40%
of new managers struggle to lead
Gartner · 2023Survey of ~3,200 managers
You don’t lead in a vacuum
You lead in an arena.We help you read it.
P×E · LEADER-FIT ASSESSMENT & DEVELOPMENT
Your job changed.
But you didn’t.
The habits that earned your promotion may not fit the work that came with it. P×E finds the mismatch — and the system to close it.
★ Veteran-owned business · Built in Kansas City
THREAT →STABILITY →
THE PROBLEM
Promoted, then left to struggle.
67%
are buried under a rising workload
Cegos · 2025Survey of 4,271 first-time managers
28%
less turnover once they’re trained
▲ 18% more engagementGallup · 2023Meta-analysis of 17 studies
HOW P×E WORKS
How you lead × where you lead.
Athlete
How you lead
- Your instinctive way of leading — the defaults you reach for under pressure.
- Left unnamed, those defaults run on autopilot and quietly cap your ceiling.
- We name your style in plain words, so you lead on purpose.
Arena
Where you lead
- The real demands of your role — its pressure, its stakes, its pace.
- Habits that earned the promotion often backfire in the new seat.
- We map your arena's threat and stability, so nothing blindsides you.
Alignment
Fit or friction
- The fit between how you lead and what your arena actually rewards.
- When they clash, effort climbs while results stall — costly friction.
- We pinpoint the exact gap and what it's costing you right now.
Adaptation
Keep adjusting
- The few deliberate moves that close the gap for your situation.
- Generic advice ignores your context, so most of it never sticks.
- A 90-day plan and dashboard keep you adjusting as things change.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Four ways to develop your leaders.
ONE LEADERONE-TIME → ONGOING
Individual Leader Development
One-on-one help for a leader who needs to get better, faster.
- Leadership assessment and feedback
- Clear development priorities
- One-on-one coaching
- Support for a new role or difficult leadership challenge
Ideal for Newly promoted leaders, high-potential employees, or capable leaders struggling in a new environment.
WHAT TO EXPECT
A sharper leader who finally sees what's been holding them back — and has a concrete plan to change it.
A TEAMSINGLE CLASS · 60–180 MIN
Leadership Essentials
A focused class on one leadership problem your people need to handle better.
- Practical 60–180 minute sessions
- Topics drawn from Right Leader, Wrong Arena and The 12 Ordeals of Leadership
- Trust, conflict, communication, delegation, decisions, uncertainty, burnout, and more
- Can be tailored to your organization
Ideal for Leadership days, retreats, supervisor training, off-sites, and organizations that want to start small.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Leaders walk out with practical moves they can put to work that same week — not notes they'll forget.
GROUP · 5–20WEEKS TO MONTHS
Leadership Development for Groups
Structured development for 5–20 leaders who need more than a one-time class.
- Multiple sessions over several weeks or months
- Assessments and individual feedback
- Books, workbooks, and practical assignments
- Time to apply, return, discuss, and adjust
- Progress measured along the way
Ideal for New supervisors, emerging leaders, high-potential employees, and companies promoting people faster than they can prepare them.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Real behavior change — practiced on the job until it sticks, not forgotten after a workshop.
ORGANIZATION6–12 MONTHS
Leadership Development Partnership
Longer-term help for organizations improving leadership across a team, site, or company.
- Six- to twelve-month engagements
- Group development and individual coaching
- Leadership and work-environment assessments
- Dashboard access and follow-up measurement
- Regular reviews of what is improving and what is not
Ideal for Growing companies, new facilities, large supervisor populations, and organizations dealing with inconsistent leadership, turnover, or rapid promotion.
WHAT TO EXPECT
A clear, measured read on where leadership is working, where it's breaking down, and whether your investment is paying off.
WHY P×E EXISTS
You’ve seen it: a strong performer gets promoted, and the habits that earned the job start to backfire. It’s rarely the person — it’s the fit between how they lead and what the role demands. We built P×E to make that fit visible, and fixable.
Damon WellsFounder, Summary Leadership
Research-backedVeteran-ownedBig-Five foundationBuilt in Kansas City
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