Upcoming Start Dates: August 6th 2026 – Registration is now open
Promoted doesn’t mean prepared
Leaders are promoted faster than they’re prepared. Let’s change that.
Most leaders were never taught to lead.
You were good at your job. You got promoted. And then you found yourself navigating an entirely new set of challenges with little guidance and a lot of pressure. That’s a structural failure, not a personal one.
01 Promoted without preparation
82% of managers are “accidental leaders” promoted for past performance or technical skills without leadership development. Spark Your Leadership bridges that gap.
02 Misalignment costs more than you think
Only 46% of employees say they know what is expected of them. When leaders aren’t clear, their teams can’t be either. The result: execution drag, rework and missed deadlines.
03 Manager inconsistency drives disengagement
70% of team engagement is determined by the manager alone. Uncertain leaders create uncertain teams.
04 Retention risk is a leadership problem
Poor leadership is the leading driver of voluntary exists. Most people don’t leave their company or their job, they leave their manager.
The good news: It doesn’t have to stay that way.
What kind of leader would you be if you operated with genuine (not the fake it till you make it performative stuff) confidence? The kind of confidence that comes from knowing yourself and your role? What impact could you have if the things holding you back no longer stood in your way?
The Spark System was built for this moment. Drawing on 14+ years of hearing the same challenges from leaders at every level, it develops the internal competence that makes confidence possible so you can build on a strong foundation, make decision, navigate uncertainty and lead without constantly second guessing yourself.
Let us help you grow your leadership confidence and remove your barriers so you can be the unstoppable, impactful leader you were meant to be.
Uncertain leadership is not a soft problem
The costs of misalignment, execution drag, manager inconsistency and retention risk are measurable.
- Avoided Conversations: $7500 is the estimated cost of a single avoided conversation in lost time, rework and eroded trust. 70% of leaders regularly avoid them
- Unclear Expectations: 46% is the share of employees who say they don’t know what is expected of them. Execution drag starts here
- Disengagement: $438B is the cost of lost productivity globally. The primary driver is declining manager engagement
- Retention Risk: 150% is the cost of replacing a senior or technical employee as a percentage of their salary. Poor leadership is the leading cause of voluntary exits
- 7% is the average annual revenue lost to suboptimal leadership practices
You don’t have to be struggling to benefit
Spark is for any leader carrying more than they’re showing, at any level of experience.
You’re a fit if…
- You’re good at your job but quietly second-guessing your decisions
- You know what you should be doing, but you’re still not doing it
- You’re avoiding a conversation you know needs to happen
- You feel isolated in your role and don’t know who to ask for help
- You’ve had feedback on your behavior, but it never quite sticks
- You feel like you’re playing a role instead of really leading
- You’ve been a leader for years and this still feels harder than it should
12 sessions. Real work. Real results.
This 12 session, 4 month experience focuses on the 5 key dimensions of leadership. The experience equips leaders with the tools to accelerate performance, build confidence and create healthier workplace cultures. Spark blends peer-supported group learning with targeted 1:1 coaching.
Every participant begins with a personal intake interview and leadership self-assessment to define goals and set a clear baseline. From there the program creates steady momentum:
- Welcome package including a copy of Spark: How Great Leaders Start and a workbook to be used throughout the program
- Twice-monthly group sessions to build skills, solve real-world challenges, and celebrate wins.
- Monthly 1:1 coaching to keep momentum, drive accountability, and work through your toughest obstacles.
- Leadership & behavioral assessment to reveal strengths, blind spots, and untapped potential.
- Practical tools for leading tough conversations, managing up, building trust, and improving communication. Unlimited access to the Leadership Tool Kit.
- Ongoing peer and coach support before, during and after each session.
Each session includes self-assessment, reflection, practical frameworks, peer discussion and coaching support. You’re not just learning concepts, you’re applying them to your work in real time.
Meet Your Facilitator
Amber Dancy is a leadership facilitator, transformational coach, and organizational strategist with a background spanning a Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, 20 years of operations experience across government and private sector organizations, and certifications in trauma-informed practices and transformational coaching and leadership.
She serves as lead facilitator for the Spark Your Leadership™ program through Pathfinder Strategies, where she brings a rare combination of emotional intelligence, nervous system science, organizational behavior, and applied leadership development to every session. Her work helps participants move beyond leadership concepts into lived leadership — building the communication, confidence, and relational skills that create real and lasting organizational impact.
