A great strategy is meaningless if you can’t execute on it.

Effective leadership makes all the difference

Effective leadership is a competitive advantage and often the differentiator between mediocre and exceptional organizations. It isn’t enough to demand leadership only from those at the top; leadership is needed throughout the organization where the strategy is being executed. Leaders outside of the C-suite are the ones who execute on the strategy, they have the closest connections with your customers and clients, and they have the greatest impact on the majority of your employees. An investment in them is an investment in your organization’s success.

Increases in profitability, employee engagement, and employee retention are some of the most measurable impacts of effective leadership within an organization.

An investment in your leaders and leadership pipeline impacts:

  • Team performance

  • Alignment

  • Motivated employees

  • Collaboration

  • Learning Organization

  • Employee retention

  • Strategic goal achievement

  • Employee engagement

  • Change readiness

  • Communication skills (including feedback)

From individual contributor to leader

Leadership can be learned, and a great solution to leadership development is within reach.

IDG incorporates many of the core principles and foundations of Marine Corps leadership, allowing organizations to benefit from the same approaches that have established the Marine Corps as having the best leadership development process in the world. This is about empowerment, motivation, and leaders that inspire others. This approach creates an environment where leaders at every level take initiative and execute, where high performing teams thrive,  employee retention and engagement increase, and an internal talent pipeline of proven and effective leaders ready to step into their next role as you grow and scale.

Services

  • Coaching has been shown to be extremely effective at leadership development, change readiness, resilience, more effective communication, and confidence in leadership ability. A recent study showed executive coaching yielded a 788% return on investment, with a 70% increase in individual performance and 50% increase in team performance. Click here to learn more.

  • The ability to lead is wholly different from being an individual contributor, however, most people get promoted because they are great at the technical part of their job and are expected to figure out the leadership piece. IDG is passionate about helping leaders make this transition, as well as helping existing leaders increase their effectiveness, maximizing your organization’s potential as well as developing a talent pipeline of leaders. Click here to learn more.

  • Organizational Culture is said to “eat strategy for breakfast”, and while that may be true, a poor organizational culture will cost your organization’s bottom line in terms of lost productivity, weak motivation, low retention, and poor teamwork to name a few.

    Change, if it requires more than the flip of a switch, means changing human behavior. IDG follows a collaborative approach to change, gaining clarity on the why, as well as creating buy-in and ownership. Coaching is frequently incorporated in the change approach, as it is extremely effective in bringing about change and cultivating intrinsic motivation, a key element for sustained and durable change. Click here to learn more