For CHROs and CPOs

We are the partners CHROs and CPOs trust to transform great individual contributors into high-performing leaders from day one.

Never again leave first-time manager success to chance: a permanent, turnkey, scalable solution for turning great individual contributors into high-performing leaders from day one.

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The Problem

Your Best Performer Just Became a Manager.
Now What?

You promoted them because they were great at the job.

Nobody taught them how to lead a team.

Six months later, they're quietly struggling. Their team is drifting. And your best people are starting to look elsewhere.

That's not a people problem. It's a system problem. And it's fixable.

60%

of new managers fail within their first 24 months.

Source: Gartner (formerly CEB)

How We Work With You

Three ways to stop leaving manager success to chance.

For Organizations

For CHROs and HR leaders who want first-time managers to succeed by design, not by luck.

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For Associations

For AMCs and association executives who want a leadership program members will pay for, with almost no risk.

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Speaking

For conference planners who want attendees leaving with more than inspiration.

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4,000+

70+

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Leaders Trained

Clients Served

Associations Served

Years of Leadership Experience

Trusted by ORGANIZATIONS and ASSOCIATIONS

"Chris is an engaging and intelligent instructor who blends deep business insight with leadership development expertise. He delivered a series of high-impact programs over several months that created real engagement and competence across our leaders. The materials were excellent, his facilitation received top marks, and our team continues to ask for more."

Eva Hartmann

SVP, Head of Human Resources,

Luna Innovations

"After attending the New Leader Lab, one of our managers came back with renewed energy and a clear focus for leading her team. In a follow-up meeting with me, she shared self-reflections, her leadership values, and 90-day leadership goals. She even asked me to hold her accountable."

Teresa Sporbert

First Vice President,

Regional Market Leader, C&F Bank

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Meet Chris

I'm Christopher R Jones.

You can call me Chris.

I was promoted into management because I was great at my job. I wasn't ready to lead a team, and nobody showed me how.

I struggled for two years. Then I walked away from a 10+ year career.

I promised myself I'd never lead like that again. Today I help organizations make sure their new managers never have to figure it out alone.

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