Leadership transformation

Leadership From the Ground Up

A multi-phase leadership journey that turned insight into action equipping leaders to communicate better, delegate smarter, and lead with purpose.

Situation

A legacy organization and the largest tomato grower in North America, recognized the need to strengthen its leadership pipeline and unify its culture across diverse operations. Rapid growth, geographic dispersion, and shifting market dynamics had created silos and inconsistent leadership practices.

There executive team sought to foster alignment, empower future leaders, and embed its “Family, Growth, Results” values through a cohesive development journey, one that would cultivate both capability and connection.

Resolution

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

The TED Way

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 Lipman to own the program internally with re-usable assets, templates, and facilitation materials for future cohorts.