A Leadership Development Experience by EOC

Leadership begins before the title does.

Cultivating leaders from the inside out—so they understand who they are before they are asked to lead others.

Find Your North⌄
Why I Created Leading the Ship

I wanted to develop leaders before we handed them the title.

Throughout my work in Human Resources and leadership development, I've seen people promoted because they were great employees, technically skilled, dependable, or simply next in line—and then expected to suddenly know how to lead people.

I created Leading the Ship because I believe leadership development should start before the title. My goal is to cultivate leaders from the inside out.

Before we teach someone how to manage performance, navigate conflict, coach a team, or hold others accountable, we help them understand who they are: what drives them, how they communicate, how they respond under pressure, and how their presence affects the people around them.

Because before you can understand how you lead, you have to understand who you are.

— April Hatfield
The Leading the Ship Framework

Every leader needs a compass.

Leadership development moves from self-awareness to intentional action. Explore the five points of the Leading the Ship compass.

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LEAD YOURSELF

Know Your North

Self-awareness, emotional intelligence, values, strengths, triggers and leadership identity.

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LEAD WITH INTENTION

Chart the Course

Vision, priorities, expectations, decision-making and translating goals into direction.

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LEAD PEOPLE

Lead the Crew

Communication, trust, coaching, motivation, delegation and developing others.

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LEAD THROUGH CHALLENGES

Navigate the Waters

Conflict, difficult conversations, change, resistance and workplace dynamics.

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LEAD PERFORMANCE

Course Correct

Feedback, accountability, performance management and knowing when to coach or act.

“You don't build stronger leaders by giving them every answer. You teach them how to navigate.”

Choose Your Course

Leadership development shouldn't be one-size-fits-all.

Build a progressive leadership series or select focused workshops based on the needs of your leaders and organization.

Explore self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy and how a leader's emotional presence affects the team.
Series Foundation • À La Carte
Strengthen communication by examining not only what leaders communicate, but how, when and to whom they communicate it.
Series • À La Carte
Establish expectations, address concerns early and hold meaningful accountability conversations.
Series • À La Carte
For newly promoted supervisors navigating the transition from coworker to leader while building credibility and healthy boundaries.
Emerging Leader Series • À La Carte
Move beyond giving instructions and learn how to develop capability, confidence and ownership in others.
Series • À La Carte
Build practical skills for conflict, tension and difficult conversations without avoidance or unnecessary escalation.
Series • À La Carte
Explore communication flow, cross-functional awareness, information sharing and the impact of communication gaps.
Leadership Team Series • À La Carte
Identify leadership tendencies and learn when different people and situations call for a different approach.
Series Foundation • À La Carte
Develop Them Before You Need Them

The title doesn't make the leader. Development does.

What if we stopped waiting until someone was promoted to teach them how to lead? Leading the Ship helps organizations build their leadership bench, not just fill the next leadership vacancy.

Develop Your Next Leaders
Build Your Leadership Experience

Where are you trying to go?

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I'm Developing Myself

Explore individual development, emerging-leader opportunities and focused workshops.

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I'm Developing My Team

Build supervisor, manager, executive or full leadership-team development.

Build a course →
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I Need Something Customized

Tell us what is happening in your organization. We'll design training around the challenge—not force the challenge into a template.

Customize training →
Ready to Chart the Course?

Tell us where you are. We'll help determine where to go next.

Choose the path that fits. Your interest form helps us understand your needs before your consultation.

Request Training / Customize Your Experience

Tell us about your leadership development goals, and let's begin charting your course.

Schedule a Leadership Consultation

Ready to talk through your leadership development needs? Schedule a consultation with us.

Consultation scheduling coming soon.

“The goal of leadership isn't to create people who need the captain. It's to develop people who know how to navigate.”
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