With 40 years’ experience as a global leadership consultancy firm, Leadership Circle® deeply understands the connection between leadership effectiveness and business performance. Our leadership consulting services are designed to support top team effectiveness and systemic leader growth by leveraging statistically validated assessment technology that takes the guesswork out of leadership development. We specialize in cultivating leaders who are fully engaged, highly productive, and equipped to successfully navigate the complexities of today’s ever-evolving business landscape.
Organizational Leadership Consulting
Supporting Leadership Transformations for Business Success Since 1984
Shaping Leaders at Every Level
Organizations
Organizational Effectiveness Consulting
Diversity & Inclusion Consulting
Succession Planning Consulting
Internal Capability Build
Executives & Teams
Executive Leadership Consulting
High-Performance Team Development
Team Effectiveness Consulting
Agile Team Development
Emerging Leaders
High-Potential Leadership Development
Emerging Leaders Development
Leadership Training for Managers
Leadership Training for Employees
Improve Business Performance Through Leadership Development Consulting
The basis of any consulting engagement begins with an assessment to understand the unique needs and challenges of your organization. Our proprietary assessment tools are founded on the Universal Model of Leadership which resulted from a 30-year-long effort to integrate fragmented fields of leadership theory and research. Using these insights, we can precisely measure key leadership competencies that are known to impact business performance. From stand-alone coaching engagements to full-length organizational transformation, our leadership consulting services are tailored to address development gaps and drive positive business outcomes.
Increase Revenue
Expand Market Share
Improve Profitability
Enhance Quality
Optimize Performance
Our Leadership Consulting Services
Executive Leadership Development
Our approach to executive leadership development recognizes that true leadership extends beyond business acumen. Effective leaders are known to exhibit well-researched competencies that contribute to their ability to inspire, bring out the best in others, and achieve results.
Our skilled leadership consultants leverage these insights to guide executives through a transformative journey that uncovers the inner beliefs and assumptions that drive leadership behaviors in order to facilitate change from the inside out. They emerge not just as more capable executives, but as visionary leaders who can drive meaningful change, foster a culture of innovation, and lead their organizations with confidence and integrity in an increasingly complex business landscape.
Executive Leadership Services +
LCP™ 360° Leadership Effectiveness Assessment
Executive Leadership Coaching
Executive Team Building
Leadership Team Development
While many organizations focus on developing individual leaders, the collective effectiveness of your leadership teams will ultimately have the greatest impact on organizational performance. Highly effective teams exhibit key behaviors that contribute to increased productivity and innovation.
Our leadership consultants utilize a powerful team effectiveness assessment that measures the quality of team interactions and establishes a reliable pathway for teams to achieve cohesion, efficiency, and higher levels of effectiveness. Once a baseline is established, our leadership consultants work closely with your leadership teams to close the gap between their current level of effectiveness with the ideal level needed for the organization to thrive.
Team Development Services +
Team Accelerator
High-Performance Team Development
Agile Team Development
Succession Planning & Talent Development
Leadership is the deployment of self into circumstance, and leaders tell us that those circumstances are changing every day. As business becomes more challenging and complex, how leaders show up and the outcomes they create matter more and more. Leaders must constantly be growing their awareness and developing themselves to meet the demands of this ever-changing environment.
Our succession planning and talent development services equip your organization to not only navigate the complexity of change, but to thrive in its midst. Our seasoned consultants use proven methodologies to select and develop the right leadership based on well-defined criteria known to correlate to leadership effectiveness and positive business outcomes. Our scientifically grounded approach ensures that only the most capable leaders are considered for critical positions, safeguarding both your investment in leadership development and the future of your organization.
Succession Planning Services +
Advisory Services
Talent Assessment & Analysis of Leadership Capability
High Potential Selection & Development
CEO & Executive Onboarding
Diversity & Inclusion Consulting
At the heart of every thriving organization lies a culture enriched by diversity. When people from diverse backgrounds and experiences come together, the potential for innovation multiplies exponentially. A varied workplace is not just an ethical imperative but a key driver of engagement, retention, and organizational growth.
Leadership Circle is committed to helping your organization foster a culture of belonging, where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is a strategic priority. Our approach is centered on nurturing deeper, more human connections within your team, ensuring that every individual is empowered to share their unique perspectives and talents. Our leadership consultants guide your organization to become systematically aware, ensuring that diversity and inclusivity are woven into the very fabric of your corporate identity.
Diversity & Inclusion Services +
DEI Strategy Development & Implementation
Inclusive Leadership Training
Culture Change Consulting
An effective leadership culture creates a more successful organization, yet significant culture and performance shifts require systemic transformation. This is facilitated through deeper relationships that are radically human, systemically aware, and purposeful in their group achievements.
We shape cultures to be more creative, embedding effective leadership behaviors into your organizational DNA. The result? A high-performing culture that embraces change and is equipped to tackle challenges head-on. These cultures are able to hold generative tension in a way more reactive cultures are not, allowing them to shift and transform to meet market demands. With our guidance, your organization can achieve a high-engagement culture where individuals thrive, strive to contribute, and find meaning in their work.
Culture Shaping Services +
Organizational Effectiveness Assessment
Corporate Culture Development
Internal Capability Building
Meet Some of Our Certified Leadership Consultants
Leadership Circle® Has Helped Nearly 40% of Fortune 50 Companies Achieve Positive Business Outcomes
Bill Adams
Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder
Cindy Adams
Global President and Chief Learning Officer – Cornerstone
Aaronde Seckou Creighton
Chief Diversity Officer
Betsy Leatherman
Global President of Consulting Services
Bob Anderson
Chief Knowledge Officer | Co-Founder
Suzanne Kietselaer
Managing Director of Global Coaching
Testimony From Pixar President, Jim Morris
“Pixar is a creative company that has made it a priority to constantly re-examine itself, but even in a company like ours, certain leadership impediments can become impossible to see, and detrimental calcification can set in. As a consultant to me, Bill Adams has been an astonishingly quick study who was able to identify leadership issues and put me on a constructive path to remedy them. Bill's ability to see complex problems and help me generate gettable, actionable solutions has been both remarkable and pivotal in allowing us to bring a fresh leadership reset to a company in its 30th year.”
Jim MorrisPresident, Pixar Animation Studios