Tribe & Trust Leadership Academy

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What do you want for your organization?

Select the statement that resonates. We’ll show you exactly how Tribe&Trust helps you get there.

What you’ve probably already tried

You’ve cascaded the vision, aligned leadership, and launched the initiative. Six months in, execution stalled somewhere between the boardroom and the floor.

Why It Has Not Worked
~10% execute strategy

of organizations effectively execute their strategy

— HBR
How we change the data

Strategy doesn’t fail at the top — it fails in the translation. The leaders responsible for carrying your intent to the floor were promoted because they were great operators, not because they were trained to lead. Our Mission Focus and Leader’s Intent modules teach frontline leaders to own the ‘why’ behind the work — so your strategy travels down the chain without you carrying it. Over 12 weeks of instruction, application, and reinforcement, that becomes habitual, not situational.

Your return on investment
70% of variance

in team performance is driven by the quality of the direct leader

— Gallup
Strategy Execution
Mission Alignment
Reduced Oversight
What you’ve probably already tried

You didn’t take this role to mediate conflicts, re-explain expectations, or clean up what a manager should have handled. But here you are, again.

Why It Has Not Worked
30–40% of leadership time

consumed by people and talent issues that should be handled at the frontline

— McKinsey
How we change the data

People problems escalate because frontline leaders were never given the tools to contain them. Our program specifically develops the interpersonal skills — conflict resolution, expectation-setting, accountability — that keep issues where they belong. But we don’t just tell them. We use a Learn It, Apply It, Reinforce It cadence over 12 weeks: instruction, then 1:1 role-play sessions, then small-group Leadership Labs that force real application. By the end, your managers own their level — and your calendar opens up.

Your return on investment
23% more profitable

business units in the top engagement quartile vs. the bottom

— Gallup
Operational Autonomy
Escalation Reduction
Executive Focus
What you’ve probably already tried

You’ve hired smart people. But under pressure, decisions get delayed, deferred upward, or made without the judgment the moment required.

Why It Has Not Worked
28% of executives

say their employees make good decisions under pressure

— McKinsey
How we change the data

Decision-making is a trainable skill — not a personality trait. Think of it like learning a golf swing: you explain the mechanics, they ask questions, they take a few swings, and then you correct. Repeat that over 12 weeks and the movement becomes instinct. Our Sound & Timely Decisions module does exactly that — building decision frameworks through instruction, then pressure-testing them in role-play and group labs until your leaders stop deferring and start deciding.

Your return on investment
70% of variance

in team performance traces directly to leader quality and judgment

— Gallup
Decision Quality
Leadership Judgment
Reduced Escalation
What you’ve probably already tried

Different teams interpret priorities differently. Communication breaks down between levels. Everyone is working hard — just not always in the same direction.

Why It Has Not Worked
97% agree

of employees and executives say lack of alignment directly impacts outcomes

— Forbes
30% drop in innovation

in low-engagement companies, as teams work to rule rather than solve problems

— HBR
How we change the data

Silos form when leaders at different levels don’t share a common language, values framework, or understanding of mission. Our Core Values and Mission Focus modules build that shared infrastructure — and our cohort structure reinforces it. Leaders from across your organization go through the program together, building the cross-functional relationships and shared vocabulary that make alignment organic rather than forced.

Your return on investment
23% more profitable

business units with top-quartile engagement vs. those with low alignment and disengagement

— Gallup
Organizational Alignment
Shared Language
Culture Cohesion
What you’ve probably already tried

You promote your best performers and hope leadership transfers with the title. Sometimes it does. Often it doesn’t — and the cost shows up in the teams beneath them.

Why It Has Not Worked
Top 3 CEO concern

Leadership pipeline gaps rank among the top concerns for CEOs globally

— Deloitte
50–200% replacement cost

of annual salary to replace a single frontline worker lost to poor leadership

— HBR
How we change the data

A bench is built through a deliberate, repeatable development system — not a seminar. Our program creates that system. Every cohort runs the same 12-week curriculum: two in-person instruction days per phase, weekly Leadership Labs for application, and 1:1 role-play sessions for individual practice. Run it once, and you develop a cohort of leaders. Run it repeatedly, and you build a culture where leadership development is the standard — not the exception.

Your return on investment
60% of new managers fail

within 24 months when promoted without development — our program changes that outcome

— CCL
Succession Readiness
Bench Strength
Scalable Development

What outcome are you working toward?

You often see the problem first and have to make the case for fixing it. We’re built to make that case with you.

What you’ve probably already tried

You’ve run the surveys, shared the results, and built action plans. Scores nudge up, then drift back. Engagement feels like a target you can never quite hold.

