Leadership Consulting

We are broad-gauged leadership consultants to
top management, not cookie-cutter executive coaches. Our specialty: forcing tough issues constructively. Adept consultants, better outcomes.

Consulting to Individual Leaders — We advise CEOs on their development, groom promising upper-level managers, take the rough edges off abrasive leaders, help operators become more strategic.

Consulting to Teams — Help new leadership teams gel, dysfunctional teams break out of a vicious circle, CEO and COO pairs forge a relationship.

Leadership Development Programs — Provide feedback and coaching in a larger program (for example, with the Wharton School); put on self-contained development programs with your choice of content.

Managing Succession — Evaluate internal and external candidates for senior roles and make data-based recommendations; help newly appointed leaders get on board.

Research & Development

We conduct research on leadership and design cutting-edge change tools. Better tools, better results.

Change Tools

Leadership Versatility Index (LVI), our patented assessment tool, which employs a profoundly simple model of leadership and a unique method of measurement.

Progress report, a customizable way of tracking improvement.

Custom leadership standards, custom assessment tools — We help CEOs formulate their own standards of leadership and convert the standards into easy-to-use, useful tools.

Publications

“Developing Versatile Leadership,” Sloan Management Review, 2003.
The Versatile Leader: Make the Most of Your Strengths Without Overdoing It, Wiley/Pfeiffer, 2006 (a companion to the LVI).
The Perils of Accentuating the Positives, Hogan Press, 2008.
“Stop Overdoing Your Strengths,” Harvard Business Review, 2009.

News & Events

Kaplan DeVries 20th anniversary »

Food For Thought

Bad guys with too much power…The problem isn't just the individual; it's the lack of checks and balances.

What Others Say more »

“We adopted the Leadership Versatility Index® as the feedback centerpiece to our Leadership Development Process for senior managers. It is succinct yet goes beyond just the interpersonal part of leadership and also covers the business side, strategic and operational leadership. Our leaders benefit greatly from the LVI—the feedback is clear, immediately actionable, and highly relevant to critical business issues.”

Dr. Pam Mayer
Former Director of Organization Development
Granite Construction Incorporated

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