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We're trusted across North America by teams that refuse to settle for good enough. Teams that strive to be better always and seek to practice positive, forward-focused accountability. Teams just like these, a small sampling of the hundreds of companies we've served through the years:
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WHEN TEAMWORK BREAKS DOWN

Working hard 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. And your team shouldn't have to hope they know wha't expected of them.
You don't need more GOOD IDEAS. You need CLEAR, SOUND STRUCTURE YOU CAN IMPLEMENT.

How we help: We give you a dependable, repeatable way to 'team' together. With high accountability, always.

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've Lived It
Birthed in the high-stakes world of fighter aviation, refined through rigorous implementation at the USAF Weapons School.
We've Written It
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.
We're Trusted
We're a team of American fighter pilots, whose CEO is a multiple award-winning speaker/Vistage Speaker of the Year.
Meet Your Guides
One CORE system. Several OUTSTANDING ways to get YOU GOING.

Start wherever your team needs the most help.

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Our Keynotes: 
A Great Introduction

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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Our Workshops: 
A Much Deeper Dive

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:
How You Implement It

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.
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Not quite sure where to begin? Just book a short call. We'll help you choose the program, or combination of programs that will best serve you.
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Let's enable better teamwork by taking bold action:

You Book the Call
Tell us what you're looking to achieve,  what problems you need help solving, so we understand your pain points.
We'll Build Your Custom Program
Together, we'll develop the tailored approach that leverages our programs and skills to best serve you.
You Put Your Program to Work
Your team will walk away with real tools - teaming frameworks - that they'll apply immediately and forever.
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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.
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You don't get here through luck. You achieve this by following a system.
Robert "Cujo" Teschner teaching team accountability to a leadership team around a conference table

Don't just take our word for it. Here's what people are saying about working with us:

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Magnet Schultz of America
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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!
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Robert "Cujo" Teschner signing a copy of Debrief to Win for a teamwork training participant
THE "DEBRIEF TO WIN" TEAMWORK SYSTEM
Plan with clarity.
Communicate with intent.
Execute to standards.
Learn without blame.
See the Teamwork System
Click the link above to get a better understanding of the "Debrief to Win" teamwork system.
VMax Group helps teams build a working rhythm around five essentials: purpose, clear expectations, standards, psychological safety, and a repeatable mission cycle.
Click the link above to get a good sense of what the tools are that we use to help teams 'team' well.
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?

We teach teams how to implement positive, forward-focused accountability through the "Debrief to Win" approach. This is the same approach taught at the US Air Force Weapons School and used by high-performance teams worldwide. VMax Group instructors lived the approach during their time flying on the front lines, and now they teach what they lived to organizations that want to build leaders who know how to lead teams that actually deliver results.

Who is VMax Group for?

VMax Group's 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 VMax Group's flagship teamwork training program. It's conducted entirely virtually, with Cohorts of learners meeting every week for 12 consecutive weeks over Zoom. These recorded sessions last 90 minutes and pack a punch - each session, students learn more about the core teaming frameworks high-performance teams use to win in disruption, enabling them to do the same.

Does VMax Group deliver in person and virtually?

VMax Group instructors deliver exceptionally, both in person and virtually. VMax Group's programs have won awards using both formats.

What makes VMax Group different from other leadership training?

Unlike most leadership training programs, VMax Group equips learners with tools and builds their confidence to use them correctly through hands-on training and live coaching. Ultimately, VMax Group certifies students in the approach through the Top Gun Teamwork students.

LET'S Get Started!

Your team can and should be better.
We're here to help you ensure it is.

It can be aligned. Accountable. Honest. Ready for the next hard thing. If you need help making it this way, book a call with VMax Group and take the first step toward a team that 'teams' on purpose.
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