The founder is the destination
Rene' Henri Criswell built the Vanguard Model after years of watching training fail to change behavior. The method is the hero of this site — Rene' is where the road leads.
If you think you can achieve anything without good leadership, you’re wrong!
At DRIVE, we believe good leadership should be the standard, not the exception.
Our mission is to develop leaders who create clarity, build trust, develop people, and execute with discipline. Through practical leadership education, coaching, facilitation, and real-world application, we help individuals become leaders worth following and organizations become places where people can thrive.
DRIVE is what leaders do, the Vanguard Model is how they learn it, and Speaking With Purpose is how they say it. Explore courses for your organization and pathways for young leaders.
Six of the most essential leadership traits — communication, integrity, emotional control, developing people, example, and accountability.
Four facilitator-guided courses on the DRIVE Leadership Framework™ — Frontline, Operational, Strategic, and Production Operations. Built from combat leadership and thirty-six years of corporate operations.
Three certification levels in the Vanguard Model — Certified Trainer, Certified Facilitator, and Master Trainer. Certified on demonstrated capability, not attendance.
Speaking With Purpose™, six modules on confidence, clarity, and articulation under pressure, each ending in a live performance with no notes and no warning. Plus How to Master Articulation, its self-paced companion for training the voice at home.
Two six-module courses for young leaders. Learn with a group through the Vanguard Model and companion student workbooks, or build a personal leadership portfolio in the self-paced DRIVE Young Leaders Academy.
Eleven facilitator-led sessions for each of Grades 3, 4, and 5. Children build habits, handle money, stay safe online, work in teams, and bounce back, with scripts, workbooks, and everything a teacher needs to print.
Most courses are facilitator-guided. Your organization purchases the course materials and supplies its own facilitator. DRIVE-led in-person and virtual training is planned for the future. Confirm your organization’s licensing and delivery requirements when you inquire.
First-time buyers receive the accelerated Master Facilitator Training Module at no extra charge with any course purchase except Training-track courses. Book purchases do not qualify. Explore the free facilitator training →
The motivational trilogy supports personal growth. The Leadership / Training books put DRIVE and the Vanguard Model into practice.
Drive On · Welcome to the Real World · Moving Forward
The DRIVE Leadership Framework · The Vanguard Model · Leadership in Motion
The courses are the beginning. DRIVE-led in-person training, virtual training, and consulting are in development — tell us which one you're waiting on and we'll come find you when it's ready.
The leadership course delivered in person or virtually, to your team, with facilitation provided by DRIVE. This service is planned for the future; companies currently supply their own facilitators.
Onboarding, leadership pipelines, and certification systems rebuilt from the ground up — for organizations that need training to produce a number their CFO reads.
A revolutionary capability development system that transforms training into measurable performance and develops leaders who achieve mastery.
Rene' Henri Criswell built the Vanguard Model after years of watching training fail to change behavior. The method is the hero of this site — Rene' is where the road leads.