Here’s what others have to say.
“ELIA develops people’s leadership with the rigor and detail I needed.
I took about a year break from ELIA while transitioning from my role as Dean at BCIT to create a consulting practice. Last fall, I watched one of the recordings from an ELIA learning lab and realized that I wanted back in. I need to take my own development and evolution of my leadership seriously. It has to be a sustained commitment, not casual.”
— Bill Dow / Former Dean, British Columbia Institute of Technology
“ELIA offers a way of bringing leadership into our everyday lives and the organizations and communities to which we belong.
It is for people who want to live with daring empathy and as change agents, even if the changes that are influenced are often “under the radar” and undetected. It is a way of being present in the world, a way of empowering others with courageous love, a way of contributing a voice in the conversation and encouraging others to do the same.”
— Leanne Rowley / Writer and Search & Rescue Manager
“Thanks to ELIA, I was just promoted to Vice President.
And, in addition to leading our chemistry unit, the company has asked me to mentor several directors from other departments. They’ve also asked me to run ongoing ‘learning labs’, similar to the ones from ELIA, so our future company leaders have a place to learn how to solve the kinds of complex problems we face.”
— Dane Karr / VP, Preclinical Development, Nurix Therapeutics
“I can now confidently walk into just about any situation and find a way to add value.
I had great coaching training, but it didn’t prepare me for what my clients were facing in their complex work situations. I needed a better way of quickly understanding what was going on, and a reliable method for guiding my clients towards more effective ways of approaching challenges. In ELIA, not only did I learn a method I could immediately apply with my clients, but I also had a regular opportunity to practice these new skills. I’m now a more confident coach, and I know the value I’m providing has increased tenfold.”
— Andrea Freeman / Executive Coach and Team Facilitator
“One of the mediums I learned in ELIA is how to use ‘video review’ to hone my ability to respond to critical moments.
We video recorded all sessions, including webinars, and then watched the ‘game films’ to either re-visit breakthrough moments so we could learn from what worked, or to re-visit times we felt that we could have responded better. I was blown away at how much I learned by looking at something for the second time using video review. Because so much of my day-to-day work involves the need for teams to address complex problems, but am painfully aware of how that’s a struggle, I’m now creating ways to employ video review with our teams.”
— Matt Dockerty / Director, Technology Platforms & Operations, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
“I’ve taken a lot of leadership development programs. This one stands out as the most valuable for growing my ability to influence and navigate change.
As a former Navy pilot and executive at companies like Pepsi, Macy’s and Patagonia, and now leading a broad range of engagements for multinational corporations, I’ve been exposed to many different approaches to leadership and transformation. Despite the claims, most of those programs rely on tactical interactions and an appeal to fear and “burning platforms” to motivate people. Among the many things I’ve learned through ELIA is that a burning platform without an invitation to something greater is hollow and fundamentally dishonest. ELIA has provided me with a new and, I believe, more effective framework for understanding complex organizational challenges—as well as the ability to better influence other leaders and initiate change.”
— Bob Lambert / Managing Director, Allegis Partners
“It’s crucial to elevate leadership capacity fast, and without breaking the budget, and ELIA became my “go to” for this purpose.
In my role as Chief People Officer, one of the recurring challenges I run into is having great people as functional managers, who bring phenomenal expertise in their respective disciplines (e.g., sales, marketing, data analysis, software development), but who are less experienced in their leadership roles, and at people management and change management.
Whether the programs were tailored for 4 GMs, all of our middle managers, or exclusively for sales managers, we realized a tremendous boost and value each time we employed ELIA’s programs.
For example, custom ELIA programs helped our GMs find creative ways to implement their company-wide change initiatives, and helped our sales managers to transform our sales process, doubling sales per month and boosting conversion rates from single digits to over 30%. In another company, we used ELIA to help all managers learn how to define better OKRs, while also coaching them to come up with the actual metrics used to align objectives, from the corporate level down to the level of individual contributors.
I can’t recommend ELIA programs more highly.”
— Susan Hollingshead / Chief People Officer, Vendini
“During the COVID disruption, we’ve created a custom ELIA program that incorporates leadership development while working on how to transform ourselves from onsite education to digital—and eventually something that’s agile enough to keep adapting to rolling pandemics.”
— Ann Marie Krejcarek / President, Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart
“Before ELIA, I was wrestling with the question: Were there different ways to lead that were more fulfilling than the traditional models I had through the 30+ years of my career? I learned that yes, there are. And now I can bring what I learned back to my company and my life.”
— Chris Warner / VP Engineering and Quality at Mears Group, Inc.
“If you want to gain perspective on how you can present yourself and influence the world around you, this is probably the best investment that I've ever done in my life.”
— Jodi Maxson / Head of Sales Productivity at Bill.com
“One of the best parts is that we have created a group of individuals who are committed to each other and to a much more ethical and invitational approach to working with and leading with people.”
- Carol Pate / EVP Research and Education, Envision2bWell Inc.
“The role playing and the triad work was immediately valuable, full of take-aways I'm bringing to the office on Monday.”
— Dennis Estrada /Associate Dean, Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart
“What I appreciate the most about the Dojo is the somatic learning: noticing the feeling (reaction) in my body, what triggers the reaction, and then practicing how to bring my most resourceful self into potentially challenging situations.
I also find the technique of ‘going up into the balcony’ and attempting to get an overview of what’s happening on different levels is essential. These two skills are what I find most helpful in my work. I use these skills all the time in meetings, negotiations and the CSR-coaching I do in Africa and the Middle East."
— Dana van Hes / Managing Director, E4 Consulting, The Netherlands
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