Developing leadership that is meaningful and sustainable is not an event, it’s a journey.

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Leader Development

There are things you can learn about yourself that will transform the way you lead others. But significant, personal a-ha!s don’t often appear on their own. It takes proven tools, professional savvy and guided practice to learn about yourself in a way that lays a clear leadership path before you.

Leadership Development is tricky for
individuals and for organizations:

It doesn’t look the same for everyone, and only succeeds when tailored for individual readiness
It takes commitment to nurture and master awareness, strategies, tools and constructive reflection
The vision, the possibilities and the opportunities will differ from one organization to the next; so must the plan
Growth requires trust and accountability; it benefits from experience and expertise

We’ve created an approach that develops leaders for life – one that ensures your success in any context or environment. Because you won’t always be working with the same people towards the same end. Your leadership growth must be so powerful, so relevant, so applicable, so…. ‘cognascent’ that you’re able to assess, plan and act with utmost conviction, no matter what situation calls you to lead.

Individualized

We fiercely believe that you cannot lead others until you can lead yourself. Success occurs when leadership is an embedded capability that is sustainable from within. So while we often work with whole organizations to develop leaders who will deliver on a vision, our work is personal, deep, daring and fulfilling.

Robust

We bring a robust experience that may blend assessments for clarity, individual coaching, structured development programs and supported continued development, depending on what the individual or the organization needs.

Ambitious

We commit fully and completely to our clients, and stay focussed on the outcome of our work with you. Whatever your vision is, we will bring all our passion, expertise, insight, and talent to realize it.

Our Promise

We will work with you to identify the real opportunity.

We will deliver a solution that meets your specific needs.

We will help build your internal capability.

Let’s talk and see how we can help.

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Some of our happy clients

Vice-President, Strategy and Future Portfolio, AstraZeneca Canada

I engaged Mia to help with a leadership development interaction with my full department and was completely thrilled with the result. Her depth of expertise was impressive and the insights she delivered on how the team could accelerate their leadership impact was very motivating and inspired changed behaviour. I have recommended Mia to many other colleagues since my team’s experience.

Mia’s style is naturally collaborative and she established trust, presence and integrity very quickly with all members of my team.

Alison Simpson

Deputy Fire Chief, Toronto Pearson Fire and Emergency Services

As a result of our time together, I have seen improved performance and job satisfaction in my team members, a greater self-confidence in my own ability to lead, and an increased positive perception about my leadership that has led to new opportunities.

Mia always provided me with great insight, allowed me to discover how to implement changes, and kept me committed by regularly tracking progress.

David Hollett

Partner, Dillon Consulting

Mia brings new perspectives and also challenges complacency and status quo thinking directly and effectively.

Always stimulates thinking outside of the normal parameters

Andrew Wilson

CM, MA Sc., P.Eng. Manager, Aviation Analysis and Optimization

It’s a hands-on course that leaves participants feeling empowered both professionally and personally. Mia is a talented facilitator who builds a safe and supportive environment for both enthusiastic group and individual learning.

The Pragmatic Leadership program enables individuals to effectively define one’s leadership skills, provides focus on skills that need further development, but most importantly it provides the foundation and confidence to own and create that development.

Sandra Hantziagelis

Mia was an excellent facilitator engaging the group and pulling out of the team their valuable insights. The workbook produced by Cognascent spurred idea generation and enabled groups to work together to formulate a tangible action plan. It was a pleasure to work with Mia who was able to accommodate our quick timelines and was responsive to all our needs. I look forward to working with Mia again on our leadership development initiatives.

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Mia designed a tailored program based on our needs assessment to create a hands-on workshop with easy to use tools to spark the right discussions and to generate the right outputs.

Senior Manager, Pharmaceutical

Mia creates an environment that allows for honest self-analysis and lively discussion which inspires participants to formulate real, actionable vision. The opportunity to articulate a clear and meaningful direction, and reflect on what it personally means to be a leader has been nothing short of illuminating.

Lead-in to Leadership is a transformational program.