Build leadership readiness before the promotion
The Reality
A track record of building leadership readiness before the title is earned
Leaders Developed
Retention Rate
Organizations Served
Sessions Across Two Phases
The Problem
Why emerging leader programs fail
The problem is not potential. Your emerging leaders have talent. The problem is that they have not yet built the foundational disciplines to guide how they lead under pressure. Without those disciplines, they revert to the habits that got them promoted, doing the work themselves instead of leading others.
Today - Ungoverned
Promoted for skill, unprepared to lead
- Promoted for technical skill but expected to lead people immediately
- No practical framework for handling conflict, feedback, or difficult conversations
- Leading peers who were recently equals
- Pressure to prove themselves without a leadership framework
- Reverting to doing the work instead of leading the work
Installed - Governed
Foundational discipline built before the pressure hits
- Personal leadership identity and standards developed before authority is granted
- Guiding behaviors that build ownership instead of control
- Accountability practices built through real work
- Demonstrated leadership readiness, not a certificate for attendance
What We Install
What Preparation builds in emerging leaders
Preparation is LLI’s distinct 12-session, two-phase program. It builds foundational disciplines and readiness before the title, team, and pressure; it does not implement the full organizational system. Separately, DEC GDD Foundations is a six-session offering for DEC emerging leaders. Continued development is never automatic, and full organizational GDD installation is a separate CEO-led commitment.
The 6-Step Performance Engine
Every installation runs the same six steps, in order. Skip one and the standard doesn't hold, it just gets announced.
Winning
Identity
Behavior
Tolerance
Standards
Performance
Reinforcement
Reinforcement cadence (MMI)
Installation without reinforcement fails. Here is how we sustain the change.
Identity and standards
Build personal leadership identity and standards before the title requires it.
Guiding behaviors
Build the guiding behaviors that create ownership in others instead of dependence.
Accountability frameworks
Learn accountability frameworks that hold without micromanaging.
Practice under pressure
Practice under pressure so foundational disciplines hold when they matter most, graduating ready for the next step toward GDD.
Doctrine
“You do not rise to your intention. You fall to your governance.”
We install the governance - the weekly cadence and standards - that behavior actually falls back on under pressure.
Drift Check™
Free 5-minute self-diagnostic. See where pressure is bending your default leadership behavior.
Drift Audit™
$10,000
A ~7-week formal management diagnostic that pinpoints exactly where the standard is drifting - with evidence.
Preparation for Installation
From $6,500 per seat
Preparation is LLI’s distinct 12-session, two-phase program. It builds foundational leadership disciplines as a first step toward GDD, not the full organizational operating system.
Executive / Team Installation
$12,500 per leader
This installation puts GDD leadership practices to work within the agreed team. Full organizational installation requires CEO ownership and a connected approach across the business.
Enterprise Installation
From $90,000
Full GDD deployment from the CEO through the organization, including both the Structural and Behavioral Engines. 8-phase curriculum; request current program details.
Ongoing Governance
$5,000-$10,000 per month
Continued weekly MMI, Recovery within 24 hours, and Recognition within the installed scope.
Installation Partner Certification
From $20,000
Become certified to deliver GDD installations inside your own organization or practice.