Founder/Facilitator
Paul Rieken
“Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities."
-Dr. Jordan B. Peterson-
Paul Rieken is the founder of Normative Point, LLC, a professional development consultancy in Lincoln, Nebraska. Paul facilitates transformative development initiatives that unlock potential, ignite performance, and create exceptional outcomes, helping teams, leaders, and organizations achieve their highest potential.
Paul has over twenty-seven years of leadership experience in the private and public sectors, holding roles ranging from front-line supervisor to Executive Director. He dedicated fourteen years of his leadership career to heading training and development departments, facilitating thousands of hours of development initiatives. Paul's experience in various dynamic work environments allows him to assess, address, and resolve client needs thoroughly, creatively, and practically.
Paul's approach fosters engagement, skill enhancement, and measurable improvements. Interactive team development initiatives enhance team members' communication, collaboration, trust, and more. Transformative leadership development programs boost knowledge and skills, strengthening leadership competencies and credibility. Strategic planning sessions yield a clear, achievable, yet challenging roadmap for success. Innovative and customized training workshops offer information, tools, processes, and resources to boost engagement and performance. Cultural transformation processes provide strategies for organizations to develop more fully aligned, engaged, and thriving cultures.
Paul holds a Master's degree in Organizational Performance and a Bachelor's in Human and Social Services Administration from Bellevue University. He resides in Lincoln with his wife, Jennifer, and their highly spirited miniature poodle.
Mission-Vision-Purpose-Values
Our Mission:
To engage teams, leaders, and organizations in transformative training and development experiences that unlock potential, ignite performance, and create extraordinary outcomes.
Our Vision:
We envision a future of work where exceptional leaders, high-performing teams, deeply engaged individuals, and thriving and dynamic workplaces are the norm.
Our Purpose:
We exist to inspire ideas, actions, and achievements that resonate through and beyond the workplace and positively impact scores of people.
Our Core Values:
Ethical behavior: doing what is right, even if it is difficult.
Positive connections: relationships built on trust, honesty, and respect.
Ownership: responsibility for everything and everyone within our scope of influence.
Innovation: creativity, new ideas, and continual learning.
Adaptability: flexibility to navigate change.
Humility: never getting too big for our britches.
Services
Team Development
Forging collaborative, high-performing teams through assessments, experiential learning, and activities tailored to improve teamwork, communication, and trust.
Leadership Development
Maximizing leadership impact through tools, processes, and mindshifts that increase confidence, competence, and credibility.
Customized Training Workshops
Bridging skill gaps, increasing knowledge, and boosting performance through targeted learning experiences.
Strategic Planning
Aligning vision with strategic action to create a charted course to success.
Cultural Transformation Processes
Driving positive transformation by developing aligned, engaged, and thriving cultures.
Our Promise
We promise an unrivaled commitment to your professional development needs and your complete satisfaction with all tools, strategies, processes, and results throughout the lifespan of every development initiative.
After browsing the website, please use the contact page to schedule a free consultation to learn more about our services and fees. We would love to discuss how Normative Point, LLC can provide your organization with personal, practical, creative, and affordable professional development solutions.