Get more from leadership development.
A broader way to think about developing leaders
Leadership development creates greater impact when it extends beyond programs and is supported by the systems, practices and experiences that shape leadership every day.
I partner with organisations to strengthen their leadership development systems and design leadership programs that create lasting behaviour change.
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Most organisations don't struggle to create learning experiences for their leaders. They struggle to create lasting behaviour change.
Leaders attend programs, gain new insights, and leave motivated to do things differently. But once the reality of everyday work sets in, competing priorities take over, old habits resurface, and much of the initial momentum fades.
It's a challenge faced by organisations of all sizes and sectors. Not because leadership development isn't important. Not because leaders don't want to change. And often not because the program itself was ineffective.
Leadership development is simply influenced by far more than what happens inside a workshop, program or coaching conversation.
That's why I take a broader view.
One that considers not only how leaders learn, but also the conditions that help leadership behaviours take hold and endure.
Leadership development happens in programs. It also happens everywhere else.
Leadership behaviours are shaped by more than formal learning experiences.
They are influenced by the expectations leaders are held to, the opportunities they have to practice, the feedback they get, the support they receive from others, and the day-to-day experiences that teach them what leadership looks like in your organisation.
When these elements work together, leadership development becomes more than a series of isolated initiatives. It becomes part of how leadership grows over time.
That's why my work focuses on both developing leaders and strengthening the organisation’s capacity to develop leaders.
Together, these create the conditions for more meaningful and sustainable leadership development.
Two ways I can help you get more from leadership development
Leadership development systems
Strengthen your organisation’s capacity to develop leaders.
Most organisations already have a leadership development system. It exists in the frameworks, processes, practices and experiences that shape leadership every day. The question is whether those elements are working together effectively or pulling in different directions.
Using the LDS Wheel™, I help organisations assess and strengthen the conditions that influence leadership development across the business.
This work is particularly valuable when you are:
Setting your leadership strategy
Developing a new leadership framework
Reviewing existing leadership investment
Seeking greater impact from current programs
Evolving your approach from programs to a leadership development ecosystem.
Leadership programs
Develop leaders by closing the knowing-doing gap.
Leadership programs are an important part of leadership development. The challenge is ensuring learning translates into action.
Using the Knowing-to-Doing Pathway™, I design leadership programs that help leaders move from awareness and insight through to application, reinforcement and sustained behaviour change.
This work is particularly valuable when you are:
Designing a new leadership program
Refreshing an existing program
Supporting strategic or organisational change
Looking for a stronger transfer of learning
Seeking to embed development into existing business rhythms and routines.
Why clients engage me
My work brings together three perspectives that are rarely combined. The result is practical, evidence-informed leadership development that works with the organisation, not around it.
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Grounded in behavioural science and an understanding of how people learn, change and perform.
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More than 25 years designing, delivering and leading leadership development initiatives both internally and as a consultant.
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Focused on strengthening not only individual leaders, but also the organisational conditions that help leadership development succeed.
Curious about what might be possible?
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