About Us
At Staley Development Group, we help high-performing leaders and their teams reset, refocus, and reconnect—so they can thrive in the workplace and beyond.
Our signature programs combine proven leadership frameworks (like DISC and John Maxwell’s methods) with experiential learning through powerful tools like our Leadership Lab: Communication Escape Room Experience.
If you're leading a business, department, or nonprofit team and facing communication breakdowns, trust gaps, or engagement issues—you're not alone. And you don't have to solve it with another boring meeting or PowerPoint.
We believe leadership transformation should be practical, relational, and unforgettable.
How We Got Started
After 20+ years leading engineering and business teams across the globe, I saw firsthand how poor communication, not strategy, was the root of most workplace breakdowns. I launched Staley Development Group to help leaders develop the trust, clarity, and connection their teams crave.
What started as coaching quickly grew into immersive experiences like our Leadership Labs and escape rooms—because real growth happens when leaders practice what they preach.
Today, we help business owners and team leaders reset culture, elevate communication, and lead with legacy in mind.
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I am expecting lots of growth. We are kicking off our Couples, Family and Teen Communication workshops to help improve connection and relationships. It is always an honor to see people grow closer together and regain faith in those they do life with. =)
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I am expecting lots of growth. We are kicking off our Couples, Family and Teen Communication workshops to help improve connection and relationships. It is always an honor to see people grow closer together and regain faith in those they do life with. =)
What outcome of this situation are you looking for? You wrote in your last couple paragraphs that you ".. Know you can't save people" and yet your last sentence you mention you are trying to save her by taking the blame to save ger from herself. Sounds like you are divided personally on your...
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What outcome of this situation are you looking for? You wrote in your last couple paragraphs that you ".. Know you can't save people" and yet your last sentence you mention you are trying to save her by taking the blame to save ger from herself. Sounds like you are divided personally on your position. I don't believe you need to do anything for her or with her but rather focus on what you see as important for yourself, and make the change necessary for you. At the end of the day, you cannot save her or change her, you can only change yourself. Do that, and I believe you will know what your next step is.
This is a great question and I believe best answered by your target market.
I was reading in a book by John Maxwell that after highschool, the number of people who enter into a library are less then 38% and after college, those who go into a bookstore less then 42%. While flying to Costa Rica...
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This is a great question and I believe best answered by your target market.
I was reading in a book by John Maxwell that after highschool, the number of people who enter into a library are less then 38% and after college, those who go into a bookstore less then 42%. While flying to Costa Rica to serve there, I was talking with a young leader from a large engineering company, and was going to offer him a book based on our conversation, however after asking him directly if he reads books, he said "No, only listen to audible books, podcasts or videos."
He was about 25 years old, but to be honest, several business leaders I have come across lately, all use audible books due to their days being full of travel.
So what am I saying, the idea of providing content to your target market is great, but do know your audience. The format is important and a book may not be your best, first approach as they may prefer a non-traditional approach for their learning style. :)
P.S. I love books and prefer to read, but many of those I serve are inclined to audible, video. Later, I can always come back and convert audible and video to paper to reach additonal markets.
I have moved on to my own business at this time with coaching and training, however in my previous positions, servant leadership tended to be the best reward for my employees.
I took a position upon returning from overseas with a new team who I was told had the lowest employee survey score of...
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I have moved on to my own business at this time with coaching and training, however in my previous positions, servant leadership tended to be the best reward for my employees.
I took a position upon returning from overseas with a new team who I was told had the lowest employee survey score of the company (Welcome back :)).
I took my time meeting with each employee, listening and understanding where they were in most areas of life, coached them so they discovered solutions they could live with or move them forward, then I did daily walk arounds to touch base with as many of them as I could and talked about what they wanted to talk about....family, work, interests, etc. In 2 years, my teams scores went from the low 30's on average, out of 100, to an average of 85+.
While we had several other in encentives, and I gave those out when I could, this get-close-and-personal approach worked the best, I believe it developed intrinsic motivation versus the extrinsic material benefits and so the impacts were greater.
Oh, and this was all during a 2 year downturn in our industry, major changes in job requirments and addtional layoffs.
Not looking to brag but really, the company I worked for for almost 20 years had all kinds of employee improvement plans and incentives, but after 10 years of leadership, servant leadership gave me the greatest return on investment.
My most difficuly challenge as a leader that I have faced was having to confront a senior leader over me in regards to their treatment of our team.
I was deployed internationally and so the repercussions could have impacted my family as well.
I faced in to the challenge, had a witness...
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My most difficuly challenge as a leader that I have faced was having to confront a senior leader over me in regards to their treatment of our team.
I was deployed internationally and so the repercussions could have impacted my family as well.
I faced in to the challenge, had a witness (another manager) and asked several questions of the leader about or values as leaders for the company we worked in, and then held him accountable. It didn't go well in that he leaned into my face and told me to mind my own business, however, because I knew that it was important for our team, my fellow manager and our company that I was made for such a time as this, I responded with a short "As a fellow leader in the same company as him, our behaviour as leaders, and the safety of our team, physically and emotionally, is my business and I will be here until we change it. We are a team and this attitude does not represent the leadership values we profess.
In the end, we agreed to get along, he calmed down, treated others with less contempt and I eventually returned home with my family.
Incident reported to HR, as required.
I found this harder then having to let go of a team member, because as a fellow leader, this poor behavior represented us all, especially in a foreign country, and I did not have typical support as I would have in the states.
I value everyone, and recognize we all have our bad days, but I do my best to value all people and help others to when possible.
Lead as you want to be led.
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I like Yacov Rosenberg's response in that if you have found what you really love then it has probably chosen you. :)
I chose to move from the corporate world to adding value to people full time as my dream was bigger then my current position had to offer.
I love working with people, seeing...
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I like Yacov Rosenberg's response in that if you have found what you really love then it has probably chosen you. :)
I chose to move from the corporate world to adding value to people full time as my dream was bigger then my current position had to offer.
I love working with people, seeing them come alive when they understand their potential, coaching them on their potential versus their current performance, helping through questions to see them address harmful mindsets and beliefs about themselves or others that is hindering them from success, personally and professionally.
Having been blessed in building and leading teams in Israel, Russia, Italy and the U.S., I have seen how leading through coaching crosses cultural barriers and increases the speed of synergy, improving performance and delivering of measurable results.
Nothing greater then to see others succeed where they believed they couldn't.
