If leadership were easy, everyone would be doing it. Then where would we be?

No, that’s not a quote from the latest leadership guru. It’s one of those rhetorical questions designed to set up an argument. And what we’d like to argue here (in the academic sense, naturally) is why your company needs transformational leadership consulting. Oh sure it’s a mouthful to say. But, it’s far easier to do than it sounds. How do we know? We have an almost flawless track record of helping leaders transform themselves and their organizations from underperforming to overachieving.

But first a little bit about our approach…

We believe in the transformative power that results when people consciously and collaboratively work together. Sure, you can keep doing the same things - hoping for a different result. But, wouldn’t you rather take some time with us to consider how to transform your company into a place of productivity, passion and profitability?

No one needs another consultant who is articulate at spouting theories, but lacks practical time at the helm. Wise counsel comes from suffering through and conquering worthy challenges. And while challenges suffered alone can build strong character, most business challenges are overcome through the efforts of more than one person. Companies who want to become more than the sum of their parts must learn to harness the collective energy of their people.

Everything begins with intentions. Intention is the fuel of transformation. If your intention is to move from the failures of the past to a new paradigm of possibilities, then you need only declare your intentions - to yourself and to your team. The more transparent your intentions, the more powerful your transformation and that of your company.

The formula is simple:
Vision + Alignment = Transformation.

Under the skilled direction of Richard Pierce Thomas and seasoned members of his team, your company will benefit from the kind of positive change that improves life, allows people to grow, and lasts because it is easy to embrace. Activate Leadership will help you reach that moment where your intentions are equal to your actions: the epiphany.

We can help your company achieve that catalyzing epiphany through a series of engagements that seek to create a perfect balance of positive tension. For growing companies, perfect tension can be difficult to create especially when negative tension may already exist. It’s an odd paradox, but we believe that people don’t necessarily need to like one another to achieve success as a team. But, they do need to understand each other’s skill sets and respect and trust those skill sets in helping the team achieve its goals.

Consultants who believe “win-win” means that we must always agree and seek consensus have likely never run anything larger than a hot dog stand. We believe that winning is about being honest about who you are, expressing transparently what your intentions are to support the team and then harnessing that intention for the greater good.


“Without a why to live for, one does not bear the how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche


Vision. “Where are we going? ‘Who is really in charge around here?” “What does success look like?” “What is our value to our customer?”

In the day-to-day rush to serve customers, clients, partners, investors and the like, vision can seem out of reach. Good leaders can paint a picture in their minds of a future they want to create. Great leaders can describe that vision and achieve it with the help of those they lead through every encounter.

“Vision is the ability to see the invisible.” – Francis Scott

Activate Leadership will help you refine your vision and then create the rational and practical steps needed to see that you achieve it.


Alignment. Alignment is about detail. It’s where rhetoric meets reality.

Here’s where we define and refine what you do and how you do it in order to align your day-to-day efforts to your greater vision. Proper alignment is achieved not through simply talking, but through doing. You can’t align a car’s steering unless you open the tool box and put the car on the lift. And so it goes with companies. Lots of consultants can tell you that your company is out of alignment. A few can even tell you how to fix it. Even fewer can act on their own advice. And that’s the Activate Leadership difference.

Alignment includes defining the organization’s mission, the strategic initiatives required to achieve the goals of that mission, and the tactical steps individuals need to complete in order to meet their obligations.

Transformation. Sustainable transformation results from the hard, detailed efforts completed through our vision and alignment work.

This is where everyone understands their role in order to achieve the company’s goals. With real and lasting transformation, the vision is kept alive and relevant by the very people who engineered its creation. Healthy tension now becomes part of the culture. And, fears that previously incapacitated the company are channeled to meet external business challenges rather than internal political ones.

What do you need to do to consider engaging Activate Leadership? Consider first if what you’ve been doing is working or not. Did the new CRM system increase sales? Did the new general manager you hired work out? Did the company picnic help you meet your sales goals this year? What about the new bonus program? Too often leaders believe by throwing money at a problem, the problem will go away. Technology advancements, for example, have allowed us to throw cool new “toys” and the latest software systems at problems forgetting that people are at the root of all challenges, not gadgets. No software program is going to replace the need for good old fashioned transparent leadership.

We believe in you. We believe in your people. We believe in ourselves. And, we believe in the transformative energy that is created when people work together to solve real and important problems.

Activate Leadership. Building leaders at every level.


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