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Leadership Development

We help organizations build healthy, high-performing cultures that accelerate productivity and sustainable results.

Leadership Development

A dynamic program that will spur individual growth, improve team dynamics, and elevate leadership capabilities.

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Leadership Development Programs

Benefits of the Leadership Development Programs include:

  • Accelerates leadership effectiveness
  • Strengthens alignment and trust across leadership teams
  • Cultivates a healthier, high-performing culture
  • Increases organizational agility and adaptability
  • Improves strategic clarity and execution
  • Drives sustainable, long-term performance (not just short-term wins)
  • Elevates leadership confidence, presence, and authenticity
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Team Development

A systems approach that results in greater trust, accountability, healthy conflict, and commitment to goals.

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Team Development Programs

Benefits of our team programs: 

  • Increases engagement, morale & overall team cohesion
  • Strengthens trust & psychological safety across the team
  • Aligns team members around shared goals, priorities & expectations
  • Increases accountability & ownership
  • Enhances collaboration & cross-functional effectiveness
  • Accelerates problem-solving & decision-making as a team
  • Improves execution by turning strategy into coordinated action
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EXECUTIVE COACHING

A thought-provoking and creative process that will inspire you to maximize your personal and professional potential.

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Executive Coaching

Benefits of executive coaching:

  • Clarity of Self – Know your strengths and blind spots
  • Better Decisions – Think clearly under pressure
  • Stronger Leadership – Communicate and influence effectively
  • Disciplined Execution – Follow through on what matters
  • Adaptive Agility – Lead through change and uncertainty
  • Culture Impact – Shape trust and performance
  • Focused Energy – Align effort with what drives results
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Leadership Training Programs

Leadership Development Podcasts

Leadership Principle
episode 22

Leadership Principle #1: Never Stop Learning

In this conversation, Ron Redell, president of DoubleLine, shares insights on leadership, risk management, and building a high-performing successful organization.
Creating Enterprise Value Through Leadership
episode 21

Creating Enterprise Value Through Leadership

In this insightful conversation, Tom Athenour and Karen Posey discuss expert strategies for creating enterprise value, building effective leadership teams, and developing future leaders in mid-market companies. Discover practical tips on aligning your first team, leveraging stakeholder feedback, and rethinking leadership development to accelerate growth.
Donna Zajonc, Co-founder/ Master Certified Coach at the Center for the Empowerment Dynamic Organizational Change, Psychology, Business
episode 20

Stop Rescuing, Start Coaching

In this conversation, Tom Athenour and Donna Zajonc explore the integration of psychology and business through the lens of the Empowerment Dynamic framework. They discuss the Drama Triangle, which includes the roles of Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor, and how these roles manifest in workplace dynamics. Donna emphasizes the importance of shifting from a Rescuer mindset to a Coaching approach, encouraging leaders to empower their teams rather than take over responsibilities.
Creating a Deliberately Developmental Organization
episode 19

Creating a Deliberately Developmental Organization

Tom Athenour and Lisa Lahey explore the intricacies of organizational development and transformation, emphasizing the importance of understanding the difference between informational and transformational learning. They discuss the role of leadership in fostering a deliberately developmental organization, the challenges leaders face in navigating change, and the significance of self-reflection and feedback in personal and organizational growth.
Taking a Step Back: A Leadership Reset for the New Year
episode 18

Taking a Step Back: A Leadership Reset for the New Year

Tom Athenour welcomes listeners to season 2 of the Leader-to-Leader podcast, emphasizing the importance of holistic leadership and personal development. He discusses the significance of setting intentions for the new year and introduces the One Big Thing (OBT) framework, which helps individuals focus on one key area for growth.
Leading the Digital Transformation at IKEA
episode 17

Leading the Digital Transformation at IKEA

In this conversation, Parag Parekh, Chief Digital Officer at IKEA, shares insights into the evolution of retail, the importance of omni-channel strategies, and the challenges faced by leaders in adapting to rapid changes in the market. He discusses IKEA’s journey from a traditional brick-and-mortar retailer to a digital-first organization, emphasizing the need for agility, collaboration, and a customer-centric approach.
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Leadership Case Studies

Why Managers Think They’re Coaching When They’re Not!

Executive Coaching Engagement: Senior Leader

A senior leader at a professional services organization was getting feedback that people wanted her to engage more and represent her functional role more assertively.

Leadership Development

Team Development: Increasing Collective Effectiveness of a Senior Management Team

A division of a large global manufacturing company wanted to increase the effectiveness of their senior leadership team.

Don’t forget your top performers. They need feedback too!

Leadership Development: Building Leaders for Future Growth

A financial services organization needed to build their current and future leadership bench strength.

Articles on Leadership

Reflecting on the Year

Reflecting on the Year: An Annual Ritual

End of year milestones are a great opportunity to zoom out and take stock of the year. These reviews can provoke reflections and spark planning as we look to the new year.

Why do people dread Mondays? It's the boss!

Why do people dread Mondays? It’s the boss!

The worst and most stressful part of your job might be your immediate boss.

Executive Coaching

Tough conversations: Just do it!

Tough conversations affect all parties and involve high levels of emotion.

The ROI of time: 3 ways to maximize it!

The ROI of time: 3 ways to maximize it!

It’s easy to get derailed on our time. Some would say that our culture is addicted to busyness, and it’s only getting worse.

Learning to love your inbox

Learning to love your inbox

Take a look at your inbox right now. How many unread or unanswered emails are in there?

What is Your Why? How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to take Action

What is Your Why?

How great leasers inspire everyone to take action.

Books on Leadership

A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership

A CEO for All Seasons: Mastering the Cycles of Leadership

by Carolyn Dewar (Author), Scott Keller (Author), Vikram Malhotra (Author), Kurt Strovink (Author)

In the high-stakes world of corporate leadership, becoming a Fortune 500 CEO is an Everest-like ascent—with only the savviest managing to avoid falling off the mountain.

Extreme Ownership

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin

Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special forces unit of the Iraq War demonstrate how to apply powerful leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.

The Power of TED, David Emerald

The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)

by: David Emerald

Escape the Grip of Drama and Take Control of Your Life. The Power of TED is a fable on self-leadership, because how you lead your own life has everything to do with how you lead in other areas. It is a tool for both individuals and organizations who want to create more effective communication and relationships.

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

by: Simon Sinek

The inspirational bestseller that ignited a movement and asked us to find our WHY. Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel Pink

Pink’s book explores and debunks several myths about what drives human behavior, and hebuilds a strong case for why we as leaders and managers need to better understand what motivates people and not just rely on economic motivators.

Your Brain at Work

Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

by David Rock

If you’re interested in learning more about how the brain works, I’d recommend this book. A researcher and consultant burrows deep inside the heads of one modern two-career couple to examine how each partner processes the workday—revealing how a more nuanced understanding of brain science can allow us to better organize, prioritize, recall, and sort our daily lives.

Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business

Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business

by Charles Duhigg

This is a great read with memorable stories and case studies that will help with the stickiness of his teaching. In The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. In Smarter Faster Better, he applies the same relentless curiosity and rich storytelling to how we can improve at the things we do.

The Coaching Habit

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, and Change the Way You Lead Forever

by Michael Bungay Stanier

This book is used in our Coaching for Success workshops and is featured in our Leadership Journey programs. Drawing on years of experience training more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples’ potential.