Signature Training Programs

Six seminars.
One standard: transformation.

Interactive, discussion-driven, and delivered live by Stephen Duncanson. Every program pairs with the 5·5·5 Mastery Learning Protocol so what's learned in the room becomes what's done on the job.

Leadership: The "Inside" Story

Full-day seminar3-day intensive availableLaw enforcement track

Effective leadership starts from within. Through lectures, discussions, interactive exercises, and video, participants take an honest look at the leader in the mirror — building the self-awareness and introspection that every other leadership skill stands on. Delivered as a three-day immersion for law enforcement audiences, facilitated personally by Stephen.

What participants will learn
  • Why leadership effectiveness is an inside job — and how self-awareness drives it
  • Honest self-assessment: strengths, blind spots, and default patterns under pressure
  • How introspection translates into credibility with the people you lead
  • Applications for high-accountability environments, including law enforcement

Outcome: leaders who understand themselves well enough to be trusted by others.

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Motivation for Personal & Professional Success

Full-day seminarKeynote version available

We live life on levels and experience it in stages — and success at each stage is governed by principles that can be learned. Stephen's signature motivation seminar moves people from inspiration to a working plan.

What participants will learn
  • The three universal laws governing success
  • A definition of success that keeps you moving
  • How self-limiting beliefs form — and how to break them
  • The five questions all high achievers have answered
  • The role of change, with a four-step process for navigating it
  • The root cause of all negative emotions and their antidote

Outcome: participants leave with belief, a framework, and a next step — not just a good feeling.

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The "Tao" (Way) of Transformational Leadership

Full-day seminarPublic & private sector

For leaders willing to go deeper. Built on interactive discussions, case studies, and simulations, this seminar develops the six elements that separate transformational leaders from transactional managers.

The six elements
  • Idealized Influence — leading by example worth following
  • Inspirational Motivation — vision people want to work for
  • Intellectual Stimulation — challenging assumptions, inviting ideas
  • Individual Consideration — developing people one at a time
  • Empowerment — pushing authority to where the work happens
  • Building Shared Vision — alignment that outlasts the meeting

Outcome: managers who transact become leaders who transform.

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Creating Workplace Civility: "It's Always Your Next Move!"

Full-day seminarAll staff levels

The biggest challenge in most workplaces isn't the work — it's dealing with difficult people. This seminar equips every employee to de-escalate, engage, and keep their next move constructive.

What participants will learn
  • The root causes of workplace conflict
  • The four areas of emotional intelligence that govern civil engagement
  • Nine principles of human nature every professional should know
  • A four-step engagement technique for difficult conversations

Outcome: a workplace where conflict becomes conversation — because everyone knows it's always their next move.

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Understanding & Applying Emotional Intelligence

Full-day seminarLeaders & teams

For over 20 years, research has proven that emotional intelligence is a key requirement for effective leadership. This seminar takes EQ from concept to daily practice.

What participants will learn
  • What emotional intelligence is — and why it outpredicts IQ at work
  • Self-awareness: reading your own emotional state in real time
  • Self-regulation and self-management under pressure
  • Self-motivation and balancing optimism with realism
  • Empathy: reading the room and the person
  • Verbal and non-verbal communication that matches your intent

Outcome: leaders who manage themselves first — and everyone feels the difference.

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"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall…"

Full-day seminarEntire organization

Personal responsibility in conflict — for everyone, transcending titles and hierarchy. Built on the Be–Do–Have model, this seminar puts the first look at any conflict where it belongs: in the mirror.

What participants will learn
  • The Be – Do – Have model of personal responsibility
  • Five definitions that shape how conflict unfolds
  • Two questions that restore personal responsibility in any dispute
  • Two "ways of being" in conflict — and how to choose yours
  • Three models for assessing a conflict before you act

Outcome: a culture where accountability starts with "me," not "them."

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How We Engage

Beyond the seminar room

Programs are one instrument. Full engagements draw on the complete TDLG toolkit.

Assessments

Organizations, teams, and individuals — attitudes, skills, and knowledge; hiring, personality, and skills assessments.

Strategic Planning

Vision, purpose, and mission; SWOT; goals and objectives; plan execution.

Leadership Development

Culture change and a commitment to excellence, from the executive suite to the front line.

Management Development

Executive coaching, supervisory skills, facilitation skills, and team building.

Personal Development

Time management, sales and customer service, communication, diversity, negotiation, and motivating employees.

Results Measurement

Performance measurement and results through goals — because transformation should be visible in the numbers.