The Employee Focused Leader™

The Employee Focused Leader™ is a transformational leadership development experience designed for executives and senior leaders who want to elevate their impact, build trust, and create workplaces where people feel valued and motivated to do their best work.

Through a series of personalized, 1:1 leadership development sessions, you’ll gain the clarity, tools, and knowledge to lead with purpose, shifting from simply managing tasks to becoming an Employee Focused Leader, one who shapes environments where people can develop, contribute meaningfully, and do work that makes a difference.

This experience helps you deepen your leadership impact, strengthen your credibility, and communicate in ways that inspire alignment and action. By creating trust, recognition, and empowerment into your leadership approach, you’ll build a work environment where people feel supported, committed, and part of something meaningful.

Program Overview

The Employee Focused Leader™ is delivered through 10 one-on-one leadership development sessions, held bi-weekly over five months. Each session builds on the last, guiding you through a structured leadership development framework designed to elevate how you lead and help you become an Employee Focused Leader.

You’ll also receive:

• Leadership Profile & Competency Assessments – custom built assessments developed by Dr. Kaltenbacher to discover your leadership style, highlight your unique strengths, and identify key opportunities for development.

• Custom Leadership Development Plan – a tailored roadmap designed to guide your leadership journey and advance your leadership development.

• Leadership Action Planning – create a leadership action plan to guide your next steps and support your ongoing leadership development.

The 10 Leadership Modules

Each leadership development session is built around one of these 10 Leadership Modules.

Module 1: Becoming an Employee Focused Leader

Understand what it means to be an employee focused leader and identify the key areas to develop to lead with this approach.

Module 2: Custom Leadership Development Plan

Define who you want to become as a leader, identify key strengths and opportunities, and create a tailored roadmap for your development.

Module 3: Leading With Trust

Build credibility, demonstrate integrity, and create an environment where people feel respected, supported, and confident contributing their best work.

Module 4: Communication That Works

Develop clear, intentional communication skills that align people, inspire action, and drive meaningful results.

Module 5: Gathering and Acting on Employee Feedback

Seek meaningful input from your team, understand their perspectives, and turn feedback into focused leadership actions.

Module 6: Prioritizing Employee Recognition

Strengthen employee engagement by building meaningful practices that celebrate contributions, reinforce shared values, and ensure employees feel recognized and valued.

Module 7: Creating the Ideal Work Environment

Create a supportive work environment by providing the right space, tools, and flexibility your employees need to do their best work.

Module 8: Developing Future Leaders

Identify potential, mentor emerging leaders, and strengthen long-term leadership capacity.

Module 9: Leadership Action Planning

Create a leadership action plan to guide your next steps and support your ongoing leadership development.

Module 10: The Employee Focused Leader™

Conclude this leadership development program by exploring how to incorporate being an employee focused leader into your day-to-day leadership approach.

Leadership development sessions are 60 minutes, held bi-weekly via Zoom, with in-person meetings available upon request.

Become the Kind of Leader Employees Are Inspired to Follow

This leadership experience is designed for CEOs, COOs, and senior leaders who want to:

• Lead with greater confidence, trust, and purpose

• Build engaged, high-impact teams

• Foster work environments where people feel valued and motivated

• Communicate with influence and clarity

• Develop future leaders and strengthen leadership continuity

If you’re ready to go beyond leadership training and become an Employee Focused Leader, this program is for you.

What You’ll Gain

By the end of this leadership experience, you’ll walk away with:

• A clear understanding of your leadership style, strengths, and priorities

• Stronger credibility and deeper trust within your organization

• Communication skills that align, inspire, and drive action

• Sustainable leadership practices that strengthen the work environment and engagement

• A leadership action plan to guide your next steps and support your ongoing leadership development.

Every leader’s journey is unique. The benefits listed here are common outcomes we work toward, though results vary by individual and organization.

Expand the Impact: Group Cohort Option

In addition to one-on-one coaching, The Employee Focused Leader™ can also be delivered in a cohort format, bringing together 3–10 leaders from the same organization to participate in a shared leadership development journey. This group experience fosters collaboration, builds a common leadership language, and helps align your leadership team around the same principles and practices.

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