Why It Has Not Worked
68% not engaged

of employees are disengaged — psychologically detached and waiting for a reason to leave

— Gallup
70% influenced by boss

of the difference between your highest and lowest performing teams comes down to the direct leader

— Gallup
How we change the data

Engagement surveys measure a symptom. The cause is leadership behavior — and behavior doesn’t change from a workshop. It changes through repeated practice over time. Our program trains frontline leaders in the specific behaviors that drive engagement: trust-building, recognition, clear expectations, connection to purpose. Then it reinforces those behaviors through weekly Leadership Labs and 1:1 coaching sessions across 12 weeks, until they become habit — not effort.

Your return on investment
23% more profitable

business units in the top engagement quartile vs. the bottom — engagement is a financial metric

— Gallup
Engagement Lift
Behavioral Change
Survey Score Movement
What you’ve probably already tried

You’ve benchmarked compensation, improved onboarding, and added benefits. Turnover improved slightly. But people keep leaving — and exit interviews keep pointing to the same thing.

Why It Has Not Worked
1.5–2× replacement cost

of annual salary to replace a single employee lost to disengagement

— Gallup
2–4× more likely to leave

employees who are disengaged vs. those with a strong, trusted leader

— Gallup
How we change the data

The decision to stay or leave is made in the relationship between an employee and their direct leader. Perks and pay adjustments don’t fix that relationship — developing the leader does. Our Servant Leadership and Understanding People modules train leaders to know their people, support them, and build the kind of trust that keeps them. And because our program runs over 12 weeks — not 2 days — those behaviors become the new normal.

Your return on investment
81% less absenteeism

in highly engaged teams with trained, trusted leaders vs. disengaged counterparts

— Gallup
Retention Impact
Turnover Cost Reduction
Leader-Employee Trust
What you’ve probably already tried

HR has become the default mediator for conflicts, performance issues, and team dynamics that should never have left the floor. Your team is reactive when it should be strategic.

Why It Has Not Worked
60% of new managers fail

within 24 months, most often due to poor interpersonal and people leadership skills

— CCL
more likely to quit

employees who don’t trust their manager vs. those who strongly trust them

— DDI
How we change the data

This is a skills gap, not a policy gap. Our Conflict Resolution and Understanding People modules develop the specific interpersonal competencies your leaders are missing — how to read a situation, how to approach difficult conversations without escalating them, and how to resolve tension before it becomes an HR matter. These skills are taught through instruction, then practiced in role-play, then applied in real work environments — repeatedly, until they stick.

Your return on investment
41% fewer quality defects

and less rework in teams led by engaged, interpersonally skilled leaders

— Gallup
Escalation Reduction
Conflict Resolution Skills
HR Strategic Focus
What you’ve probably already tried

You’ve run workshops, deployed LMS platforms, and brought in speakers. Completion rates look fine. But 90 days later, very little has changed on the floor.

Why It Has Not Worked
25% application rate

of training participants actually apply what they learn — the rest is wasted investment

— HBR
How we change the data

There is no easy button. Habits of learning — and habits of leadership — can’t be created in 2 hours or 2 days. Think of it like learning any skill: you explain it, they practice, you correct, they repeat. Our 12-week curriculum is built on that science. Leaders Learn It in two in-person instruction days, Apply It through six 1:1 role-play sessions with on-call instructor access, and Reinforce It through weekly Leadership Labs in small groups. That cadence is why our program changes behavior when others don’t.

Your return on investment
41% fewer defects

and rework in teams where leaders have genuinely changed their behavior through sustained development

— Gallup
Sustained Behavior Change
12-Week Cadence
Measurable Application
What you’ve probably already tried

You see the connection between culture, safety, and performance — but making that case to leadership requires data they’ll actually respond to.

Why It Has Not Worked
2.5–3× more safety incidents

in teams with disengaged employees vs. highly engaged, well-led teams

— Gallup
18% productivity gap

daily output difference between engaged and disengaged employees

— Gallup
How we change the data

Culture is downstream of leadership behavior — and safety and performance metrics are its most measurable symptoms. Our Mission Balance module directly addresses the tension between getting results and taking care of the people doing the work. We train leaders to build environments where people pay attention, speak up, and hold each other accountable — the behavioral conditions that reduce incidents and lift performance. The data follows the behavior.

Your return on investment
64% fewer safety incidents

reduction in total safety incidents in high-engagement, well-led business units

— Gallup
Safety Culture
Performance Lift
Engagement Tax Reduction

What do you want for yourself and your team?

You were promoted because you were great at the job. Now the job is leading people — and no one handed you a manual. We did.

What you’ve probably already tried

You were decisive in your old role. Leading people is different. The stakes feel higher, the variables are human, and the doubt creeps in at the worst moments.

