Develop Leaders and Managers to Drive High Performance

“LSA’s ability to develop leaders and managers is second to none.

They recently helped us get a group of twenty executives from around the globe on the same page, push their thinking to new heights, and ensure an executable plan was excellent.

I would recommend LSA to anyone looking to take their leaders and strategy execution to the next level.”
Rob Sturgeon | Executive Vice President | ServiceSource

Leadership Development and Management Training serve different purposes.

They are designed for different audiences, require different capabilities and support structures, and use distinct approaches to achieve measurable — but very different — business outcomes.

Leadership development focuses on shaping strategic direction, driving organizational alignment, and leading through complexity. Management training strengthens the day-to-day skills required to engage employees, execute priorities, build accountability, and improve team performance.

To explore how to develop leaders and managers to create peak performance across your organization, select one of the areas below.

Develop Leaders and Managers to Drive High Performance

Leadership Development
We define leadership development as helping boards of directors, executives, and senior leaders address their most critical strategic and organizational challenges through highly customized, action-oriented, and results-driven approaches.

The goal is to measurably strengthen leadership effectiveness and improve the execution of key business and talent strategies. Because the decisions leaders make shape culture, performance, innovation, and long-term growth, the stakes are high and the impact is enterprise-wide.

Management Development
We define management development as helping new and experienced managers strengthen team performance, productivity, engagement, and retention through practical, research-backed management tools, techniques, and best practices.

The goal is to measurably improve how managers attract, develop, motivate, and retain talent while creating greater accountability, collaboration, and execution across teams. Strong managers turn strategy into action by helping employees perform at their best every day.

If you would like to learn more about how to effectively develop leaders and managers through customized, targeted, and action-learning approaches, please contact us.

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We contacted LSA to help us design and deliver customized management development programs. LSA worked with us to meet our exact needs. We started at the top with our executive team. It was such a great success that we rolled it out company-wide. We look forward to a long-term partnership with LSA Global and their team of experts.

Barry L. Byrd, SPHR
Human Resources Manager

You have become our premier change leadership strategic partner. Your expertise in the human side of change is unparalleled and enabled our company to successfully implement our ERP Solution under challenging and ever-changing circumstances.

Thank you for your practical and outcome-oriented approach.

Ted Ramlet
CIO & SVP

We consider LSA Global the top outsourced learning and development partner.

We work closely with LSA to customize leadership and management development programs to meet our growing business needs.

I would highly recommend LSA to any company wanting to deliver high quality and practical learning solutions for their leaders and managers.

Terri Wright-Scheer
Vice President Human Resources

LSA’s action-learning leadership approach has been very beneficial to me, our leadership team, and the entire organization.

The balance of development and results has been excellent.

We have made huge progress, and I was also able to identify 2-3 high potentials while having the extra benefit of people stepping up to carry key strategic projects forward.

The experience was better than anticipated. I could not be more pleased.

Heather Feltman
President & CEO

The quality of LSA’s Leadership Training Programs and facilitators is always top notch. We recognize and appreciate the hard work LSA always goes through to align to our unique culture and meet our specific requirements. Thank you for regularly going above and beyond. Your support and dedication, both on the strategic and tactical side, have been outstanding!

Anna Meyer
Leadership Development

Great job in designing the Mergers and Acquisition strategy session for our global leadership team. The session was excellent.

I gained additional insight on the importance of the role of HR regarding strategy, culture, and people in Mergers and Acquisitions and would recommend LSA to anyone looking to align strategies and cultures.

Gloria Veon
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

After a difficult search to find a partner that could address a very specific leadership development need, we chose LSA Global. They were responsive to our needs and created a highly customized solution that we continue to see results from. It is nice to know we have access to their expertise with a simple phone call.

Valerie Blackburn
Director of Business Operations

LSA worked with our Executive Leadership Team to help create strategic clarity and alignment as we look to increase our growth rate and unlock innovation. They masterfully handled very complex, challenging, and high stakes leaders, decisions, and cultural nuances to help us identify what matters most and move toward one unified direction.

