Helping Organizations Develop Great Leaders and Great Cultures
The Institute for Personal Leadership is at the forefront of developing the new scientific discipline of Personal Leadership, which integrates the fields of leadership development and personal growth. IPL brings leadership development and culture change to organizations globally, from Fortune 500s to social enterprises. We serve our clients through a range of solutions: workshops, coaching, digital learning, webinars, keynotes and consulting.
Timeless Principles & 21st Century Science
We tap the latest findings in psychology, neuroscience, psychotherapy, sociology,
behavioral economics and medicine to formulate principles and tools leaders can use
to approach their full potential and maximize their impact.
A First-of-Its-Kind “Flight Simulator” for Leadership Training
Our proprietary digital learning platform Mentora® is being used by thousands of executives worldwide to hone their leadership skills.
Mentora is not just a virtual learning tool, but an everyday companion for reflection, inspiration, guidance, practice and feedback.
Mentora helps to bridge the learning-doing gap at any scale, from one learner to tens of thousands across a large organization.
Backed by Research, Steeped in Experience
Our work draws upon Professor Hitendra Wadhwa's award-winning research and teaching at Columbia Business School.
Our team brings strong backgrounds in corporate leadership, psychology, neuroscience,
digital transformation, branding, human capital, strategy consulting, the US military and NASA.
Serving Industry Leaders Globally
IPL’s unique blend of solutions helps solve a vast range of organizational challenges, for Fortune 500s to social enterprises.
Explore Our Thought Leadership
One of the unexpected benefits we witnessed from the IPL training was the response and engagement of our employees. They
loved the training and actually cited it in the employee engagement surveys, as one of the things they truly enjoyed as
part of their development plan. And ultimately for us, what it allowed us to have is not only more productive employees,
but we had an attrition in the low single digits, which was far outpacing anything that we had ever expected. They
actually started asking how they could take more courses that could help them solve even greater problems and develop
even greater capabilities.
John Kimmet, Executive Director, Customer Relationship Management, Verizon
We worked with IPL on the process of Disciplined Innovation. The first place we implemented it was in Europe. Shortly
afterwards, our CEO, Ian Read, came back to New York and said ‘I had a very interesting conversation in Europe. I
normally go there and all I hear about is how difficult the environment is, and how our sales are lagging because the
government is exerting pressure, and this time it was different. I heard solutions. I heard here are the things we are
going to try.’ This resonated with our CEO so much that he institutionalized the process across the organization.
David Kreutter, Vice President (retired), Global Business Analytics & Insights, Pfizer
When we started looking for partners, we didn’t want something off the shelf. We wanted an organization that was going
to get to know Kraft Heinz and really help us figure out how to grow in that journey of building leadership capability.
It’s very rare that you can find training that’s dynamic and exciting but just as hard-hitting on results and science,
that really matched with the Kraft Heinz culture. IPL has been a wonderful fit for us.
Stacey Johnson, Senior Manager of Leadership & Inclusion, Kraft Heinz
2014 ended up being a record year in sales for myself, and I owe it in big part to IPL! Nearing 300 million in net new
sales! Fidelity has asked me to do a 45-minute presentation in front of executives and the entire sales force to explain
how I got those strong numbers. Professor Wadhwa's formula on time management helped me choose to say 'no' to certain
tasks.
Ghislain Maillet, District Vice-President, Fidelity Investments Canada
The program was very introspective, and the topics and themes were grounded in solid science. What I loved is learning
that your goals should be driven by your values. A great awakening. The whole discussion on happiness was also really
interesting. I came to look forward to the online videos, as it was a calming point for me during my lunch breaks.
Christine Alvarez, Vice President, Integrated Marketing, Discovery Communications
A side benefit has been the many interesting discussions between my wife and I over the material. We've both enjoyed
discussing the key science and anecdotes from the course. While the key benefit has been to help me start the journey to
improve my ‘personal leadership,’ it's also had a positive effect on my relationships at home. I sincerely appreciate
the thoughtful discussions and insights coupled with the practical tools. With both, I'm sure to use my learning from
the program in the long term.
Rob Miller, CEO, Miller Companies
The learning was excellent. Even more so, the WAY the learning was presented—with facts, with compassion, with realism
of what we tend to do—along with proof that one can change. The content was extremely valuable, especially because it
was introduced via a fact-based lens that made it worthwhile to learn. I know now that I can change myself, and thus my
life—that I can live the life I want, that I can live purposefully in accordance to what matters to me, and that I can
be the person I want to be. It’s great knowing that I can get there, and that I have the tools to get me unstuck.
Carolina Menezes, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young