IPL

The future of leadership starts from within.
IPL founder Hitendra Wadhwa's keynote at Brand Minds 2019.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Serving Industry Leaders Globally

IPL’s unique blend of solutions helps solve a vast range of organizational challenges, for Fortune 500s to social enterprises.

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Organizations spend about $8 billion per year on D&I training with little to show for their efforts. Not only do traditional diversity programs not work, but recent research shows that they can even have a negative impact on diversity outcomes. The answer...

              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 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
            
              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 hour lunch breaks.
            
              Christine Alvarez, Vice President, Integrated Marketing, Discovery Communications
            
              A side benefit has been the many interesting discussions between my wife and me over the material. We've both enjoyed discussing the key science and anecdotes from the course. So while the key benefit has been to help me start the journey to improving my ‘personal leadership,’ it's also had a positive effect on my relationships at home. I sincerely appreciate the thoughtful discussions and insight 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
            
              This is my third role at GE where influencing key stakeholders is a huge part of my job. The Strategic Influencing course is a great way to break through instinctual ways of influencing, and teaches ways to be truly strategic in influencing others. It teaches you about the core fundamentals of influencing, and how to pivot when you're not getting your points across. I recommend this course to anyone who needs to influence key stakeholders. These tools can be used in your personal life as well (i.e., influencing your children).
            
              Scott Thomson, Employee Resource Manager, GE Power

The future of leadership starts from within.

IPL founder Hitendra Wadhwa's keynote at Brand Minds 2019.