Leaders
Build the skills to reach the people change depends on. Tested in real conversations and designed for daily use.
The need is visible
You can see it before any survey confirms it: the strain, the resignation, the quiet checkout. Change is hard on the people you lead. Staff experiencing disruptive change are 75% more likely to burn out and 42% more likely to leave.
Leading change starts with engaging others in it. That’s not an act of charisma. It’s a skill that you can build.
Designed to change behavior
Not another full-day program. That's not how adults build skills they can use under pressure.
Engagement isn't a score. It's the foundational capability that any plan for change depends on.
Under stress, you default to what you've practiced, not what you've been told. These programs are built on adult-learning principles for outcomes that last. Grounded in Motivational Interviewing, the most evidence-based approach to helping people change. Structured to allow instruction and practice to support one another.
How it works
We work together in three-month cycles, each of which has clear outcomes. A small group of your leaders receives short training sessions and coaching.
Each cycle builds on the last. You can go further or keep what you’ve learned. No long-term commitments without results.
Cycle 1: Skills
Three months
Learn how and when to use evidence-driven skills for helping others move toward change. Make these part of your daily practice.
Cycle 2: Approaches
Three months
Not every change conversation is the same. Learn how to tell the difference and how to adapt the skills you’ve built in the moment.
Cycle 3: Your context
Three months
You don’t work in ideal settings. You need to use what you’ve learned under pressure in your organization. Make it real. Put your skills to work in realistic cases drawn from your work environment.
Proof
In a state-level initiative, this approach reached 400 leaders across more than 100 organizations, producing 97% applied learning and a 40% improvement in change-leadership capability.
Other options
Single trainings
Sometimes a single session is the best starting point. I offer virtual and in-person training sessions for groups. We can start with your context and constraints and scope a session that works.
One-on-one support
If you're committed to building this and don't have a group, we can still work together. Same sequence, same standards, dedicated to you.
Credentials
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Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
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Board Member, Motivational Interviewing in Leadership and Organizations (MILO)
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Faculty Member, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
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Prosci Certified Change Practitioner
What's next?
Leadership capability is a start. Systems sustain results. Make what you’ve learned how your organization works.