TEAMWORK IS NOT BUILT ON HOPE. IT'S A RESULT OF DISCIPLINED PRACTICE.
Build a Team That Works on Purpose.
Your people are capable. Give them a proven way to speak truth, align fast, execute better, and learn from every mission.
Here's Our Purpose
It's to teach and inspire real teamwork so that teams like yours thrive in never-ending disruption and help keep the economy strong.
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Trusted by teams that refuse to settle for “good enough.” Here's a small selection of some of the many amazing companies we've been able to serve, companies just like yours:
WHEN TEAMWORK BREAKS DOWN
Hard work is not the same as working well together.
Good people can still miss handoffs. Leaders can still carry too much. Meetings can still end with no clear owner, no honest conversation, and no better plan for next time.
When expectations are fuzzy, people stay quiet, and mistakes become blame. Your team pays for it in rework, slow decisions, missed opportunities, and burned-out people.
Your team should not have to choose between trust and accountability.
You don't need more noise. You need STRUCTURE.
You don't need more motivation. What you need is a dependable, repeatable way to “team“.
VMax Group helps leaders turn accountability from a fear trigger into a learning system. We teach the practical habits high-performing teams use to set clear expectations, surface the truth early, own outcomes, and improve the next mission.
Our work is rooted in the real-world practices Robert “Cujo” Teschner and the VMax Group team learned and taught in high-stakes military teams. But this is not military theater. It is a practical system built for your people, your work, and your next hard problem.
We Bring Experience
Birthed in the high-stakes world of fighter aviation; refined through implementation at the USAF Fighter Weapons School.
We've Written Books
Documented in bestselling books like Debrief to Win, Aiming Higher, Building Resilience, and soon, Team on Purpose.
We've Got Reach
Trusted by scores of companies across North America who were inspired to up their game and team better.
People Trust Us
It's a team of American fighter pilots, whose CEO is a multiple award winning Vistage Speaker of the Year.
ONE SYSTEM. SEVERAL WAYS TO TO GET GOING.
Start where your team needs the most help.
Keynotes
Get inspired. Give your teammates a view of what's possible. Engage in a high-energy experience that turns a big idea into practical actions steps the audience can use the next day.
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Workshops
Learn the tools. Start embracing the habits. Get hands-on instruction on how to plan better, how to communicate for effect, and how to learn as a team without blame.
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Top Gun Teamwork
Here's where it all comes together. Receive live coaching from people who lived these principles to help them stick for you. Leverage decades of experience to be able to Team On Purpose.
Explore Top Gun Teamwork
Build stronger teamwork following this simple approach:
Build better teamwork in three steps
Book a Call
Tell us what you're looking to achieve, and what problems you need help solving.
Build the Program
Together, we'll develop the custom approach that leverages our programs and skills to best serve you.
Put the System to Work
Your team will walk away with real tools - teaming frameworks - that they'll apply immediately, and to their huge benefit.
REAL PEOPLE
REAL WORK
REAL CHANGE
REAL PEOPLE
REAL WORK
REAL CHANGE
REAL PEOPLE
REAL WORK
REAL CHANGE
REAL PEOPLE
REAL WORK
REAL CHANGE
WHAT BETTER TEAMWORK LOOKS LIKE.
Picture your team as one that handles your problems the right way the first time, and delivers constantly...
The future you're about to achieve looks like this: Your teammates understand their purpose. They fully understand your expectations. They helped build the plan. They raise concerns in real time, and together they address them. They've learned to challenge inputs and decisions without attacking the person. As the work progresses, they evaluate and measure performance against expectations. And when execution is over, they learn together as a team. They do so to make tomorrow better and build confidence that the future is always bright!
Clearer work
Teams set measurable objectives, visible standards, and clear ownership before the mission starts.
Braver conversations
People tell the truth earlier because accountability is used for learning, not blame.
Stronger execution
Teams align faster, catch risks sooner, and cut the rework that drains time and energy.
Faster learning
Successes and failures become useful data for the next mission.
This isn't done through luck. It's achieved through a system.
REAL PEOPLE. REAL WORK. REAL CHANGE.
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what people are saying about working with us:
Michael McIlhon
CEO
Avalon Test Equipment
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Avalon Test Equipment
Brian Beck
Chief Manufacturing Officer
Magnet Schultz of America
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Magnet Schultz of America
VMax Group is a leadership and teamwork training company founded by former fighter pilots. We help leaders build high-trust, high-accountability teams through keynotes, workshops, and Top Gun Teamwork, our guided implementation program. We do this so people can speak truth, align fast, execute better, and learn from every mission to make "tomorrow" ever brighter!
Robert “Cujo” Teschner
Founder
THE VMAX TEAMWORK SYSTEM
Plan with clarity.
Communicate with intent.
Execute to standards.
Learn without blame.
See the Teamwork SystemCommunicate with intent.
Execute to standards.
Learn without blame.
What is the VMax Group Teamwork System?
VMax Group helps teams build a working rhythm around five essentials: purpose, clear expectations, standards, psychological safety, and a repeatable mission cycle.
Our tools have names
E.A.G.L.E. Planning. V.I.P.E.R. Briefs. F-4 Debriefs. And the benefit is your team gets a shared way to prepare, communicate, execute, and improve.
FAQ
Everything You Need to Know...Upfront
What does VMax Group do?
Our programs are designed to help organizations, from federal and state government, to law enforcement and first responders, to for-profit and non-profit businesses learn to 'team' effectively and build leaders who are equipped with the tools to lead confidently.
Who is VMax Group for?
Our programs are designed to help organizations, from federal and state government, to law enforcement and first responders, to for-profit and non-profit businesses learn to 'team' effectively and build leaders who are equipped with the tools to lead confidently.
What is Top Gun Teamwork?
Top Gun Teamwork is our flagship teamwork training program. It's conducted completely virtually, with Cohorts of learners that meet every week for 12 consecutive weeks over Zoom. These recorded sessions last 90 minutes and pack a punch - each session we learn more about the core teaming frameworks high-performance teams use to win in disruption, enabling our students to do the same.
Does VMax Group deliver in person and virtually?
We do deliver both in person and virtually. Our award-winning programs have won awards using both formats.
What makes VMax Group different from other leadership training?
Unlike most leadership training programs, we equip our learners with tools and we give them confidence to use the tools correctly through hands-on training and live coaching. Ultimately, we certify our Top Gun Teamwork students.