Leadership01
The Emerging Leader's Field Guide
Program · Multi-module
A curated progression for first-time managers and rising professionals stepping into greater responsibility.
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Where ambition meets intentional transformation.
A boutique executive education studio guiding emerging leaders, professionals, and organizations through a deliberate journey of growth — built on decades of academic scholarship and real-world practice.
The 3P Framework
A philosophy of growth, refined into three deliberate movements.
Purpose
Through deep reflection, assessment, and guided dialogue, we help individuals identify their strengths, articulate their calling, and define the goals that will shape the next chapter of their career.
Power
Education, skill-building, leadership training, and business acumen — paired with the confidence that comes from doing the work. Built on scholarly research and grounded in lived practice.
Promotion
Personal branding, professional presence, networking, and advancement strategies that ensure the world sees the leader you've become — and opens the doors that come with it.
Who It's For
For the ones who suspect they are capable of more — and are finally ready to prove it.
The Impact Lab exists for people in motion. Whether you are stepping into leadership for the first time, navigating an inflection point, or quietly preparing for a role you have not yet been offered — the work begins here.
Six paths, one practice
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Emerging leaders
stepping into greater responsibility for the first time.
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Rising professionals
seeking the next stage of advancement and visibility.
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Future managers
preparing for the people side of business.
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Entrepreneurs
building the operating muscle of a real company.
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Quiet searchers
looking for purpose, direction, and a clearer next step.
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Teams & cultures
committed to organizational effectiveness and trust.
Services
Pathways for growth, designed around outcomes — not features.
Every engagement is shaped around the individual or organization in front of us. We do not believe in one-size-fits-all programs — instead, we listen deeply, diagnose accurately, and build experiences that move people forward. Pricing and program recommendations are discussed during a discovery consultation.
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Leadership Development
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Coaching & Mentoring
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Business Consulting
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Customer Service Training
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Organizational Effectiveness
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Curriculum Development
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Professional Development
“Helping people advance academically, personally, and professionally through strategic mentorship.”
Meet Dr. Dee
Dr. Delores J. Leonard, DBA
Dr. Dee is a Faculty Coach and Professor of Leadership and Marketing with more than two decades of expertise in higher education. She specializes in diversity and inclusion, neurodiversity, and organizational effectiveness.
She is dedicated to streamlining academic processes and driving tangible improvements, bridging the gap between theoretical excellence and practical leadership.
Academic Credentials
- ◊Doctorate of Business Administration / Marketing
- ◊Master of Business Administration
- ◊Master of Educational Technology
- ◊Master of Liberal Studies
Areas of Practice
- ◊Professor of Leadership & Marketing
- ◊Faculty Coach
- ◊Course Developer & Instructional Designer
- ◊Organizational Effectiveness Consultant
- ◊Mentor & Academic Advisor
- ◊Diversity, Inclusion & Neurodiversity
Training Library
A growing digital academy — built one deliberate program at a time.
The Impact Lab's library houses leadership programs, coaching frameworks, personal branding worksheets, and professional development guides. New releases are added as curriculum is finished and refined.
Coaching02
Foundations of Mentoring & Coaching Practice
On-demand · Self-paced
Frameworks, conversation models, and reflective tools used inside academic and professional coaching engagements.
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Customer Service03
Service Excellence in a Demanding Market
Workshop · Group cohort
Practical, scenario-driven training that elevates the everyday interactions where loyalty is earned or quietly lost.
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Personal Branding04
Personal Branding Worksheet Series
PDF · Downloadable
Editorial-quality worksheets guiding professionals through positioning, voice, and the language of advancement.
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Professional Growth05
Discover Your Purpose Workbook
PDF · Workbook
A reflective companion built around the first pillar of the 3P Method — for individuals at a crossroads.
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Organizational06
Process Improvement for Lean Teams
Consulting · On-site or remote
Research-based diagnostics and intervention design that quietly improve how teams collaborate and produce.
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Personal Branding & Professional Growth
The quieter work that shapes the career you're actually building.
Beyond technical skill, advancement depends on identity, presence, and the ability to communicate value. The Impact Lab treats these as serious disciplines — taught with the same rigor as any business subject.
Personal Branding
The deliberate articulation of who you are, what you stand for, and the value you bring to the rooms you enter.
Purpose Discovery
Structured reflection that turns vague ambition into a specific, owned, and repeatable sense of direction.
Professional Presence
How you show up — in writing, in conversation, on camera, and in the moments that define your reputation.
Career Advancement
Strategy for the visible and invisible work that moves capable people into the roles they're ready for.
Networking
Relationship building as a long-term professional practice, not a transactional event.
Leadership Identity
The internal work of becoming the kind of leader people choose to follow.
Frequently Asked
Honest answers to the questions worth asking.
Begin the Conversation
Every meaningful journey begins with a conversation.
Share a little about what you're working toward. Dr. Dee personally reviews every inquiry and will follow up to schedule a complimentary consultation — where pricing, program fit, and next steps are discussed together.