Adaptive Challenge Consulting

BUILDING BETTER LEADERS & TEAMS THROUGH AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP & INCLUSION TRAINING.

At Adaptive Challenge Consulting, we specialize in empowering managers and leaders to navigate the complexities of organizational growth through a human-centered approach. Viewing organizations as dynamic, interconnected systems, we focus on fostering authentic leadership, emotional intelligence, and inclusive environments.

Our comprehensive training programs address both obvious and hidden challenges, equipping leaders with the skills needed to build resilient teams and thrive in today’s diverse workplaces. What sets us apart is our holistic methodology: we blend leadership development, emotional intelligence training, and inclusion initiatives with a unique mix of humor, humility, and wisdom.

Discover how Adaptive Challenge Consulting can help you unlock your team's potential and create lasting organizational transformation.

Alan joined the CSUSB Enrollment Management team to share his expertise on culturally responsive customer service. The team, many of whom were new to the concepts presented, were excited by and engaged with his content, finding it informative and accessible. The team came away from the session empowered to use the concepts and with specific ways it could be applied to their particular work. I am thankful that Alan was willing to make the trek to California to spend time with us to do this critically important training.

-Rachel A. Beech, Ed.D. - Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management - California State University, San Bernardino



Dr. Alan Mueller has come to speak with our staff as part of our WakeUP Series on topics such as "Working Together Using the Myers-Briggs Psychological Type Indicator" and "Leadership and Teamwork" and we are already planning for him to come back this year to work with us on various other topics to include improv and other items! A dynamic presenter, Dr. Mueller infuses his infectious energy with humor, humility, and wisdom. Our staff love having him and his presentations have become a "must-see". He is extremely engaging and would recommend any organization bringing him in to work with staff.

-Jen Abinette - Director - Talent Development and Facilities Management,
Wake Forest University 

Alan facilitated a retreat workshop for University College at North Carolina Central University and his presentation was a highlight of our semester. University College staff continue to reiterate how well Alan was able to communicate and relate to them even though this was the first time he had met my staff. His presentation came at a critical time for University College to give our staff confidence as well as ways that we can work better together. During our retreat, Alan helped our staff come together, have fun, unwind, and learn about each other.  His personality, his professional demeanor, and his communication make Alan stand out. University College is stronger thanks to working with Alan. We will be working with him again in the future.

 

-Zack Underwood, Dean of University College, North Carolina Central University

We brought in Alan for a MBTI workshop with staff members who facilitate leadership development workshops with undergraduate students. One of our workshops touches on the MBTI, so not only did we want our staff to have a better understanding of the instrument, but we also wanted them to utilize this tool to personally develop and gain insight into their own interactions, both personally and professionally. Alan had wonderful and engaging activities for us to work through and really helped us take a much deeper dive into the MBTI. He kept things fun and had plenty of examples to make the material relatable. We really enjoyed our experience with Alan and our attendees had really positive feedback!

-Lindsay Woelker - Associate Director for Leadership,
UNC Greensboro

Dr. Mueller has served as an adjunct in the past for our Master in Higher Education program, teaching courses on Leadership as well as Current Issues in Higher Education. Students responded well to Dr. Mueller's presence in the classroom and benefited by his extensive experience working in Student Affairs and Higher Education. More recently, Dr. Mueller has conducted workshops for current students as well as prospective students of our program utilizing the art of improvisation and how to participate in job interviews. For our current students, this was a welcomed addition to their curricular studies, as it provided a different means by which they could allay their fears and anxiety a little better and approach their upcoming job interviews for their first post-master's position. For prospective students, Dr. Mueller utilizing this workshop on helping them to ease their anxiety for interviewing for graduate assistanships with our program.

-Dr. Brad Johnson - Clinical Associate Professor of Higher Education,
UNC Greensboro