Custom Leadership Training and Development

business communications training and development

Custom leadership training and development

Top global CEOs, executive committees, managers, and high potential leaders trust the Tantalus Group to provide the custom leadership training they need to perform at the highest level. We have coached and trained hundreds of leaders on a wide range of strategy, management, and communications topics. This includes areas like stakeholder planning, crisis communications, media training, M&A strategy, restructuring, and more.

Other training programs often do not have clear objectives, goals, or strategies. Companies end up wasting time and budget on misaligned training. Competency-based training from the Tantalus Group helps organizations understand what skills their leadership needs to succeed and helps grow those skills effectively.

Our competency-based training approach to custom leadership training

Competency-based training starts by understanding what competencies managers and executives need to be successful. The Tantalus Group has helped billion-dollar global organizations create competency frameworks. These frameworks identify the work completed in an organization and the skills needed to complete that work effectively. We tailor these frameworks to align with company goals and objectives.

Based on these frameworks and our real-world experience, we have created several training programs to improve competencies in core areas. Each focus has objectives, applicable content, and key outcomes. Leaders will see an improvement in efficiency and performance after they have been through our training. They will be better equipped to take on the challenges of a modern-day manager and leader.

“We tie learning to real scenarios and real situations within the company. Leaders will see an improvement in efficiency and performance after they have been through our training.”

Wylie Rogers, President and CEO, The Tantalus Group

We tie learning to real scenarios and real situations within the company. Our content comes from experience in the field and working with leaders in top companies worldwide. All workshops include takeaways such as strategy documents, sample methodologies, and feedback.

Contact The Tantalus Group to discuss your custom leadership training needs.

Our most popular custom leadership training programs:

We run these programs with top organizations globally and each has competencies tied to them:

Leadership Development

Working as a global leader comes with a unique set of challenges our team knows well. Let us take you through examples of successful and unsuccessful global leadership. Gain the skills needed to work inter-culturally. Grow your ability to manage teams effectively at the global level. Develop the skills you need to go from a manager to a global leader.

Stakeholder Planning and Issues Management

All leaders work with stakeholders: employees, executives, suppliers, competitors governments, and more. Identifying stakeholder drives and crafting stakeholder engagement plans allow you to work with these groups effectively. We will teach you how to create frameworks and tailored messaging for different stakeholder groups. Our workshops will also teach you how to map stakeholders and proactively address issues. Become a better stakeholder manager and get projects done faster.

Narratives and Storytelling

Bringing a brand to life is a challenging task. We help leadership teams capture their unique company culture and help them describe it. This requires the ability to express complex ideas and issues in ways audiences can understand. Choosing stories, knowing your audience, and creating powerful content are all required to succeed. Our course will teach leaders these skills, as well as how to put the new narratives into practice, with employees, customers and media, amongst other important stakeholders.

Strategy, Planning and Effective Project Management

Build the skills necessary to lead your teams through projects. Learn how to create effective plans and the skills needed to implement those plans. Core to project management is the ability to compose plans, understand stakeholder objectives and expectations, and select the right channel. Develop the ability to implement plans and measure effectiveness.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Modern leaders must pay attention to corporate social responsibility. Your decisions in this area can impact reputation, brand, and stakeholder relations. Learn the history of what corporate social responsibility is and where it came from. Understand the key principles of CSR (including ESG criteria). Learn how to develop and execute CSR campaigns. Find threats and opportunities in CSR and how to deal with them.

Crisis Management and Crisis Communications

Crises require leadership. Crisis management and communications are all about preparation. Developing and understanding the tools, skills, and processes necessary to address a crisis is critical. Our team will work with you to develop the skills needed to deal with a crisis.

Internal Communications

Communicating within a company is difficult. Employees are busy and they have their own problems to worry about. Great internal communications get employees to change behavior and support strategic goals. Employee engagement is core to successful internal communications. Learn how to prompt employee dialogue, be a trusted advisor, and manage partners.

Meet Tantalus’ training experts

	Wylie Rogers 20 years’ experience in politics, media, business and consulting Advises CEOs of some of the world’s top global companies Understands organizational behaviour and communications excellence Formerly Head of Public Affairs for BASF in Asia Pacific; Head of Content for ABB Group INSEAD
	Bert Regeer 25+ years of hands-on and leadership experience Former VP of Communications for Royal Dutch Shell, leading strategy development and reputation plan implementation Experience in change management and managing the transition
	John Doorley John Doorley, a leading authority and academic in the field of corporate communications and public relations, is top among Tantalus management consultants in the area of reputation management A long-time Merck & Co. executive and New York University professor, he is the co-author of Reputation Management: The Key To Successful Public Relations and Corporate Communication and Rethinking Reputation He holds a B.S. degree in biology from St. Vincent College and an M.A. in journalism from NYU
	Chris Winning An expert in change communication in large organizations Has worked with CCOs in 150 large companies Started in broadcast journalism in Latin America for NBC News, based in Mexico and later in Europe and the Middle East for Sky News, based in London Speaks English and Spanish
	Larry Lalonde An expert in creating communications and stakeholder solutions that guide companies through complex social, regulatory, environmental, and political challenges. Led communications and stakeholder relations for Shell’s Upstream (Onshore and Offshore), Midstream, Downstream and Commercial Projects divisions, AltaGas’ Gas, Power and Utilities business, and others. Experience building trust and brand support for organizations facing issues and situations with various stakeholders in urban and remote locations throughout North America.
	David Oliver An expert communicator, with a deep understanding of how people think and want to be engaged, whether they are someone working a shift on the production line, an opinionated politician, or a sceptical journalist. Worked in business, politics, and communications for over 20 years. For the last 10 years, he has worked in several senior Corporate Affairs roles for Mondelez International, owner of some of the world’s most famous brands including Cadbury and Oreo. David has advised at the CEO and Board level during times of intense external pressure including having been at the sharp end of a hostile takeover.
	Nermeen Negm A senior marketing and communications professional with over 16 years of experience in the Middle East and North Africa. Nermeen has worked in shopping mall development, luxury fashion retail, advertising, and the telecommunications industry. She has extensive experience organizing events for high-level government officials to enhance corporate positioning. She has a demonstrated ability to participate in and conduct CSR initiatives and leadership development.
	George Liu An expert in brand positioning, strategy, activation, and protection, as well as integrated marketing communications, and crisis management, in the digital age. George was the Chief Marketing Officer at Hong Kong Airlines, where he helped transform the regional carrier into a budding global brand. Before that, he spent 12 years with Boeing Company. George has worked as a journalist, with global agencies and multinational companies. He has a strong cross-cultural background and entrepreneurial knowledge.
	Trevor Jurgens Has trained over 100 businesses on getting their message through in a crowded digital/social media landscape Is an Experience Design, Creativity and Innovation facilitator that invigorates teams and individuals Led large organizations to award winning digital strategy including Port of Vancouver and the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Speaks English, French and Spanish