Executive Coaching · Mentoring · Training · Team-Building
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SLDI's executive development clients range from men and women running small family businesses to leaders in some of America's largest corporations and professional partnerships.

Our engagements span the entire spectrum of private and public organizations, including high-tech, finance, manufacturing, heavy construction, defense, railroads, utilities, telecommunications, retail, health services, law, accounting, and education, along with national and international nonprofits.

We have also served government agencies both in the United States and elsewhere, including the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. See the listing of clients and endorsements elsewhere on this site.

From our location in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, we are conveniently located to serve clients anywhere in North America or overseas. We are happy to accept assignments that may require extensive travel, including travel abroad.

We also have subsidiary operations in East Africa from which we coordinate Leadership Development Africa, a program which trains both public and private sector leaders.

In addition, executive coaching by telephone or video-conferencing is available to help clients whose budgets are limited.

SLDI believes that high levels of trust are essential for sustained success. To this end we specialize in helping organizations build and maintain enduring trust within their corporate culture.

We draw on eleven principles of Trust-Centered Leadership^® taken from Leadership and the Power of Trust written by SLDI's founder, Dr. Mike Armour. We coach and train both individuals and teams in practical ways to put these principles to work in their sphere of influence.

SLDI's executive coaching and leadership development programs emphasize each leader's personal role in executing corporate strategy. We approach strategic leadership from three distinct perspectives.

We bring decades of experience to leadership and executive development. Over this time we've created an extensive array of proprietary assessment tools and insightful models for understanding interpersonal behavior.

We refer to these proprietary instruments as LeaderPerfect^® Resources. We utilize these tools extensively in

• executive coaching and mentoring
• keynotes, off-sites, and workshops
• evaluating and improving leadership development programs
• creating or enhancing in-house mentoring programs
• team-building
• guided facilitation
• strategic planning and strategic redesign
• consulting on critical business processes

Our unique business model allows us to provide top-notch expertise to our clients at very competitive rates. Strategic Leadership Development International operates like a virtual corporation, with Dr. Mike Armour as the managing principal.

Mike has formally affiliated himself with other veteran leadership development specialists who have their own firms. This affiliation allows him to quickly pull together a team whose expertise is customized to the needs of a particular client.

This virtual structure minimizes corporate overhead. We then pass these savings along in the form of affordable fees. Yet our executive coaches, executive mentors, consultants, and trainers rank at the top of their profession in terms of knowledge, skill, experience, and effectiveness.