Designing Leadership Development

Our leadership development discovery process highlights where interventions will have the greatest impact for your organization, and identifies the critical objectives, timing, and other elements necessary for designing leadership courses, curricula, and solutions that are truly transformational — delivering results that matter most to your organization.

When we’re designing custom leadership development programs, we always start with your organization’s unique context and culture and use multiple approaches in the discovery phase to ensure ROI from your investments. Our foundational discovery process includes:

• Interviews, focus groups, and conversations with key stakeholders;
• A review of relevant organizational materials, behavioral ratings data, etc.; and
• Optional data review and analysis using our cutting-edge leadership analytics tools, borne out of our decades of pioneering research.

Insights generated in the leadership development discovery process are used to gain stakeholder support and buy-in while optimizing solution design and delivery to represent the culture, vision, and business needs of your organization.

We Are Trusted Architects of Transformation:

In every solution, we go beyond skill development to instill new, deeper ways of thinking in your leaders. As your partner, you can expect from us:

• A thoughtful leadership development discovery process that brings your unique context and culture together with our knowledge and experience in leadership assessment and evaluation to surface what’s supporting — or getting in the way of — real results for your organization
• Evidence-based leadership development curriculum design steeped in best practices and research, with nearly 6 decades of experience creating and shaping the field
• Dedicated design faculty who are leadership experts experienced in assessing and designing custom leadership solutions
• Global service delivery capability to scale and deliver quality, consistent training worldwide, with the ability to bring extensive cross-cultural, topic area, and industry expertise
• Partnership with a mission-driven organization working to advance the practice of leadership worldwide through a belief in the positive ripple effect that leadership development can have on individuals, teams, organizations, and society

It’s Not About Process — It’s About Partnership:

Our approach is focused on transforming lives and creating measurable, sustained impact for your organization. We believe:

• The journey is iterative, not linear: A great partner embraces the journey, rather than seeking a quick fix. We champion your perspective as your needs evolve — delivering a continual path of growth for your organization.
• The best solutions are co-created: Our reputation is built on successful implementation and research. Although we have proven designs, our creation starts with you, first and foremost. We know you want a problem-solving partner — not a preset solution.
• The ideal relationship is “learning alongside,” not “lecturing from up front:” We’re committed to remaining flexible, continually learning, and adjusting with you — not just telling you the best option.