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A Quarter Century of Leadership
LeadFirst seeks to fulfill its mission to develop the leader qualities of managers and management teams for the benefit of society worldwide.

Organizational Culture Optimization...
Manage Your Organizational Culture as a "Balance Sheet" Asset
We spend 40 . . . 50 . . . 60 . . . or more hours at work each week. Many of us spend more time with those we work than we do our families. For us to be content and fulfilled people, that time must be valuable for more than just a paycheck. This is true of us and it's true of all of our associates.

We want to be engaged in our work and we want a full measure of engagement from our associates. We want for work that is enjoyable, meaningful and engaging. When we are engaged we are safer on the job, more productive and more willing and able to serve customers.

It is for these basic reasons that organizational culture is the foundation upon which our future success relies. It is the right thing for an organization to do -- to think about the work environment, working relationships and "how we do things around here." Click to learn more
The Highest Value Path to Leadership Critical Mass
Visionary companies know that success depends on strong leadership, and failures can be traced to its absence. Leadership can be taught, but to be effective it must become ingrained in the company culture. That requires a leadership critical mass, where at least one-third of all managers are trained and moving in the same direction.   Click to learn more
Executive Onboarding
According to Dan Ciampa and Michael Watkins, in Right from the Start (Harvard Business School Press, 1999), 64% of new executives hired from outside the company will fail in their new jobs. Assessment-based, structured Coaching for your newly promoted or newly hired executive will increase the probability of their success and their ability to have an immediate, positive impact on business results.
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On Becoming a Firm Of Endearment
In their best selling book entitled Firms Of Endearment, authors David Wolfe and Dr. Rajendra Sasodia identify a new slate of exemplar companies that have significantly outperformed those profiled in Jim Collins' bestselling Good to Great. Learn how corporate culture is the engine behind this stunning performance.   Click to learn more
Giving Leadership
(Pro Bono Leader Development)
If yours is a non-profit or charitable organization and you would like us to consider delivering a LeadFirst program on site, either cost-free, or at a reduced fee, read on.   Click to learn more
The Assessment Center
Data-driven objectivity and performance measurement form the foundation of every LeadFirst client engagement. State-of-the-science assessments, analytics and econometric modeling provide a deep understanding of individual leadership patterns and corporate cultures.   Click to learn more
eLearning Solutions
eLearning is technology-based learning which takes place outside the classroom and uses the Internet to organize the traditional manual processes of learning management and assessment. eLearning gives your organization the ability to create a cost effective web based training environment without compromising on the actual learning process. LeadFirst's eLearning Solutions can create a training process for your organization that is based on proven learning techniques that are more effective for learning than traditional means.Click to learn more
Union Vulnerability X-Ray
Manage increased operational risk associated with the impending Employee Free Choice Act and SCORE legislation by identifying union organizing vulnerabilities using LeadFirst's Union Vulnerability X-Ray. Pinpoint vulnerabilities and develop precision plan to reduce organizing risk.   Click to learn more
Strategic Succession Management
The aim of Strategic Succession Management is to create a process through which the organization is intentional about its efforts to develop next generation leadership talent. The emphasis is on building a broad spectrum of capability in the management ranks so that the availability of internal talent will not be a limiting factor to the organization's strategic direction.   Click to learn more
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