Why It Has Not Worked
28% of executives

say their employees make good decisions — meaning most leaders are simply never taught how

— McKinsey
How we change the data

Confidence isn’t a personality trait — it’s what training produces. Think of it like any skill: tell someone how to swing a golf club, let them try, give feedback, repeat. Our Sound & Timely Decisions module works the same way — we give you a framework, put you in realistic scenarios, debrief with your peers, and repeat across 12 weeks. By the end, the decision-making process is yours. Not borrowed. Not second-guessed. Yours.

Your return on investment
70% of variance

in team performance is directly tied to the confidence and quality of the direct leader

— Gallup
Decision Confidence
Leadership Framework
Competence → Confidence
What you’ve probably already tried

You let it go too long, then overcorrected. Or you said something in the moment that made things worse. Either way, the conversation didn’t go the way you needed it to.

Why It Has Not Worked
70% of manager time

is spent in communication and conflict scenarios — yet most leaders are never trained for it

— HBR
60% of new managers fail

within 24 months, most commonly due to poor communication and interpersonal skills

— CCL
How we change the data

Difficult conversations are a skill — and like any skill, fluency comes from practice, not exposure. Our Conflict Resolution module teaches you a concrete framework for navigating tension with emotional control. Then we role-play it. You have the hard conversation with a peer, get feedback from an instructor, and do it again the following week. By the time you’re in the real moment, you’ve already been there a dozen times.

Your return on investment
more likely to quit

employees who don’t trust their manager — conversely, skilled communicators build the trust that keeps teams intact

— DDI
Conflict Resolution
Critical Conversations
Communication Fluency
What you’ve probably already tried

You got promoted because you were the best at what you do. But leading the people who now do what you used to do is an entirely different skill set — and no one told you that before you took the role.

Why It Has Not Worked
60% of new managers fail

within 24 months — most promoted for technical skill, not people leadership ability

— CCL
How we change the data

The skills that got you promoted are not the skills that make you effective in this role. That’s not a flaw — it’s a gap that training closes. Phase I of our program focuses entirely on The Leader: who you are, how you communicate, what you stand for, and how your behavior affects the people around you. Phase II shifts to The Team: how to build one, develop it, and sustain it. Twelve weeks. Real practice. A completely different version of yourself in this role.

Your return on investment
70% of variance

in team engagement and performance is driven by the direct leader’s behavior — yours included

— Gallup
Leadership Identity
People Skills
Phase I → Phase II Growth
What you’ve probably already tried

You’ve been told to ‘lead by example’ and ‘build trust’ — but no one has shown you what that looks like at 6am on a job site or in a difficult team meeting.

Why It Has Not Worked
70% influenced by boss

of the difference in team performance comes down to the direct leader — but most are never shown what ‘good’ looks like

— Gallup
How we change the data

We define it. Twelve modules. Two phases. Specific principles, traits, and behaviors — not ambiguous virtues. Setting the Example, Core Values, Mission Focus, Accountability, Servant Leadership — each module gives you a concrete picture of what good leadership looks like in practice. Then you practice it in role-play, apply it in your real work environment during Leadership Labs, and debrief on what worked and what didn’t. You leave with a model — and the muscle memory to use it.

Your return on investment
81% less absenteeism

in teams led by trained leaders who actively build trust, clarity, and engagement

— Gallup
64% fewer safety incidents

in high-engagement units with leaders who model the behaviors that build accountable teams

— Gallup
Concrete Leadership Model
12-Module Curriculum
Behavior-Based Practice
What you’ve probably already tried

You took the role to grow. But you’re operating under constant oversight, unclear on how much authority you actually have, and unsure how to earn the trust that would change that.

Why It Has Not Worked
68% disengaged

of the workforce — often because leaders feel unsupported, unclear on their authority, and undertrained

— Gallup
How we change the data

Trust flows in both directions — and it’s earned through demonstrated competence and alignment. The more competent you become through training, the more confident you become. That confidence is visible to the people above you. We also teach you to ‘lead up’ — the communication skills to signal alignment, advocate for your team, and give your senior leaders the visibility they need to let go. Competence earns trust. Trust creates autonomy. Autonomy is where growth lives.

Your return on investment
2.3× less engaged

workers who don’t feel part of a team vs. those led by someone who actively builds belonging and trust

— ADPRI
Empowerment
Leading Up
Competence → Trust → Autonomy

Ready to see what this looks like for your organization?

Every engagement starts with a conversation — no pitch, no pressure. Just clarity on what’s possible.

Rising Leaders Development Course

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12 modules. Two phases. Real-world application. See exactly what your leaders will learn.

What’s inside — 12 modules across 2 phases
Setting the ExampleCore ValuesCommunicationMission FocusAccountabilitySound DecisionsUnderstanding PeopleServant LeadershipDelegatingConflict ResolutionMission BalanceFinal Exercise
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