Build Leaders Ready for What’s Ahead. Planned & Unplanned

FORGE™ is a leadership development architecture designed to strengthen judgment, elevate decision quality, and improve a leader’s ability to execute and deliver measurable results. It builds leadership capability for both current and future roles.

FORGE™ is accountability-based and data-driven. Progress is tied to real business priorities, tracked against specific competencies, and evaluated through performance indicators, stakeholder feedback, and execution reliability.

FORGE™ exists for leaders and organizations who are capable, committed, and serious about results — particularly those navigating or preparing for moments where roles expand, expectations rise, the business scales, or the stakes fundamentally change.

Fact:

Fewer than 25% of companies believe their leadership team is fully prepared for what’s ahead, planned or unplanned.

Why FORGE™ Exists

As organizations grow or transitions happen, roles change or expand faster than leaders are developed. Scope increases. Pressure to deliver rises. Pace accelerates. Decisions can carry more ambiguity. When turnover hits—planned or unplanned—the next layer of leadership often isn’t ready.

FORGE™ was built to close this gap early—before leadership risk becomes an operational problem, a performance issue, or a valuation concern.

Pillars of FORGE™ Coaching

Role Clarity & Accountability Standards: You operate with defined scope, measurable standards, and accountability.
Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: You make enterprise-level decisions with financial and strategic awareness.
Execution & Operating Discipline: You convert priorities into consistent, predictable results.
Influence & Organizational Savvy: You navigate power, politics, and conflict without losing credibility or momentum.
Talent & Culture Leadership: You build stronger leaders and raise performance standards across your team.
Change & Transition Leadership: You remain steady and effective during growth, disruption, or role expansion.

Situational FORGE™ Styles

There are three primary styles used in FORGE coaching sessions. The situation determines which one applies.

Coaching: Builds capability through disciplined questioning and self-discovery.
Mentorship: Applies experience and pattern recognition to accelerate better decisions.
Consultation: Delivers candid feedback and corrective pressure to raise standards.

Effective development is not tied to one style. It shifts based on context, stakes, and leader readiness.

FORGE™ applies the right posture at the right time.

FORGE™ Tools Deployed

There are numerous tools that can be applied to a FORGE Coaching Engagement. Here are some of the most common:

Lominger Competencies
DiSC® Communication Styles
Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
Accountability Charts (EOS)
360° Feedback
Cross-Functional Stretch Assignments

FORGE™ applies the right tools at the right time. See the Talent Readiness Toolkit HERE-->

Two Paths Forward

FORGE™ for You

YOU ARE — An aspiring or existing leader currently in an organization and seeking to:

Invest in your own personal development
Strengthen decision-making skills
Improve performance in your current role
Prepare skills & competencies for your next role
Navigate difficult circumstances, conflict, politics, etc.
Improve "managing up" skills as you move up in the organization.

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FORGE™ for Your Team

YOU ARE — A CEO, CHRO, investor, or other senior leader looking to:

Build performance capability for a member or members of your team
Build your "bench" strength and support your succession plan
Develop newly promoted leaders
Develop leaders with changed or expanded roles
De-risk leadership transition or turnover

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