Their practical, straightforward, and client-centric approach to strategy was refreshing. I highly recommend them to any executive team looking to get aligned to create even higher performance. They are lights out awesome!

Patrick Resk
Chief Financial Officer, Partner

LSA’s approach and ability to bring the right leadership and management expertise and approach to eBay has been a great asset.

They really focus on helping us succeed in any way they can and definitely lifted up our leadership and management development capabilities.

Mike Normant
Learning & Development

I continue to be impressed by the depth and breadth of LSA’s expertise in leadership development, and management development.

What a smart and client-centric group of great people who really know how to help leaders attract, engage, develop and retain top talent in a practical and results-driven manner.

Thank you LSA!

Tracy Esposito
Director, HR Business Partner

We reviewed the top Leadership Development offerings and selected LSA’s 12-month Leadership Program based upon the value and systemic approach.

The feedback on the program, approach, and results was phenomenal. While other programs may be better known, the other options were more theoretical and did not compare in terms of LSA’s practicality, quality, and results.

We could not be happier.

Stacey Porter
Senior Manager Learning and Development

Over the years, both at 3Com and now at Redback, I’ve found LSA Global to be a valuable partner. The recent management programs that they delivered for Redback’s executive and management teams was the right solution, of the highest of quality, and customized to fit our unique business and culture. I would highly recommend LSA to any company looking for top quality solutions.

Gina Fulton
Vice President of Human Resources

The customized leadership styles and coaching program was the best training that I have ever attended. The facilitators were phenomenal. They have a wealth of experience and knowledge coupled with compassionate and caring styles. I’d highly recommend this leadership training program to any manager, director, or executive looking for a life changing leadership program.

Shoaleh Ghaffari
Director, HR

Having tripled in size and recently merged, LSA helped our executive team to increase our level of strategic alignment, to solidify our new direction, and to push our agency forward.

As we look to rapidly scale, the clear, actionable, and critical few strategic moves combined with how we differentiate ourselves to our top accounts and target clients has really set us on a great path to success.

This is exactly what we needed to get to the next level. Thank you LSA!

Matt Britton
CEO

LSA exceeded all my expectations.

We interviewed 7 potential training and consulting partners and selected LSA due to their expertise, flexibility, and breadth and depth of leadership solutions.

We were able to design a highly customized, focused, and relevant management training program that fit our unique needs.

Our leaders and managers galvanized as a team and are better prepared for the rigors of a leading their teams in a very competitive and fast-changing market.

Mitch Mandich
CEO

FAQs

Leadership development focuses on helping executives and senior leaders solve strategic business challenges, align teams, and drive organizational performance. Management training, on the other hand, equips managers with practical tools and techniques to improve employee productivity, engagement, accountability, and retention. While leaders shape direction and culture, managers drive day-to-day execution and team performance.

Research-backed leadership and management development programs improve strategic clarity, employee engagement, execution effectiveness, and retention. Organizations whose leaders purposefully align culture and talent with strategy have been shown to grow revenue faster, increase profitability, and strengthen leadership effectiveness. Effective programs combine simulations, customized learning, coaching, action learning, and measurable business outcomes tied directly to organizational priorities.

Today’s leaders and managers need a blend of strategic and interpersonal capabilities to succeed in increasingly complex environments. Critical skills include communication, coaching, change management, decision-making, emotional intelligence, accountability, strategic thinking, delegation, collaboration, and performance management. High-performing leaders also excel at creating clarity, aligning teams, and building high-performance cultures.

Customized programs are designed around an organization’s unique culture, strategy, leadership challenges, and performance goals. Rather than relying on generic content, customized solutions focus on real business scenarios, practical application, and measurable outcomes. This increases learner relevance, accelerates behavior change, and improves execution against strategic priorities.

Employees are significantly influenced by the quality of leadership and management they experience every day. Strong leaders create strategic alignment and trust, while skilled managers foster accountability, coaching, recognition, and development. Organizations that invest in developing leaders and managers are better positioned to attract top talent, increase engagement, reduce turnover, and sustain high performance over time.