Leadership Development for Profitable Innovation
An Evidence-Based Approach Focused on Adult Development
What We Do
Our Expertise
Do you ever feel that you "have to run to stand still" and that the operating environment is becoming so complex that it is hard to know what to do?
Staying competitive requires profitable innovation. But how do companies develop their leaders to concentrate on the right organizational behaviors to develop this skill?
Focusing on adult development (vertical development) enables leaders to become highly influential in today's complex and uncertain world. Moreover, recent research confirms that heightened sense-making delivers far more potent results than the traditional horizontal approach of broadening skillsets.
Our coaching sessions and programs help leaders develop through the various levels of how we make sense of the world to manage complexity effectively, avoid mind traps, integrate paradoxical situations, and drive creativity. Leaders who embrace these principles guide organizations that thrive.
Our Focus
The Problems We Solve
Many companies are facing cyclical and secular headwinds. A sharp increase in the cost of credit is occurring just as technological disruption creates an ever-increasing pace of product obsolescence.
We hear from many in the startup community that they need to manage the financial burn rate as it could imperil their existence. They are focusing on survival, not growth.
Large corporations feel that customer needs are changing so rapidly that they can't innovate fast enough. With disruptive technologies emerging, some companies worry they will miss the opportunities and quickly become irrelevant. They jump on the bandwagon with little thought so they don't lose out.
Moreover, some organizations lack a clear growth strategy or lose focus before executing and reaping the rewards.
It isn't pleasant, but we can help you tilt the odds in your favor. We provide the tools and support to find clarity in complexity and drive profitable innovation.
Leaders today need better ways to manage, drive profitable innovation, and move with agility. Above all, they must detach themselves from the situation and ensure their teams change faster than their operating environment.
Why Us?
After years of working in financial and technology markets, we understand how hard it is to manage and sustain profitable companies in today's complex world.
- Knowledge is important. But how you use that knowledge to decode the world around you is critical. We can help you develop a mindset that sees every problem as a learning opportunity that requires continual perspective seeking and taking from key stakeholders.
- The journey in adult development is never-ending, and we can help you learn to deploy some simple tools to grow personally and develop others.
- We possess thousands of hours of individual, team, and group coaching experience and are ICF-certified.
- We have been trained by and participated in coaching for the Ivey Business School (one of the top business schools in Canada).
- We have extensive hands-on experience coaching large teams in the financial and technology sectors.
Our What
Our programs focus on how leaders perceive and make sense of the world. The aim is to produce leaders with a dual awareness of the self and the situation. This objective is much more challenging to achieve than the traditional horizontal approach of skill enhancement. It is not just about technical change. It requires a mindset shift, and it's very personal.
Moreover, you can't teach the vertical development approach. It is an experiential process that is nurtured and guided by coaching.
The rewards are immense. Self-transforming leaders of thriving organizations embrace problems as learning opportunities, incorporate multiple viewpoints, and recognize that their IP has a limited shelf life. They must constantly innovate to stay ahead and deliver profitable results.