Leadership Development
Empower Leaders to
Empower People.
Leaders today are under more pressure than ever before. The expectations of them have multiplied at breakneck speed, leaving many feeling overwhelmed and underqualified. The best organizations recognize this and invest in developing their current and future leaders. In doing so they reduce employee turnover, increase executive team cohesion and drive productivity through improved engagement.
Our leadership development training and consulting services help organizations improve team cohesion and retain key leaders. We help organizations define what good leadership looks like for them. Then we teach leaders using frameworks that are both progressive and proven. Leaders who have completed our programs are able to operate effectively across generational divides by drawing on a set of skills that empowers their team members to do their very best work.
What Our Clients Are Saying
Evan Hopkins
VP Global Sales & Customer Operations of Outdoorsy
“The programs that Jerry implemented and the learning environment he fostered across the leadership team cascaded down through the organization. This enabled the rapid company revenue growth, the successful addition of three brands, and an award winning culture.”
Corey Wagner
CEO of Bananatag
"We'd been growing so quickly for so long that we didn't even realise how much support our leadership team needed and weren't getting. We engaged Trailblaze Partners to deliver a tailored version of their leadership development training program to help give our leaders a well rounded leadership toolkit. The impact on our leaders and their teams was immediate and very positive. It helped us form bonds, even greater trust, and common language that would've taken years to happen organically."
The Impact of Leadership Development
ROI - depending on the study, the average ROI of leadership development training is somewhere between 450% and 650%. Most studies use a similar approach - Investigate the impact of improved leadership behaviour on a small set of profit driving behaviour and the subsequent impact of these behaviours on profit.
Engagement - Managers account for 70% of variance in engagement scores. Companies with engaged workforces are 21% more profitable than their competitors. (Gallup)
Employee Turnover - According to Culture Amp people leave managers, but more people leave senior leadership. The average cost of turnover is 125% (Forbes) of the annual salary of a mid-level employee.
Talent Attraction - Employees choose a strong culture over more pay
(cbc.com). The execution of culture rests with leaders.
ROI = 450% - 650%
Companies With Highly Rated Senior Management Teams
Outperform their Peers
Leaders First, Facilitators Second
Our facilitators are hands-on, experienced leaders who have led diverse teams in complicated organizations. They also happen to be highly engaging facilitators who can bring the best out of a room.
Rhys Green
Rhys has been facilitating development sessions and leading teams and organizations for close to 15 years.
Jerry Gratton
Nearly 30 years facilitating leadership development workshops and leading People & Culture at market-leading organizations.
Caley Benjamin
Caley has 15+ years of personal and leadership development program facilitation and coaching experience.
Christine Wendl
Christine brings 15 years of professional experience in leadership development and culture transformation.
Jordan Tait
For over 6 years, Jordan has coached and trained business owners and executives to cross their leadership skill gaps and grow their impact.
Making Work Work Better
Starts With a Conversation
Speak with one of our consultants. We can help you solve your most pressing people problems.