This is a proposal to help a consulting firm build a Leadership Culture that differentiates them from other firms.

1. Organizational Leadership
Development
Chris Waters
President, Agoge Leadership Development LLC

2. Leadership Development
Purpose:
To develop a leadership culture that exudes the highest morals and consulting
skills unmatched by any consulting firm.
Method:
Development and implementation of a consultant training regimen that focuses
on values, morals, and setting a leadership foundation. Then developing
leadership through designed training (internal and then as a consulting tool) that
is integrated with established methodologies.
End State:
A company made of leaders who are skilled implementers of all products, tools,
and processes as well as a company that leaves its clients with improved
leadership skills that increase their capabilities to sustain change long after the
consultants leave. And a consulting firm that is wanted rather than needed.
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3. First Step
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Increase Leadership Foundation

4. Leadership Focus
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Morals &
Values
Leadership
Foundation
Leadership
Culture
Leadership
Development
Vision/
Mission
Ideas,
Decisions,
& Actions

5. Without Leadership Focus
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Stated
Morals &
Values
Foundation
Based on
Talent Only
Manager &
Follower
Culture
Follower
Development
Vision/
Mission
Ideas, Decisions, &
Actions Based on
Departmentalized
Objectives
Vision/
Mission
Vision/
Mission
Practiced
Morals &
Values

6. Leadership Theory
The combination of morals and values, together,
accomplish leadership objectives
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7. How do we get there?
 Facilitate working sessions with Executive Leadership and
Extended Leadership in an effort to establish a clear Leadership
Foundation
 Values
 Morals
 Code of Ethics
 Leadership Traits
 Leadership Principals
 Trusted Advisor
 Identify methods for measuring leadership effectiveness
 Leadership Objectives
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8. How do we get there?
 A Leadership Development Program
Design a comprehensive, and selective, training program and
curriculum that is demanding of the highest level of character
and leadership
Based off the output of the Leadership Foundation sessions
Set the expectations that the design must include integrations
of methodology that maximizes client success
Begin with all VPs & Project Managers and progress to all
consultants
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9. How do we get there?
 Leadership Development Program cont.
Establish a Mentorship Program by tiers (Contractors,
Consultants, PMs, VPs, Executives)
Incorporate a System of Accountability (transparency of
leadership standards)
Selective screening for hiring and promotion
Executive attention to the training program and its progress
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10. Measuring Improvement
Always tie training to values and principles. Explain how
training can be used in leadership development through
mentoring. This will give the training and mentorship
purpose.
 Five Steps of Leadership
A continuum-based approach to establish structure
And to measure and monitor improvement
Measures both individual and the organizational improvements
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11. Leadership Culture Process
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Leadership
Foundation
• Values
• Morals
• Traits
• Principles
• Indicators of
Leadership
Effectiveness
Leadership
Development
• Design
curriculum
• Leadership
Case Studies
• Five Levels of
Leadership
Mentorship
Program
• Continuous
Leadership
Development
• System of
Accountability
• Methodology
Integration

12. Integration with Methodology
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Upon full internal implementation, and demonstrated ability to live
a leadership culture, the ability to include it as part of the
delivered consulting package, and speak to it with confidence to a
client, will reveal itself.

13. Future State
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 A consulting firm that stands alone in delivering quality results that
are sustainable
 It will only take one client to commit to the Leadership
Development Method
 Quality will be unmatched by competitors
 Word of mouth will be the number one selling tool
 The first success will produce a snowball effect and momentum will carry it
from there
 Each client that accepts this as part of a project package will jump at being a
reference, writing case studies, and giving recommendations to friends and
contacts
 A Culture of Leaders will exist

14. The Leadership Culture
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Leadership
Culture
Values
Leadership
Foundation
Leadership
Development
& Mentorship
Program
Operations
Methodology

15. Next Steps/Considerations
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“Treat a person as they are, as they are they will stay.
Treat a person as they can be, that they will be one day.”

16. Next Steps/Considerations
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 Commitment from leadership?
If accepted, commitment must be demonstrated by
action, not words and directives
 Identification of the full scope
 Investment

17. Contact Information
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Christopher Waters
40 Countryside Ct.
Canonsburg, PA 15317
Cell: 703.220.6190
www.agogeleadershipdevelopment.com
Twitter: @agogeleadership