WHAT WE DO
We Help New and Emerging Managers Become Masterful Leaders
Starting your journey as a manager is thrilling and challenging. But the cutting-edge technical and planning skills that helped you become a manager won’t take you anywhere if your team members can’t connect with you and trust you—or each other.
And failing to build these connections won’t just make your job harder—it can lead to low morale, poor retention, project failures, and worse.
Many promising businesses fail simply because their people can’t work in alignment with each other, resulting in an unsustainable environment.
DON'T TAKE THE RISK
These failures are preventable
The bottom line is good people skills and team-building skills are more critical than you think.
According to a recent CareerBuilder survey:
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20% of first-time managers are doing a poor job
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26% of first-time managers felt they were not ready to lead others, and
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58% said they never received any training when transitioning into their first leadership role.
And from a Center for Creative Leadership white paper:
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50% of managers in organizations are ineffective.
WE GET IT
You're in the right place
You want to succeed. Your manager wants you to succeed. Your team wants you to succeed.
But you’re losing sleep trying to figure out how to get unproductive or difficult team members on track without alienating or demoralizing them.
And figuring out the best way to delegate your team’s many tasks is so overwhelming you end up doing everything yourself.
You know you could be doing better—and yet you have no idea what to do differently.
We’re here to help.
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
Proven, respected training solutions for new managers
Since 2010, Russ Powell Consulting has been offering award-winning, practical workshops and one-to-one coaching to new and emerging managers in businesses around the world, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
Some of our workshops have proven so effective that investors have made completion a condition for funding.
"We all get stuck in task and relationship problems. The Middle Path frameworks Russ teaches have helped us get unstuck and moving forward again—as individuals and as an organization."
–Clara L., CEO
social networking start-up
WHAT WE DO BEST
We understand leadership
Founded in 2010, Russ Powell Consulting grew out of the work of veteran human performance technology (HPT) consultant Russ Powell.
Russ is known for his passion for and expertise in the development of high-performing teams and their leaders.
His educational foundation in the behavioral sciences, coupled with decades of experience in management and leadership in business, make him uniquely qualified to develop leaders and teams.
As one of his clients writes, "Russ has a highly-disciplined approached to design and a learner-centric approach to facilitation. The combination of these traits differentiates him from many in this field. He has impeccable character and is a pleasure to work with.”
Russ holds several professional designations, including certifications from Middle Path Consulting, Development Dimensions International (DDI), and Hogan Assessment Systems. He's also a certified facilitator of DiSC programs.
"I highly recommend RPC's Leadership and the Middle Path workshop. It offers powerful frameworks for analyzing and addressing problems in human systems."
–John W., Chief Strategy and Planning Officer,
aviation start-up
HOW WE CAN HELP
Our Solutions
We offer two primary services: coaching and leadership workshops. Choose the situation below that most closely matches your needs.
2010
Year Established
174
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5/5
Projects Completed
Awards Won
Client Satisfaction
KUDOS
What Our Clients Say About Us
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"We all get stuck in task and relationship problems. The Middle Path frameworks Russ teaches have helped us get unstuck and moving forward again—as individuals and as an organization."
Clara L.
CEO
social networking start-up
OUR DIFFERENTIATORS
The RPC Advantage
A focus on proven, actionable practices and strategies is what sets us apart:
Problem-solving orientation
Conventional wisdom in leadership coaching—reflected in popular book titles such as Crucial Conversations and We Need to Talk—puts communication at the forefront. But while effective communication is critical, its ultimate goal is to enable you and your team to solve problems. Thus, we approach every aspect of leadership—from conversational skills to people skills—through the lens of problem-solving and solution-finding.
A biological systems perspective
Our years of real-world experience in team building and leadership training have shown us that people are not machines, and any management model that treats them like machines is doomed to fail. Instead of forcing people into an unnatural mechanical model, we show you how to navigate the inherently messy, non-linear nature of human systems—and how to effectively manage the real, flesh-and-blood people within these systems.
Simple but not easy
We teach simple, relevant, practical, and useful models for everyday problem-solving—frameworks that are easy to understand, but not always easy to put into practice. This is why our workshops and coaching both emphasize hands-on practice and skill-building—so when you complete a training with us, you’re ready to put your new skills into action.
Integral thinking and the Middle Path
Binary thinking—including cognitive traps such as “I must be either a tough manager or a nice manager” or “we must choose to be either profit-centric or customer-centric”—can paralyze leaders and businesses, leading to poor decisions and increased conflicts. Our Middle Path curriculum for developing leaders, designed by world-class team- and leadership-development expert Chris Holmberg, shows you how to transcend binary thinking and find constructive third options—the Middle Path—that yield better, more productive, long-term solutions.
OUR CLIENTS
Organizations With Which We've Worked
