Your Leadership Development Strategy Can Use a Refresh.

You've watched the cycle before.

Trainings are fun for a few hours but nothing changes.

Bestselling books don't stick.

Style assessments don't impact behavior.

Expensive speakers are engaging...for a day.

Most coaches don't offer a framework and assessment.

Create a Confident Plan to Grow Yourself and Your Team

Step 1:

Book a Strategy Session

Free, 60 Minutes

Your Goals and Questions

Discuss Possible Directions

Fit Your Timeline and Budget

Phase 2:

Choose the First Step

Presentation and Workshop

Team SLRT Assessment

Coaching

Group Mastermind

Phase 3:

Impact Your Team

Shift Mindsets

Expand Skillsets

Shape Team Culture

Unlock New Potential


Grow Individuals AND Teams

Leader Development

Level-Up Your Individual Leadership Identity and Capacity

Leadership Development

Transform Teams and Organizational Leadership Capacity and Culture

"Think of me as a fractional Chief Leader Development Officer. I help leaders design impactful training and development that empowers individuals and shapes team culture."

Meet Dr. Kai Degner, PhD, MBA

Kai Degner holds a PhD in strategic leadership studies and is a professor of both leadership and change management. He formed SIMPLER Leadership LLC because he knows leadership development can be less complex and more impactful. Kai works with only one or two organizations at a time.

  • PhD, Strategic Leadership Studies,
    James Madison University

  • Assistant Professor, Leadership & Change Management,
    University of Virginia

  • Former Mayor,
    Harrisonburg, VA

  • ICF-Trained Leadership Coach,
    Certified Scrum Master
    Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner
    Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Don't waste time and money on another forgettable training session.

There is too much at stake for you and your team.


See a Short Sample from Kai Degner

A Quick Crash Course in Leadership Studies