Leadership Development Services

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The Winning You

How can you reframe your position in both your professional and personal life to bring greater meaning to your organization, career, family and yourself? This stirring tale has attendees literally map out the “why” of what they’ve accomplished, their next steps, and how to course correct as necessary.

Are Those Green Socks?!

Preparing for a networking event, most people often feel at a loss on how to start a conversation and build rapport. This highly creative and interactive program (designed to work especially well for introverts) shows how NOT to waste your time, and come away with key contacts to help further your business and sales goals.

In-house Mentoring

Create a formal, 6-month program to help grow your organization exponentially. We pair your high potential employees with your top leaders, teaching members of each group how to handle their roles and guiding them through the half-year experience as they tackle organizational goals.

Leadership in the Battlefield

This is a very popular full-day program in Gettysburg, PA. Riding through the park in a limo bus, we visit key sites and compare the history and leaders from that spot with leadership tactics that can be used in today’s organizations.

"Rod has worked with our organization for many years. He developed and facilitated a leadership development program (and corresponding mentorship program) for some of our organization’s high performers. Our participants had exceptional feedback on the content and facilitation and developed really meaningful relationships with their mentors. In addition to his extensive knowledge and experience, Rod is very relatable and has a great sense of humor, which makes some of the more daunting leadership topics so much easier to discuss."

‍Stacie Sloan

Chief Operations Officer, Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union

Explore Our Services

A comprehensive look at how we help organizations grow, lead, and succeed.

What leadership development programs do you offer?

Down Set Lead delivers a variety of leadership related programing, including:
- Management and Executive Coaching
- Succession Planning
- Performance Management

Do you offer keynotes?

Yes! We excel at delivering inspiring talks designed to engage, motivate, and leave lasting impact on your audience. Let's talk about the message you want sent to your team!

How can you help build stronger teams?

We can design and deliver programming for your team! We have worked in a variety of industries, so whether it's blue or white collar, established or new groups, we can help increase performance.

A few of our many past programs include:
- Motivational Team Building Programs
- Facilitated Mentor Programs
- Managing Virtual Employees
- Time Management
- New Supervisor Skills

Connect with us to learn more!

Do you provide personality or skill-based training?

Yes, our specialists can deliver any of the following programs:

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Training
DISC Profile Training
Emotional Intelligence Workshops
Time Management training

What retreat options do you offer?

Being able to get away from the office is essential to the good groundwork necessary for recharging and planning out your future.

We help organizations develop their future through a variety of retreat options, including strategic development planning for boards, teambuilding retreats, leadership development opportunities, and some just for promoting fun!

Specifically we have designed these very unique programs that do an excellent job of getting people to develop new comfort zones and grow from them. These include:

- the Amazing Challenge
-Leadership in the Battlefield (Gettysburg, Antietam and Baltimore options)
- the Men's Red Zone Retreat (Alpine Lake, WV)
- the Couple’s Connection Retreat (Alpine Lake, WV)

Contact us to talk details about what you have in mind for your group!

What are Mastermind Groups & Coaching?

Small, focused groups designed to tackle shared challenges and goals through facilitated discussions and peer learning. Includes guided coaching to enhance leadership development.

DSL offers a specialized program for young professionals called Down Set Start that teaches how to focus on the most important aspects of their career to ensure success.

What is the Young Professionals/Down Set Start program?

A program designed to help early-career professionals build essential leadership, networking, and strategic thinking skills.

What is the In-House Mentor Program?

A structured, multi-month mentoring program pairing high-potential employees with top leaders to foster growth and tackle organizational goals. See the dedicated page for details.

Can your programs be customized?

Absolutely! We specialize in tailoring solutions to meet your organization’s unique challenges and goals, whether it’s a one-time session or a long-term development plan.

"I met Rod a number of years ago while working for another company. At my current company, I had a specific need centering around communication and instantly thought of Rod. Rod worked with me to rollout/tweak a program to meet the needs I was trying to achieve. He was engaging, a good listener and provided thought leadership to the group. He left the team with tools to assist them in continuing their path forward."

‍Diane Smith

People and Culture at Millman Multimedia

Programs that empower leaders & teams.