Seasons Leadership was founded in 2019 with a simple idea: leadership, like nature, moves through seasons of growth, change, and renewal. Our mission is to help leaders learn, grow, and reach their full potential.
Since then, we’ve launched leadership programs, created the Elemental Leadership course, produced over 100 episodes of the Seasons Leadership Podcast, published articles and blogs, and connected with leaders worldwide. Through it all, our focus has remained the same—making excellent leadership the worldwide standard.
Today, we’re entering a new chapter. Just as nature transitions, so do we. Seasons Leadership is focusing our energy on leadership coaching and consulting, where we can make the greatest impact. Our library of podcasts, blogs, and resources remains available on our website to support your leadership journey.
We’re grateful for every leader we’ve met along the way and remain inspired by the positive change excellent leadership brings to organizations, communities, and the world.
The cycles of growth, renewal and transformation experienced in the natural seasons are a roadmap for the cycles we all experience in our leadership journey. At Seasons Leadership we structure our resources and tools through this metaphor to give leaders support and insight to achieve more during these cycles.
Spring/Awaken: Growth begins – perhaps with a new role or purpose. We help you gain awareness of yourself as a leader so you can be guided and energized by your own unique values to design the form your leadership vision will take.
Summer/Cultivate: Real growth is occurring at a rapid pace – you are in the flow with your role or purpose. We help you cultivate ideas that will yield the results you want. This clarity of vision provides the energy to make it all happen.
Fall/Integrate: You harvest the results of your work. We help you integrate all you have learned into the new version of you. As you demonstrate new skills and capabilities that change how you show up every day now is the time to celebrate your success.
Winter/Transform: You start the process of rest and evaluation. We help you transform through reflection on what has worked and what needs to be adapted or cleared out to be an even stronger version of you living more authentically and intentionally.
Seasons Leadership Values: Leadership, Love, Integrity, Excellence, Creativity, Contribution, Curiosity, Balance, Independence, and Connection.
At Seasons Leadership, we believe in and demonstrate values-based leadership. A leader who is working in congruence and alignment with their core values has a firm foundation on which to build and reach new heights. There is no set formula of values that leads to success. Instead, it is through discovering and honoring your unique values that you gain clarity around the path forward and feel empowered to take positive action as a leader.
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Debbie Collard has worked with a wide range of executives to develop strategies, reach milestones and celebrate achievements. Leadership and performance have been the focus of Debbie's career, while she maintained a commitment to her family and community. Debbie is an ICF and iPEC-certified professional coach and co-author of The Making of a World-Class Organization, a practical guide for leaders to engage employees and increase overall excellence.
Susan Ireland has deep experience in the aerospace industry and business operations. As an ICF-certified professional coach, Susan works with executives, entrepreneurs and leaders at all levels to enhance leadership and business acumen, encourage self-discovery and turn challenges into positive results. Her thought-provoking and creative approach inspires enduring, transformative change.
We created these tools to help support your growth and success. Whether you connect with us for coaching or simply use these resources on your own, we're honored to be a part of your ongoing development.
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