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7 conditions of transformation™
Leadership by Design™ Intensive
Where leaders become architects of their own development systems.
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Who's This Perfect For
Executives Leading Culture Initiatives (CEO, COO,
Chief People Officer)
Learning & Development
(L&D) Leaders
Directors of HR /
People & Culture
Organizational Development
(OD) Leaders
Senior Managers Promoted Without Training
Healthcare Leaders (Nursing Directors, Administrators)
Education Leaders (Principals, District Leaders, Higher Ed)
Startup & Tech Leaders
(Series A–D)
Government / Public Sector Leadership
Leadership Training Isn't Working - Here's Why
Organizations try to solve deep cultural and human problems with surface-level interventions.
It delivers content, not real conditions for change.
There’s no system to support new behaviors.
It treats symptoms instead of root causes.
It inspires temporarily but doesn’t transform long-term.
Training leaders doesn’t work.
We must BUILD them.
Leadership by Design™ Intensive
You will diagnose:
• leadership culture
• strengths & fractures
• alignment
• conflict patterns
• team dynamics
You will create:
• Your Leadership Development Strategy
• Your Leadership Culture Model
• Your Defined Leadership Behaviors
• Your Tiered Leadership Pathway
You’ll begin rolling it out with:
• A 90-day Leadership Implementation Strategy
• Tools, templates, rhythms, and accountability structures
• Optional add-ons for team launch & deeper support
The Leader-Centered System for Building Your Own Leadership Development Strategy
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What is the Assessment Snapshot?
No time to build?
Build Your Own Leadership System for a Fraction of the Cost.
Other Leadership Training Company's:
$50,000 - 100,000
Let’s talk through your goals, budget, and timeline to build the right leadership system for your organization.
Book a FREE CONSULTATION TODAY to explore what this investment could look like for your team.
Here's what you get:
Your Leadership Development Strategy
Your Leadership Culture Model
Your Defined Leadership Assessment
Your 90-Day Implementation Plan
A 90-day support call
Tools, templates, rhythms, and accountability structures
Optional add-ons for team launch & deeper support
"I Highly Recommend!"
"Chris is a phenomenal leadership development consultant. His focus on transformational change is an inspiration for how we can work together within our organizations." - Kim Hanson, Executive Director of Maps Community Foundation
stop training leadership. build them.
Join Our Next Leadership by Design™ Cohort
We recommend applying by January 9, 2026 so you have plenty of time to complete your assessment and pre-work before the 2-day intensive.
The 2-Day Intensive will be held February 10–11 and is intentionally capped to create an intimate, high-impact experience.
To honor our philanthropic roots, the first three leaders accepted into this cohort may invite a nonprofit leader in their community to join us—completely free of charge.
Seats are limited.
Transformation begins when you step in.
Inside Leadership by Design™ The System, The Story, and The Methodology
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Testimonials
St. Francis Family Housing’s Leadership Impact
"Our team was going through a transition and with the support of Chris I was able to build a culture system and support for my leadership team that we could rely on for years to come. 4 years later and we are still using the language I developed with Chris and my cohort to talk about the wellness of our culture." - Kim Lemman, Executive Director St. Francis Family Housing
How Leadership Development Rebuilds Communities:
A 5-Year Cross-Sector Study
"Chris' knowledge and passion for developing leaders has catalyzed my own leadership journey. Chris has taught me to embrace struggle and to follow my purpose as I strive to love, honor and serve the most important people in my life. His patience, understanding and mental toughness are a model to be imitated. I highly recommend him as an expert in personal and cultural transformation." - Brandon Wigley, Executive Director Bader Leadership Foundation
Part of our L&D Plan was an Organizational Assessment
"This was an important beginning of vulnerability as a culture for our company starting with me."
Justin Allen, COO Neighborly Ventures Investments
"Don't Train Leaders. BUILD THEM."
"We have to do that deep personal work to transform as a leader, and then that ripples into our organizations and communities."
Evann Walters, President/CEO Fresh n' Local Foods, Inc.
Dallas High School turned a transactional vision into a transformational one.
"The most important thing here is the people. It's the students, the staff, the culture that we've built together."
Steve Spencer, Superintendent Dallas School District
A Leadership Story in Belief and Becoming
"Leaders are stewards of becoming. We build cultures where our teams can learn and thrive together as family."
Seamus Fitzgerald, Senior Manager of Global Corporate Culture at Doterra
Leadership by Design™
Stop Training Leaders. Build Them.
Create your own leadership development strategy and culture model with a leader-centered, expert-guided design process.
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