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Leadership Unleashed

Welcome to AdVance Leadership

The future of your company is in the hands of your leaders. When you upgrade skills of your leaders— from the C-Suite to the Front-Line Managers — you unleash your company’s potential.

Our Unleashed Leadership training goes beyond generic development programs. We provide a proven approach built on 7 key traits that address 95% of leadership challenges.

Let us help you shape the leaders who will shape your future.

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We are proud to be a 2024 HR Tech Outlook
Top 20 Leadership Development Company.

HR Tech Outlook selects organizations that are committed to enhancing core leadership skills, improving employee retention, and fosters positive work culture.

Our Unleashed Leadership program was recognized as an ideal model for identifyting underlying issues and emphasizing community.

Why Transformation Matters

Leadership requires a new set of skills.

The biggest factor that determines success of your company is the quality of its leaders. They influence everything.

Yet, 82% of people are promoted to management roles without any leadership training. This oversight leads to disengaged employees, diminished results, and dissatisfied customers.

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Empower Them to Lead Unleashed

Leadership requires ever-evolving skills.

High achieving leaders often feel, for every two steps forward, they are pulled back five.

This feeling is leashed leadership.

When you unleash the leaders at your company, you:

Increase Profitability

Unleashed leaders aren’t just motivated; they’re strategic thinkers. They understand the bigger picture and how their actions impact the bottom line.

Improve Employee Engagement

Unleashed leaders empower, not dictate. They create a thriving environment where employees feel valued and heard.

Reduce Turnover

Investing in your leaders shows you value their growth. Unleashed leaders, in turn, develop productive relationships with their teams.

Strengthen Company Culture

Unleashed leaders set the tone for your culture. They build a positive environment that attracts top talent and loyal customers.

How Can You Unleash Your Leaders?

There are plenty of leadership development companies who offer programming. AdVance Leadership does it differently.

Our Unleashed Leadership framework introduces seven traits essential for success:

✔ Character ✔ Competence

✔ Capacity ✔ Clarity ✔ Community

✔ Culture ✔ Consistency

The result? Transformed leaders who inspire and engage their teams, drive innovation, boost productivity, and propel your company toward its goals.

Find out how AdVance Leadership can partner with you to unleash your leaders.

Ignite the SparkOur AdVance Services

Keynotes

Inspire your team with leadership insights in a dynamic 30-minute to 2-hour session.

Workshops

Equip your team with practical tools and strategies in 90 minutes to 2 days. Gain actionable takeaways for immediate impact.

Transformations

Mobilize leaders at every level. Multiple workshops and virtual coaching will transform your leaders from the inside out.

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Of People Quit Because of the Boss

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Of Variance in Employee Satisfaction is Manager-Induced

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Of Leadership Challenges Can Be Solved through the AdVance Leadership Process

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Great Leaders Aren't Born. They're Developed.

Explore our leadership development services, connect with our team, and discover how we can help unleash your organization’s leadership potential.

Blogs

13 Ways to Lead with Love

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #100. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you will be equipped to show love to the people you lead.   Would you take 15 seconds to help us serve you better? We have a one-question survey that will help us create content that...

Feb 14, 2025

How to Create Smooth Handoffs That Keep Your Team Moving.

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #099. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll create better Clarity, Capacity, and Consistency by documenting your most important processes. 1 Insight Teams waste time when they do not document processes and critical handoff...

Feb 7, 2025

Twenty Warning Signs that you’re Drowning in Overcommitment

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #098. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll evaluate if you’re too busy to lead others intentionally.  1 Action  Busyness is an overcommitment to too many good commitments. It’s draining your capacity to lead and preventing...

Jan 31, 2025

The Wrong Way to Handle Unexpected Leadership Challenges

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #097. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll take control of your unexpected leadership challenges.   1 Insight  When facing a challenge, asking “what are we going to do” is the wrong question to start with.   There is one...

Jan 24, 2025

How to Build Trust with Every Person You Lead

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #096. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll begin proactively building trust with your team. 1 Insight Trust isn't earned—it's given. Leaders who proactively build trust create high-performing teams and contribute to a...

Jan 17, 2025

How To Know If You’ve Got Capacity Problems In Leadership

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #095. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll determine if your leaders struggle with Capacity issues. 1 Insight Capacity issues arise when leaders don’t have the time, energy, and attention to lead others. This morning,...

Jan 10, 2025

Great Books For You To Read In 2025

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #094. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll have a list of our 2024 favorite books to kick off your 2025 reading list. 1 Insight “Not every reader is a leader. But every leader must be a reader.” ~ Garland’s 4th grade...

Jan 3, 2025

The Top Five Newsletters from 2024

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #093. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll use this refresher to implement ridiculously practical growth. 1 Insight   A client recently asked us how we create our own content. The short answer involves a lot of...

Dec 20, 2024

The Secret to Better Communication Isn’t Talking… Or Listening

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #092. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll help your team get more traction on your most important messages.  1 Insight  The true test of communication isn’t the precision of your words but the action that your team takes...

Dec 6, 2024

How Important Is Consistency in Leadership?

Welcome to Friday 411, issue #091. In 4 minutes, with 1 insight and 1 action, you’ll help your team get consistent results by becoming a more consistent leader.  1 Insight  Inconsistent leaders create inconsistent teams who get inconsistent results.   ...

Nov 15, 2024

Testimonials

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“Dr. Garland Vance is by far the best expert I know for helping high achieving leaders get honest with themselves about taking the right steps to Make War against the enemy of “Busyness”!”

Andrew
CEO
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“I had multiple people thank me for bringing in AdVance. They told me it was easy to understand, engaging, and most importantly, something they could implement immediately.”

Justin C.
Vice President Sales
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“The most valuable thing I learned is that there are practical steps to implement an overall vision. It provides a way to go back if a result is not met and find a solution.”

Joshua
Regional Manager
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“After working with AdVance Leadership, we are now working with a renewed sense of clarity. We don’t feel overwhelmed by constantly doing tasks. We now see the difference that our work makes not only for our firm but also for our clients and community.”

Chris
Law Firm Partner
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“I am the type of person that can get distracted very easily if things are not engaging enough. You were more than engaging, you made it fun, especially in a group setting where we can learn and to be able to take lessons with us along our Leadership Journey and to be able to project that in helping other people.”

Justin
Region Vice President
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“After a couple of months and taking the tools you taught seriously, I began to see changes (Mostly in me), and that of course, flowed out into my operation.”

Brian
Branch Manager