in the region's growth, my success is tied to the resilience and prosperity of the communities we serve.
Next Step: Executive Briefing
- Assess the current "Leadership Velocity" of your key departments
- Identify the highest-leverage intervention points (where small changes create big impacts)