What is the Lead with Leverage™ program?

Lead with Leverage™ is Lever Talent's signature leadership and management training program. It's a 12-hour intensive built on behavioral assessment data, covering four core modules: Lead Yourself, Lead Others, Lead the Work, and Lead the Team. We tailor the content, scope, timing, and delivery format to your needs and budget.

How is this different from other management training programs?

Most leadership and management training programs teach generic frameworks that fade within a week. Lead with Leverage™ is built on each participant's actual behavioral data and custom-tailored to your business strategy and leadership development needs. This means every lesson, exercise, and action plan is aligned with your business strategy while ensuring a level of personalization to how each manager is naturally wired to lead.

How many people can participate in each cohort?

We recommend cohorts of 8-15 participants for optimal engagement and facilitation quality. Larger organizations typically run multiple cohorts over several months. We'll recommend the right cohort size and structure based on your goals during a needs analysis held at the kickoff of your program.

Is the training available virtually?

Yes. Lead with Leverage™ is available both in-person and virtually, with no reduction in quality or engagement. Many clients choose a hybrid approach with the first and last sessions in-person.

What level of manager is this designed for?

The program is designed for managers at all levels — from first-time team leads to senior directors. First-time managers focus on foundational skills like feedback and delegation, while senior leaders dive deeper into team dynamics and strategic leadership.

What results can we expect from management training?

Clients typically see measurable improvement within 90 days. Common outcomes include improved engagement scores, reduced escalations to senior leadership, more effective 1-on-1 meetings, improved retention, and better team alignment to business goals and culture.

How much does the Lead with Leverage™ program cost?

Most single-cohort engagements fall in the $15,000-$30,000 range, with multi-cohort and enterprise pricing available. We also offer the program as part of broader leadership assessment and learning and development (L&D) consulting engagements. In the US, Lead with Leverage typically qualifies for many local and state-funded incumbent and workforce development program grants.

Do participants need to complete behavioral assessments before the training?

Yes — Behavioral assessments, like Predictive Index, are a prerequisite for the program and are included in the engagement. The assessments are completed before the first session, and results are woven into every module.

Leadership & Management Training

Leadership and Management Training that sticks: The Lead with Leverage™ Program

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Our Passion for Talent Strategy Runs Deep, and it Shows

Most leadership and management training fades within a week. Lead with Leverage™ is different — a 12-hour intensive that combines behavioral insights with practical management frameworks your leaders will actually use. Built by Lever Talent for managers who need to lead themselves, their people, their work, and their teams.

Currently serving hundreds of clients of all sizes and industries, you can trust us to align your talent to your business strategy and maximize the leverage of your biggest investment.

Step 1: Lead Yourself

Leaders start with self-awareness. Using behavioral assessment results, they learn their natural leadership style, communication tendencies, blind spots, and energy drains. This module builds the self-knowledge foundation that makes every other skill stick.

Step 2: Lead Others

With self-awareness established, leaders learn to flex their style for different team members. This module covers assessment-informed communication strategies, managing behavioral diversity, giving feedback that lands, and building trust with direct reports who are wired differently than they are.

Step 3: Lead the Work

Strategy meets execution. Leaders learn how to set strategically aligned, clear expectations, delegate based on behavioral fit, manage priorities, and create accountability systems that don't require micromanagement. This module turns managers from doers into multipliers.

Step 4: Lead the Team

The final module focuses on team dynamics — how to build cohesive teams, run effective meetings, manage conflict productively, and create a team culture that drives results. Leaders leave with a team action plan they can implement immediately.

Each step above is about 90 minutes of content and combines facilitated instruction, behavioral data analysis, peer exercises, custom business scenarios, and real-world application planning. The entire program is typically held across 6, 2-hour virtual sessions, or in a hybrid format of 2, 4-hour in-person sessions bookending 2, 2-hour virtual sessions.

1: Predictive Index Assessments for All Participants

Participants complete behavioral assessments pre-program. We weave results into every module, ensuring training is personalized to the leader, not generic.

2: Six Facilitated Training Sessions (~2 Hours Each)

Weekly expert sessions by certified facilitators combine instruction, behavioral data, and hands-on exercises. Available in-person or virtually for your team.

3: Lead with Leverage™ Manager Playbook

A digital workbook for every participant, featuring frameworks, templates, and guides to turn training plans into a permanent, post-program reference.

4: Personal Leadership Action Plan

Participants build a personalized action plan with commitments tied to behavioral data and real team challenges. Plans are peer-reviewed in the final session.

5: Team Work Styles Guide

Every manager receives a work styles guide for their direct reports — a one-page reference on how to communicate, motivate, and develop each team member effectively.

6: Post-Program Coaching Check-In

A 60-minute group coaching session, 30 days post-program, to review progress and troubleshoot challenges. This bridge ensures training leads to lasting behavior change.

Scaling Companies with Newly Promoted Managers (50-300 Employees)

Your top performers just got promoted, and they're managing for the first time. Leadership and management training gives them the skills and self-awareness to lead effectively.

Organizations Running Annual Leadership Development Programs

You invest in leadership development every year — but are you seeing results? Lead with Leverage™ replaces generic training with science-backed, behavior-specific training.

PE Portfolio Companies Aligning Management Teams

After a merger or restructure, we align managers fast. Our program builds a shared leadership language and consistent practices across your organization in record time.

Companies With Low Engagement Scores Tied to Management

When engagement surveys flag management issues, training is the lever. Lead with Leverage™ equips managers with skills that improve the daily employee experience.

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The most-leveraged companies don't hope their managers figure it out — they train them with data, frameworks, and accountability. Lead with Leverage™ is the leadership and management training program that turns good people into great leaders.

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