Blue Trail Breakthrough

Forging High Performing Teams in Unexpected Places

A leadership fable set in a completely fictional camp

By Bob Berk and Ari Berk

Blue Trail Breakthrough is a leadership fable set in a fictional camp that explores building high-performing teams. It introduces the Triangle Model, a flexible framework for aligning efforts, fostering accountability, and enhancing communication and trust. The narrative encourages teams to engage with tension, embrace responsibility, and cultivate clarity, authenticity, and integrity, guiding readers to create cohesive teams that overcome challenges and achieve collective success.

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The Triangle Model for Breakthrough Teams

Building a Breakthrough Team is an intricate endeavor that necessitates unwavering commitment and deliberate action. The Triangle Model serves as a blueprint rather than a rigid recipe, providing essential ingredients that can be arranged and prioritized based on immediate needs. As a collective, your team will determine which triangle belongs in the middle and, then, how you will address each additional component. The success of your journey hinges on your dedication to each other and to every aspect of the model.

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What readers are saying about Blue Trail Breakthrough

Discover how Blue Trail Breakthrough has helped individuals and teams unlock their potential, achieve their goals, and thrive beyond expectations.

Lisa Maxwell
Director of Training, National Conflict Resolution Center

Bob and Ari Berk have written a book that provides a master class level of healthy team communication. Don’t be fooled by the beautiful camp setting, this is more than a feel-good story. Leaders, team members and everyone else can learn about how to communicate better, support others, and simply be better humans by reading this book.

Catherine Mattice
Founder & CEO, Civility Partners
As someone who works tirelessly to promote respectful workplaces, I found Blue Trail Breakthrough to be an invaluable resource. The emphasis on trust, communication, and healthy conflict resolution directly aligns with the core principles of creating a positive and productive work environment. This book is a must- read for HR professionals and anyone committed to building thriving teams.
Brad Lupien
President & CEO of arc Experience
Blue Trail is a fantastic resource for teaching concrete, critical leadership skills to emerging leaders. It embeds complex leadership strategies into a story that draws you in, providing a great read and a powerful learning experience.
Mike Cohen
Former Owner and Director, Camp Timberlane for Boys
Effective leadership is as much art as it is science. Bob Berk and Ari Berk promote a formula that embraces both. This is an easy to read and digestible guide for group leaders striving to elevate their approach.
Jordan S. Keller
Partner, Keller Turner Andrews & Ghanem, PLLC
As an attorney who navigates complex team dynamics for high-profile clients, I found Blue Trail Breakthrough to be an invaluable resource. The insights offered go beyond theory, providing actionable strategies to identify and address the root causes of workplace dysfunction. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to build and lead high-performing teams.
Sara Doell
Division I Collegiate Golf Coach, Life Coach and Best-Selling Author of “Your Future Self Will Thank You” and “Next Time Leave Me on the Floor.”
If you are looking for a book to support you as you define and sustain strong team culture, Blue Trail Breakthrough is the book for you. Even after having coached for over 20 years, this book reminded me to continually develop, learn, connect and grow as a coach. The perfectly placed questions and points of introspection throughout the book are extremely effective as you travel a path with Maria as she leads Camp Blue Trail through her first year as the camp director. Having perspectives from a director, members of a leadership team and camp counselors throughout the book demonstrate the effectiveness of focus, communication, accountability and trust within an organization or team from many points of view. The themes of culture, leadership, expectations, development, growth and fun are woven throughout the story effectively to help the reader understand these key concepts while seeing it unfold in Camp Blue Trail. I highly recommend this book!
Noushin Dunkelman
Founder & President, MaxSynergy Consulting
The authors’ storytelling approach masterfully reinforces the importance of leadership, communication, and culture. I was particularly impressed by the emphasis on a leader's mindset, consistency, and follow-through in building an effective organization. This book is both practical and insightful, offering invaluable guidance for real-world application.
Myrialis King
Founder and CEO, Community Academies of New Orleans
As the CEO of a charter school management organization, I am always on the lookout for resources that truly empower our school leaders and their teams. Blue Trail Breakthrough is poised to be an invaluable asset in this quest. The authors’ deep understanding of the core components of successful teams—trust, focus, communication, engaging with tension, and accountability—is apparent throughout the book. What sets this book apart is its blend of theory and practice. It doesn’t just outline concepts, but it provides actionable strategies and practical steps that our school leaders can implement immediately. The section on engaging with tension, in particular, stands out as an invaluable tool for school leaders. It offers insightful approaches to navigating conflict constructively, helping teams address challenges and emerge stronger. Blue Trail Breakthrough is more than a leadership fable; it’s a hands-on guide that will undoubtedly enhance our team dynamics and operational effectiveness - which ensures our student’s academic success. I am confident that it will serve as a crucial tool for fostering a high-performing and resilient leadership team in our schools.
Joel Glantz
Senior Executive Vice President, Empire Today
As the former Senior Executive VP of Empire Today, I led countless teams. Blue Trail Breakthrough is the roadmap I wish I'd had earlier. It's a game-changer for building cohesive, high-performing teams that consistently exceed expectations.

Meet the Authors

Bob Berk

founder and principal consultant

Bob Berk, founder and principal consultant of New Table Consulting, brings extensive expertise in building organizational capacity. Specializing in high-performing teams, communication, and conflict resolution, Bob tailors his services for executives and employee teams across diverse sectors. His skills include mediation, facilitation, and coaching, focusing on leadership development and team effectiveness. With a respectful and engaging presentation style, Bob draws on his background as a former school principal advocating for children with special needs. His academic credentials include a Bachelor’s in Biology, a Master’s in Secondary School Administration, and a PhD in Leadership and Policy. Passionate about camping, Bob credits his experiences at Camp Timberlane for Boys in Northern Wisconsin for shaping his personal and professional growth, fostering leadership and enduring relationships.

To learn more about Bob and his work, please visit www.newtableconsulting.com.

Ari Berk

Masters in Education Student

Ari Berk is a Masters in Education student at the University of San Francisco, where he served as an editor of Ignatian literary magazine for two years. He has a passion for writing and workshopping prose of all kinds, and wants to share this energy with students of his own. His essays and short stories have been honored with statewide and departmental prizes. He worked as a camp counselor for four summers in high school and college and attended sleepaway camp for three summers as a youth.

For speaking engagements, interviews, or to discuss collaboration opportunities, email us at bob@bluetrailbreakthrough.com

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