The work you’ve done with our leadership team over the years has had a lot to do with our company’s success. You’ve made a real difference.
Challenges We Help Address
Here are just some of the challenges clients use our leadership development consulting services to help them resolve.
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Leaders Aren’t Aligned On Strategy
Without leadership alignment on the strategy, your organization won't achieve it’s goals.Communicate Effectively, Clearly, and Drive Action
We work with leaders to help solve common challenges associated with strategy communications, including:
- Current communications don’t adequately reflect your vision or strategy
- The strategy hasn’t been codified and there’s not clear alignment at the top
- The strategy isn’t being embedded down the organization and leaders need help communicating it with their teams
- Employees don’t know how what they do every day contributes to the company strategy and goals
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Ineffective Leadership Communication
Communicate, connect with, and inspire your teams and the organization.Effective Leader Communication Builds Trust & Drives Action
We work with clients to address common leadership development and communication challenges, including:
- Leaders don’t communicate in a way that engages and inspires their teams
- There’s a lack of trust in leadership
- Poor leadership scores or employee engagement scores
- The organization or leadership are seen as inauthentic, and are failing to connect with employees
- There’s high turnover
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Changes in Leadership
Create a solid foundation for new leadership.Helping New Executive Leaders Make an Impact
We help executive leaders who take on new roles to:
- Develop their 100 Day Plan to set the right tone with their team, immerse in the business and make an impact
- Establish a core message platform and story library
- Prepare and communicate organizational announcements
- Tell their story and communicate the strategy in an effective way
- Receive executive coaching and advising as they establish themselves in their roles
Communicate Effectively, Clearly, and Drive Action
We work with leaders to help solve common challenges associated with strategy communications, including:
- Current communications don’t adequately reflect your vision or strategy
- The strategy hasn’t been codified and there’s not clear alignment at the top
- The strategy isn’t being embedded down the organization and leaders need help communicating it with their teams
- Employees don’t know how what they do every day contributes to the company strategy and goals
Effective Leader Communication Builds Trust & Drives Action
We work with clients to address common leadership development and communication challenges, including:
- Leaders don’t communicate in a way that engages and inspires their teams
- There’s a lack of trust in leadership
- Poor leadership scores or employee engagement scores
- The organization or leadership are seen as inauthentic, and are failing to connect with employees
- There’s high turnover
Helping New Executive Leaders Make an Impact
We help executive leaders who take on new roles to:
- Develop their 100 Day Plan to set the right tone with their team, immerse in the business and make an impact
- Establish a core message platform and story library
- Prepare and communicate organizational announcements
- Tell their story and communicate the strategy in an effective way
- Receive executive coaching and advising as they establish themselves in their roles
Improve Leadership Communication & Get Results
Our leadership development consultants are here to help.
Proven Results
Our senior team of leadership development consultants help clients make an impact and get results.
Leadership Development Tools & Solutions
LeaderCommunicator™ Platform
Store all your core messages and personal stories in one place. It gives you:
- An elevator speech that articulates your main message
- Customized messages communicating your business goals and for your target audiences
- Proof points to back up your key messages
- Personalized stories to help you self-disclose and create an emotional connection
- Mutual expectations for you and your team
- A detailed outline of your most important messages
Watch a demo here.
Interactive Strategy Tools
Executive Advising & Coaching
Experience a proven approach to advising and coaching senior executives, tailored to address the specific leadership and communication capabilities needed by the individual executive we’re working with.
The process varies based on the individual’s unique needs, but often follows this high-level approach to leadership development.
- Intake – We review any documents that might be useful to inform our work together, such as performance reviews, 360-degree feedback, etc. We then conduct an initial meeting to discuss the process of coaching and advising, outcomes, the best ways to work together, as well as the path forward.
- Discovery – During the discovery step, we interview 4-5 individuals familiar with what the leader does well, and how they can be even better. This information is compiled into a report, which is shared with with the leader as part of goal setting.
- Goal setting/plan – Based on discussions thus far, we work with the leader to identify 1-3 specific, measurable goals for the coaching engagement and develop an action plan. This often include ways to change behavior in selected areas as well as techniques to change perceptions of behavior.
- Ongoing coaching – The leader and coach meet periodically to discuss what is working and what needs to change.
- Check-in – After approximately six months, we conduct a mini-survey of the people interviewed in the Discover phase to determine progress overall and in selected areas of improvement. Results are reviewed and celebrated. A plan is developed for ongoing efforts or ending coaching.
Ultimate Leader Tools™
Training & Development
180-Degree Communications Effectiveness Survey for Leaders
With LeaderCommCheck™, leaders can get important feedback from their direct reports and data to help:
- Learn how direct reports view their leadership performance, particularly how they communicate
- Understand their strengths and opportunities for improvement
- Prepare an action plan for improvement
Leadership Team Effectiveness Survey
Leader Listening
Leadership Development FAQs
Thinking About Bringing in a Leadership Development Partner?
