MAKING EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP THE WORLDWIDE STANDARD

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COACHING, consulting, & Leadership Development

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About us

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.

leadership excellence starts with you

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Seasons of leadership development

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.

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values-based leadership

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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Who we are

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Debbie Collard, PCC, MSOD, ELI-MP

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.

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Susan Ireland, PCC, MSM, Tilt 365

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.

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What Seasoned Leaders are saying about us:

Kate Philips-Kaiser

Kate Philips-Kaiser

Leadership coach and Co-Founder Reflection Circles 

As a coach myself, I appreciate the benefits of coaching. I joined the Seasons Leadership program to get the structure and support I needed for developing my business. The exercises that we did as a group, as well as the stories and guidance from Susan and Debbie, were so useful to clarify my goals, as well as add to my toolkit on how I achieved them. Susan and Debbie’s practical examples and ideas were immediately actionable. For example, their module on having an operating rhythm was a game changer for me. It helped me establish the necessary rigor and discipline with my partners in order to make steady progress. The Seasons Leadership program has helped me reinforce my strengths, expand my skillset, and move my business forward.  

Frances Chang

Frances Chang

Chief Operating Officer for Andovar

"Working with Debbie, Susan and the Seasons Leadership community was an unforgettable experience. These inspiring individuals remind me how learning never stops, and that growth accelerates when we are all heard and understood."

Stefani Johnson

Stefani Johnson

Production Coordinator, Oddbot Animation, 2020 Seasons Leadership Program participant

“At 28 years old and fleeing a very negative workplace, "leader" was definitely not how I felt about myself. However, I will be thanking the "past me" for the rest of my life for taking the leap to join the Seasons Leadership Program. Two inspiring female coaches not only provided me with the insight I needed to gain a new perspective of myself and my experiences, but they also helped me form a plan to "lead" my own life. That's right, even with no one seeing me as a leader, I learned something invaluable: I am always the leader of my own story. With the tools I gained from Debbie and Susan, and the loving and safe community of females from this past year in Seasons, I feel I can finally work towards owning and fully living my leadership, and possibly expanding it outside myself. Despite 2020 being a horrible year with many challenges globally, I've had one of my best years yet. I strongly encourage others to truly invest in the course. I promise you'll see it's actually fun to grow yourself. I'm tempted to take the course all over again.”

Tanya Meronk

Tanya Meronk

Co-Founder & Head Techretary, 2020 Seasons Leadership Program participant

“Debbie and Susan rock! They have fundamentally changed the way I see myself as a leader.  I’m more confident and feel prepared with the tools they shared. Plus, I have a community to tap into when times get tough.”

Lisa Faber

Lisa Faber

Owner, The Collage Salon, 2020 & 2021 Seasons Leadership Program participant

“When I first signed up for Seasons Leadership I wasn’t sure what to expect – a self-help group? This was far from that. Not only did Susan and Debbie give me a higher sense of what it means to be a leader, but they also worked with me right where I was and gave me applicable strategies to apply right away. The coaching sessions alone are worth it!”

Annie Stocker

Annie Stocker

Owner, Two Dog Yoga, 2020 Seasons Leadership Program participant

“Seasons Leadership Program has been an invaluable touchstone in an unwieldy year: 2020.  With Susan and Debbie’s steady guidance, I am growing my confidence, clarity and conviction to manifest my vision for my business. The presentations, guest visitors, and especially the coaching helped me to hone in on the ways I can be a more effective and efficient leader. I would highly recommend this program to anyone wanting to grow themselves and their business!”

Theresa Dugan

Theresa Dugan

Sr. Program Manager, Tech Industry, 2020 Seasons Leadership Program participant

“I was looking for a way to develop my skills as a leader so I could find my next big job and have more fulfillment. Seasons Leadership helped me to assess my best leadership qualities and provided me with practical business solutions that I applied immediately at work. The year-long program built my confidence through coaching and connected me with a network of women who are smart, inspiring, and looking for the same things in life and work.”

Appreciation for Our Growing Community [delete]

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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.

Bad Bosses

While there are definitely bad bosses out there, luckily most bosses want to be good bosses and to do the right things. How would you rate yourself as a boss?

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Community & Relationships

When we develop relationships, we build community. To do this intentionally and with purpose results in a conscious community that can nurture each other and “rise” together. That’s why it is important!

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Leadership & Principles

Do you know what your values are? Do you have an explicit set of operating principles for your team or organization? If not, it is never too late to get started!

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Relationship Matrix

Even if nurturing relationships is easy for you, to successfully network, one helpful practice is to create a “Relationship Matrix.” The matrix is a list of people that you want to build and nurture a relationship in business with.

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Goal Setting

Are you the person who intends to accomplish a goal next year but “next year” keeps sliding to … the next year? We have a better way to set you up for success!

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Podcast episodes

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Leading Quality: A Leadership Mindset
Season
6
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Leading Quality: A Leadership Mindset

6.18.25

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33

In this insightful and practical episode, Susan and Debbie explore what it really means to lead with a quality mindset. Quality isn’t jus...

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It Feels Like Magic – Creating a Leadership & Management System That Works
Season
6
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It Feels Like Magic – Creating a Leadership & Management System That Works

5.21.25

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25

In this energizing and practical episode, Susan and Debbie introduce a powerful leadership tool they call the Leadership and Management S...

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From Coffee Breaks to Breakthroughs: The Power of Connection
Season
6
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From Coffee Breaks to Breakthroughs: The Power of Connection

4.16.25

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30

What if a simple cup of coffee could transform your team’s performance? In this episode, Susan and Debbie dive deep into the often-overlo...

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Book Cover The Making of a World-Class Organization

The Making of a World-Class Organization

by E. David Spong and Debbie J. Collard

With tips, charts, tables and wisdom, The Making of a World-Class Organization provides a set of proven approaches for achieving excellence. The book offers behind-the-scenes insight into how David Spong and I implemented the Baldrige Excellence Framework at Boeing and led the company into a new era of achievement. A practical guide, our book offers tried and true details and how-to applications to help leaders apply proven processes, cultivate loyal customers, engaged employees, create high-quality products and services, and significantly increase profitability. The guidance and ideas presented in the book are as relevant today as when we originally implemented them.

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