Leadership training programs
Leadership training for teams that agree in the meeting and do something else after. Dan McArthur, an organizational psychologist, trains leaders and their teams in a room together, on the real conversations they have been avoiding.
What owners call about
Managers who were never taught to lead
Promoted for being good at the work, then left to figure out people on their own. Their teams pay for the learning curve.
How Dan approaches it →A culture that can't have a hard conversation
Meetings are polite. The real conversation happens in the hallway afterward, and the decision drifts.
How Dan approaches it →A team that runs everything back through the owner
Capable people, individually. Together they wait to be told, and the owner ends up in every decision.
How Dan approaches it →Interactive training programs
Updraft Leader Training
Built on the image of geese in formation, the signature Updraft program is a distinctive, engaging approach to leadership and team development. Multimedia, interactive discussion, and a touch of humor deliver immediate results and an energizing experience for participants.
Unleash Your Impact
Leaders learn to use their own leadership style to create lasting influence. Participants clarify a personal vision, identify strengths, and develop strategies to lead with authenticity and purpose, driving change in their teams and beyond.
Conflict management
Resolve workplace disputes with confidence and composure. Leaders gain tools to address conflict constructively, turn tension into collaboration, and build a culture where differences are valued and managed well.
Selection, hiring, and onboarding
Build a high-performing team from the start with a strategic, values-driven approach to hiring. Proven assessment tools and best practices put the right people in the right roles, for faster ramp-up, stronger cultural fit, and long-term retention.
Human capital optimization
Align people with their natural strengths and how they most want to contribute. Using the Core Values Index, leaders learn to understand and maximize individual and team potential, for higher productivity, less burnout, and more job satisfaction, and organizations see higher engagement and lower turnover.
Persuasive communication
Influence and inspire through effective communication. Participants learn to craft compelling messages, adapt to diverse audiences, and use storytelling to build trust, strengthen relationships, and drive outcomes.
What a training engagement looks like
Nobody goes home with a binder. The training happens in the team's own situations, with the people in them.
- 1
A short call
Ten minutes to hear what the team is running into and match it to the right program, or say that training isn't the answer.
- 2
Time in the room, together
A session, a day, or a series, sized to the team. Interactive and in person, built around the team's real conversations rather than a slide deck. Leaders practice on each other, which is the part a course can't do.
- 3
Follow-through
The old habits will try to come back. Short follow-up sessions catch them, so the new skills hold in the weeks after the room.
This is for
- Leadership teams and management groups of any size, from a handful of leaders to a whole organization
- Companies promoting from within who want their new managers to succeed
- Teams willing to practice on each other, not just listen
This isn't for
- A one-hour lunch-and-learn
- A team looking for a certificate rather than a change
- One individual leader; that is coaching
Questions owners ask first
- How long is a training program?
- Every program is built for the team, from a single session with a small group to a multi-session program across a large organization. Scope and length are set with Dan after the first call.
- In person or remote?
- In person, wherever the team is, anywhere in the United States. Follow-up sessions can be remote.
- How does it start?
- A ten-minute intro call to see whether this fits, then a conversation with Dan.