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Leadership Development in Today’s
Business Climate

Businesses large and small face many challenges: rapid growth, adjusting after mergers and acquisitions, instilling in employees a sense of connection with the company and its mission. In times of transition and growth, a business must be able to depend on its leaders.

Leadership development is the subject of many a discussion in today’s boardrooms. The right leadership development program can ensure that your leaders are up to the task of managing challenging situations and nurturing future growth and success.

But how do you know which leadership development program will be effective? Does your organization have the resources to properly plan a leadership development program? What about follow-up and analysis?

Leadership Development Made Easy

  • A Distinct Planning leadership development program takes away the guesswork – the reputation of our core team ensures that you will get coaches and consultants of the highest quality.
  • Our leadership development programs take away the legwork. We handle the administration and management of the program so you have more time for other tasks.
  • Our leadership development programs work. Our recent PRISM award win with Sysco Canada proves our experience and expertise.

Prophet Coaching and Client Win
2007 PRISM Award for Excellence
in Leadership Coaching

Sysco Coaching
Success Story

Meet us at the
PRISM Showcase

Leadership Development with Results

You can trust Distinct Planning to manage and deliver a complete leadership development program for your organization. Our mission is simple – to help you groom future leaders. To that end, we will match you with the coaches and programs that are right for you.

Our team of associates offers a wide range of innovative and effective programs. We have expertise not only in working with executives, managers and employees, but also in project management, administration, and ROI analysis.

With the diverse skill set of our team, you can leave all of the work to us. We will select the right coaches and consultants, manage the project, and provide you with all of the analytics you need to gauge the effectiveness of your leadership development efforts.

“Having you coordinate, communicate and get your team up to speed has been an amazing benefit.” –Andrew Miller, Sysco Canada

Development vs. Growth

Economist Herman Dale once wrote of the difference between growth and development in the economy: “A growing economy is getting bigger; a developing economy is getting better.” At Distinct Planning, we have adapted that statement to our work. We recognize the distinction between growth and development. We acknowledge that organizations all seek growth, but we focus on development as a way to improve leadership and, ultimately, the organization as a whole.

We believe in developing leaders to become the best they can, teaching them to use a new “coach approach” to management and to inspire and act as real mentors to their employees. Highly engaged and skilled leaders bring success to all aspects of a business. Let us bring that success to you. Contact Distinct Planning today to discuss leadership development for your organization.

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We are pleased to announce that our client, Sysco Foods Inc., is the winner of the 2007 Prism Award of Excellence in Toronto. The award is presented by the GTA chapter of the International Coach Federation to recognize companies that have brought coaching into their organizations to achieve leadership excellence. The award acknowledges the results of the coaching initiatives and the collaboration between coach and client. Prophet Coaching is proud to share in Sysco’s success and we offer them our congratulations.

The Prism Awards are presented at a lively breakfast event in Toronto, featuring an engaging keynote speaker and the award presentations. For tickets to this event, go to ICF-GTA PRISM Award Showcase.

For details of how leadership has benefited Sysco, including an interview with Sysco Training Director Andrew Miller, see Sysco Case Study