EAST ORANGE, N.J. - s4story -- Anna D. Banks, Principal of Thrive Leadership Institute, Inc. and member of the President's Advisory Committee for the John Maxwell Team (JMT), joined leadership expert, author, and speaker, Dr. John C. Maxwell to visit the Dominican Republic along with 200 other talented John Maxwell Team coaches last week.  The trip marked the third time Banks joined Dr, Maxwell to provide a series of conferences aimed at strengthening values-based leadership in a Latin American country.

The work of Dominicana se Transforma, a non-profit organization, and local partner of the John C. Maxwell Leadership Foundation, inspired Banks and coaches from different countries, to visit the country and train more than 30,000 people on Transformation Tables, a values-based curriculum.  Those trained will serve as multipliers in all levels of society.

"There are 25 basic values ​​that are fundamental and that apply in any society.  In the Dominican Republic, transformation tables are focused on twelve values; these are, commitment, self-confidence, responsibility, positive attitude, forgiveness, initiative, listening. Also, integrity, discipline, passion, common agenda and the two pillars of transformation", said Banks. "The program will revolve around those topics in the Transformation Tables.

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Beginning, Tuesday, November 16, 2021, through Saturday, November 20, 2021, Anna Banks and 200 other coaches were deployed to serve and facilitate training Transformation Tables throughout the country.   On Thursday evening, November 18, 2021, John C. Maxwell, spoke to hundreds at the Salon la Fiesta del Hotel Jaragua, on the importance of values-based servant leadership.   You can watch the recording by visiting https://youtu.be/DG1IrJxofWo



A few highlights from Anna's participation included:

Wednesday, November 17, 2021:  Transformational Tables Coaching with interpreters Carolina Donis

Thursday, November 18, 2021 (a.m.):  Trained 30 facilitators at RE/MAX METROPOLITANA – SANTO DOMINGO DE GUZMÁN

Thursday, November 18, 2021 (p.m.):  Trained 28 facilitators at ACROMAX DOMINICANA, a company of 201-500 employees

Friday, November 19, 2021 (a.m.):  Trained 40 facilitators at Centro de Capacitación en Política y Gestión Fiscal | CAPGEFI

Friday, November 19, 2021 (p.m.):  Trained 24 facilitators at Compania Comercial Caribe SAS is located in SANTO DOMINGO, D. N., Dominican Republic.  Compania Comercial Caribe SAS 220 total employees

Saturday, November 20, 2021 (a.m.):  Along with 14 other coaches trained nearly 200 facilitators at Iglesia Cristiana, Santo Domingo (DN), Dominican Republic.

Throughout the week, 200 John Maxwell Team trained professionals who specialize in values, directed training sessions for 1,000+ organizations, and trained 30,000 in seven cities of the country.  The coaches served in Santo Domingo, La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, Punta Cana, Santiago, Hato Mayor and Barahona.

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For more information, you can go to www.dominicanasetransforma.org

John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 30 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association® and the most influential leadership expert in the world by Business Insider and Inc. magazine. He is the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation, organizations that have trained millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell speaks each year to Fortune 500 companies, presidents of nations, and many of the world's top business leaders.

Anna D. Banks is the founder of Thrive Leadership Institute, (https://www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/annabanks) a leading training consulting company specializing in using career coaching, and soft-skills training design to drive sales and help entrepreneurs reach the next level in their personal and professional lives. Anna is a training professional with more than twenty years of learning and development experience working with Fortune 500 companies, higher education institutions, and state & local governments to solve their most important learning implementation needs. As a Certified Human Behavior (DISC) Consultant, Anna leverages the power of DISC to help individuals and teams communicate more.