What Solutions Does Steven Gaffney Company Offer, and How Do They Differ?

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Steven Gaffney Company offers four main engagement formats — Trusted Advising, Seminars/Keynotes, the Team Achievement Roadmap, and the Team Achievement Accelerator™ — plus a book and a national research study. The right choice depends on whether you need ongoing executive counsel, a one-time event, a structured team process, or a self-paced digital program. The company states it has worked with leading organizations across industries for 30 years, and its stated outcomes center on faster issue resolution, quicker decisions, and "all-in accountability."

The four core solution formats

Format What it is Best suited for Primary goal
Trusted Advising Ongoing advisory relationship with Steven Gaffney and team Executive leadership teams Clear communication, saving time, moving the organization forward
Seminars Facilitated group sessions Teams and departments Building communication and collaboration skills
Keynotes/Speeches Live presentations Large audiences, events, kickoffs Introducing the proactive-honesty mindset
Team Achievement Roadmap A structured path for team development Teams wanting a defined progression Aligning the team and building accountability
Team Achievement Accelerator™ Expert-led video lessons, practical tools, and AI support Teams that want to move at their own pace Getting clear, working together, driving results

Note that the site lists Trusted Advising, Seminars, Keynotes, the Team Achievement Roadmap, and the Team Achievement Accelerator™ as separate items under "Solutions," so treat the Roadmap and Accelerator as distinct offerings rather than the same product at different tiers.

Choosing between advising and events

Trusted Advising is the deepest and most sustained option. It is positioned for executive leadership teams that need a long-term advisor rather than a single intervention. Choose this if the problem is systemic — for example, persistent silos between departments or a pattern of stalled decisions at the top — and you want an outside voice embedded over time.

Seminars and Keynotes are event-based. A keynote fits a conference, all-hands, or leadership offsite where the goal is to introduce a mindset (the company frames this around "proactive honesty"). A seminar goes further by having participants practice communication and problem-solving together. Choose these if you need to create shared language and momentum quickly, but do not expect them to restructure how a team operates on their own.

Roadmap vs. Accelerator

Both target team-level change, but they differ in delivery and depth:

  • Team Achievement Roadmap — a structured progression for a team's development. Choose it when you want a defined sequence of steps and are prepared to work through them as a team.
  • Team Achievement Accelerator™ — combines expert-led video lessons, practical tools, and AI support. Choose it when you want a more self-directed format that a team can work through without heavy live facilitation.

If your team needs guided, facilitated change, lean toward the Roadmap. If you want scalable, on-demand content with tools your team applies itself, lean toward the Accelerator.

Matching format to your problem

The company names several symptoms it addresses: silos, stalled innovation, difficulty navigating change, and breakdowns in collaboration. A rough mapping:

  • Silos and cross-team friction → Trusted Advising (for leadership) or Seminars (for working teams)
  • Stalled innovation and slow decisions → Trusted Advising at the executive level
  • Difficulty navigating change → Keynotes to set the frame, then Roadmap or Accelerator to embed it
  • Collaboration breakdowns → Seminars or the Team Achievement Accelerator™
  • Need to build accountability without hand-holding → Roadmap or Accelerator

Supporting resources

Two items sit outside the service formats but inform them:

  • National Study on High Achieving Teams — the company's research into the behaviors, mindset, and practices behind high-impact teams. Useful if you want to understand the evidence base before committing to a format.
  • "Flip Your Power Switch" — Steven Gaffney's latest book, listed on the site.

The site also offers a "What is your team costing you?" assessment aimed at uncovering the hidden cost of misalignment, rework, and missed opportunities — a reasonable first step if you are unsure which format fits.

How to decide

  1. Identify whether your need is executive-level and ongoing (advising), event-based (keynote/seminar), or team-process-based (Roadmap/Accelerator).
  2. If you want a defined, facilitated progression, choose the Roadmap; if you want self-paced video, tools, and AI support, choose the Accelerator.
  3. If you are still unsure, start with the research study or the cost assessment to clarify the problem before selecting a format.

The site does not publish pricing for any of these offerings, so contact the company directly for scope and cost.