Here’s what executives and communicators ask before engaging The Grossman Group.
What leadership skills are most important in today’s workplace?
Today’s leaders need more than operational expertise; they need the ability to create understanding, build trust, communicate effectively, and lead people through constant change. In research we conducted with The Harris Poll, employees consistently rated leaders highest when they combined strategic clarity with empathy, transparency, and authentic communication. That’s why our leadership development approach focuses not only on building leadership capability, but also on helping leaders connect with employees in meaningful, credible ways that drive engagement and performance in today’s environment.
How is your leadership development approach different from traditional leadership training?
We go beyond generic leadership training to focus on the real-world leadership behaviors that drive trust, engagement, and business performance during times of transformation.
Our approach combines leadership development, communication strategy, change expertise, and employee engagement to help leaders strengthen the capabilities employees need most today: clear communication, empathy, strategic alignment, visibility, and the ability to lead confidently through uncertainty.
Leadership today isn’t just about managing operations – it’s about helping people navigate constant change successfully.
How do you help leaders communicate more effectively during change and uncertainty?
We help leaders communicate with clarity, confidence, empathy, and transparency during periods of change. That includes strengthening how leaders share strategy, explain decisions, provide context, listen to employees, and guide teams through uncertainty and transformation.
Whether organizations are navigating restructuring, culture change, AI transformation, or evolving business priorities, we equip leaders with practical tools, messaging, and communication approaches that build trust and reduce resistance.
Can you support executive leadership teams and CEOs?
Yes. We frequently partner with CEOs and executive leadership teams to strengthen alignment, leadership communication, and organizational effectiveness.
Support may include design and facilitation of senior or executive leadership team annual meetings, executive messaging, strategic communication planning, leadership offsites, executive coaching, 100-Day Plans, and ongoing counsel during critical business moments and transformation efforts.
What leadership behaviors matter most in today’s environment?
The leaders who are most effective today combine strong business acumen with human-centered leadership behaviors. That includes communicating with context, listening and empathizing, leading with gratitude, building trust, fostering inclusive cultures, and helping employees understand how they fit into the future of the organization.
Our research with The Harris Poll reinforced that employees are more likely to trust leaders who communicate with transparency, empathy, and strategic clarity, especially during periods of uncertainty and change. In today’s environment, these leadership behaviors are critical for maintaining engagement, alignment, and performance.
How do you help leaders navigate AI and workforce transformation?
AI is accelerating the pace and complexity of organizational change, creating new pressure on leaders to communicate clearly and lead through uncertainty.
We help leaders communicate AI-related transformation in ways that build trust, reduce uncertainty, and help employees understand both the business rationale and what the change means for them personally. Our focus is on helping leaders manage the human side of transformation so employees feel informed, supported, and equipped for what’s ahead.
How do you measure the impact of leadership development?
We measure success through both leadership and business outcomes. Depending on the engagement, this may include improvements in employee engagement, leadership communication effectiveness, team alignment, manager capability, culture metrics, leadership visibility, business KPIs, and progress against strategic priorities.
Our goal is to strengthen leadership behaviors that improve organizational performance over time.
Can you help strengthen manager and frontline leader communication?
Absolutely. Managers and frontline leaders are often the most trusted source of communication for employees, especially during periods of change.
We equip leaders with practical communication tools, messaging guidance, training, and frameworks that help them communicate more consistently, confidently, and effectively with their teams.
How do you align leadership development to business strategy and transformation goals?
We believe leadership development should directly support business priorities – not operate separately from them.
That’s why we align our work to your organization’s strategy, transformation efforts, culture goals, and leadership expectations. Whether the focus is growth, AI adoption, restructuring, strategy activation, or cultural transformation, we help leaders build the capabilities needed to move the business forward successfully.
What does a typical leadership development consulting engagement include?
Every engagement is customized based on your goals, leadership challenges, and business priorities. Services may include leadership communication training, executive coaching, off-site design and facilitation, leadership team alignment, workshops, strategic messaging, manager enablement, culture and change support, and long-term advisory partnership.
Our senior leadership development and communications consultants work closely with your team to deliver practical, actionable support that drives business results.
How quickly can you begin supporting our leaders?
Our senior team is known for moving quickly and integrating seamlessly into complex organizations. Because we bring decades of experience supporting leaders through transformation, we can rapidly understand your business context, align with stakeholders, and begin delivering strategic value within days.
Do you customize leadership development programs for each organization?
Yes. Every organization faces different leadership challenges, business realities, and workforce dynamics. We tailor our leadership development approach based on your strategy, culture, leadership maturity, employee needs, and transformation priorities to ensure the experience is highly relevant and impactful.



