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Leadership Capability

Leadership From the Ground Up

Building practical leadership capability across the organization to strengthen accountability, communication, and execution.

Situation

A legacy organization—and North America’s largest tomato grower—needed to strengthen its leadership pipeline and create greater consistency across geographically dispersed operations. Rapid growth and shifting market demands had created silos, uneven management practices, and limited visibility into leadership capability. The executive team needed a development journey that could align leaders, prepare future talent, and turn its “Family, Growth, Results” values into everyday behavior.

Complication

Designed and launched a custom Leadership Academy rooted in growth, alignment, and impact. The program blended assessment, design thinking, and experiential learning to help leaders understand their style, strengthen communication, and unlock potential.

Through pre-work, interactive workshops, and post-session coaching tools, the Academy became more than training, it sparked a movement of leaders ready to grow themselves and others.

Culture in Action
Growth Mindset Activated
Leadership Scaled

Outcome

100%

Participation across leadership tiers; post-session surveys averaged 4.9/5 for relevance & energy

80%

of leaders reported improved confidence in communication and delegation

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Increased cross-functional collaboration and shared understanding of company priorities

Our Solutions

Transform
Conducted a Leadership Readiness Assessment integrating self, peer, and organizational perspectives.
Captured baseline data on leadership styles, revealing 75% Transformational, 42% Coaching, and 17% Directive or Laissez-Faire profiles.
Designed pre-work and reflection exercises to align personal growth with Lipman’s strategic direction.
Elevate
Facilitated a high-energy Kickoff Experience themed “Ready, Set… Let’s Grow”, focused on purpose, connection, and clarity.
Introduced the customized Leadership Profile, a development tool aligning individual strengths with organizational values.
Deliver
Produced participant workbooks, assessment tools, and post-session feedback systems for sustained learning.
Established next-step development areas—delegation, feedback delivery, communication, and team motivation.
Empowered to own the program internally with re-usable assets, templates, and facilitation materials for future cohorts.