For small businesses that know they need help

Build leaders who bring solutions, not problems.

Most managers were never taught to lead, so the problems come back to you. Lisa Armstrong trains them and stays until it sticks.

Lisa Armstrong28 yearsdeveloping leaders
  • 28 yearsleading and training teams
  • John Maxwellcertified coach, speaker and trainer
  • DiSC and EQ-i 360certified in both assessments
  • Keynote speakerECI Connect, ASA Chicago and eAutomate

Sound familiar?

Count how many happened this month.

Your managers

  1. Communication breaks down.
  2. Every decision still lands on you.
  3. Nobody is developing your people.

Your individual contributors

  1. There is finger pointing and blame shifting rather than ownership.
  2. People wait for permission.
  3. New systems get worked around.

We'll give you the training and tools to hire the right people, train them well and trust them to do their jobs with excellence.

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Run your numbers

What's it costing you right now?

Every problem your managers can't handle takes an hour you can't spend running your business. Add it up for one week.

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Diagnose. Train. Make it stick.

One way of working, built around your company. It starts small.

01

Diagnose

A conversation first, not a 50-page survey. Sometimes a DiSC profile or the Leadership Game.

02

Train

Live workshops, in person when we can. Your executive team goes first.

03

Make it stick

One-page guides, short coaching sessions we call Focused 50s, and check-ins agreed up front.

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Why every program includes Make It Stick

The workshop isn't the problem. What happens after it is.

People get excited on workshop day. Then nobody practices, nobody follows up, and a few weeks later the old habits are back.

Productivity gains for 31 managers. Olivero, Bane & Kopelman, Public Personnel Management, 1997.

What it costs

Less than it costs to lose one good manager.

Every program is a live workshop plus Make It Stick coaching. Three quick steps and you'll see roughly what yours would cost.

  • Choose a full or half day, onsite or virtual
  • Choose three or six months of coaching
  • Tell us where to send your estimate. You'll see it right away.
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Step 1 of 3 · The workshop

How long should the workshop be?
Onsite or virtual?
How many people will attend?
How long should Make It Stick run?

Your estimate shows right here, and Lisa gets a copy so she can follow up. Privacy

Your estimate

Roughly

It's a starting point. Lisa will follow up soon with more details, and every program begins with a planning call so it fits your team.

Lisa isn't just top of the list. She is the list.
Zack F., Head of Sales Enablement, Randall Reilly
Sales and manager retention increased, while sales across the global enterprise grew.
Jack F., CEO, Farris Capital Partners
She doesn't lead from a template. She leads from insight.
Chris C., Senior Support Manager, ECI Software

My commitment to you

I run a small business too, so I take this personally. You won't be handed off to someone you've never met. You'll work with me. I'll tell you the truth about what I see, even when it's hard to hear. I'll be in the room with your leaders. And I'll stay through the follow-through, because that's where the change happens.

I spent my first 18 years in business selling, training sellers, leading sales teams and developing leadership programs. Then I helped build the training behind a software company's growth. Now I help growing companies build leaders who thrive, not just survive.

Lisa Armstrong

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Slow down to speed up.

Training sticks when leaders change how they show up. If you're ready for that, talk to Lisa. Fifteen minutes, and she'll tell you honestly whether she can help.

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