TRANSFORM YOUR LEADERS.
TRANSFORM YOUR RESULTS.
We help organizations unlock breakthrough performance through our HUMAN First leadership programs that transform how your leaders show up, how your teams collaborate, and how your organization grows.
Stay Connected to What Matters Most in Leadership
Request an invite to our July 2025 Leadership Pulse Virtual Conversation
Topic: The Mid-Year Breakthrough Session: CPCOs Share What's Actually Stuck
This month’s session is for Chief People & Culture Officers Only
HUMAN First Leadership for the AI Era
As AI transforms how work gets done, human connection becomes your only sustainable competitive advantage.
What is HUMAN First Leadership? It's the ability to create trust, foster belonging, and unlock potential through authentic human relationships. While traditional leadership focuses on managing tasks and processes, our HUMANF First leaders inspire performance by building bridges between people, purpose, and possibility.
Why It Matters Now: In the AI era, these uniquely human capabilities become MORE valuable, not less. As AI handles data and efficiency, leaders must master meaning and connection.
Recognize These Leadership Gaps?
Our managers aren't becoming leaders
They manage tasks but can't connect with people
Teams feel directed, not led or understood
Impact: Low engagement and mediocre results.
No ready-now leaders when you need them
Talented people stagnate without guidance.
No systematic way to develop future leaders
Impact: Weak succession pipeline and external hiring at mid & senior levels
Our culture feels disconnected
Remote/hybrid work broke team cohesion.
Can't measure or improve cultural health.
Impact: Culture becomes a liability instead of an advantage
You've invested in leadership development. You've tried different approaches. But something fundamental is missing: human connection.
We Transform What Matters Most
BEFORE Our Programs
❌ Leaders who manage tasks
❌ Teams working in silos
❌ Innovation by accident
❌ Disconnected culture
❌ Growth through grinding
AFTER Our Programs
✅ Leaders who inspire connection
✅ Teams collaborating freely
✅ Innovation by design
✅ Culture of belonging
✅ Growth through engagement
Our HUMAN First Leadership Development Suite
LEAP
Leadership Exploration & Assessment Program
Transform individual contributors into future leaders through experiential learning and connection. This 2-day intensive helps participants discover their leadership potential through peer learning, real-world simulations, and coaching. Participants build the foundational connections and self-awareness that make great leaders.
POWERUP
Leadership Cohort Program
Transform managers into leaders who inspire through connection. Our 12-week intensive builds the human-centered capabilities that create psychological safety, unlock potential, and drive team performance. Peer learning with other leaders amplifies insights and builds lasting connections across your organization.
ASCEND & PROXIMITY
Mentorship & Sponsorship Systems
Transform how wisdom and opportunity flow through your organization. Build systematic connections between senior leaders and emerging talent that accelerate development and create lasting cultural change. Our structured programs ensure every high-potential has the human relationships they need to succeed.
Recognized Excellence in Leadership Development
Piercing Strategies was a 2024 Brandon Hall Silver Award Winner for innovative approaches to building connected leaders.
