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We advise Boards, C-Suite Executives and HR leaders on complex workplace & workforce challenges.

Our expertise is renowned for our ability to troubleshoot, co-strategize and deploy People Infrastructure, Organizational Transformation, Talent Development & Aspirational Culture solutions in ways that accelerate value creation, growth and governance compliance.

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Your Search For a Human Capital Partner That Enables Workforces to Do Their Best Work Ends Here!

OUR DIFFERENTIATING VALUE: A Unique Kind of Human Capital Advisory Consultancy

We’re a rare breed of consultancy that helps organizations lead the “People” side of business,
by making it easy to find and engage the perfect HR functional expert(s) you need – FAST !

SDL’s leadership team of Project Directors has nearly 250 years of combined experience in People infrastructure, talent strategy, labor and employment law, executive HR leadership, organizational development, and M&A due diligence and integration. 
And if you add the expertise, professionalism, and integrity of our staff of 300+ project consultants, you will soon discover why our clients love us and why your search for an external workforce partner should be over immediately.

At Shockingly Different Leadership (a.k.a. SDL), we are changing the way all types of businesses and HR functions scale up their teams with the exact expertise needed during business-critical or peak periods of project-based work!  At the heart of SDL is a global powerhouse of People Strategy change agents, who are helping companies reimagine how talent can better impact business and reshape the world. This is the place savvy organizations who possess the wisdom and moxie to help their workforces to do their best work call “home”.

We are not a “marketplace” of 500K+ unverified suppliers who left Corporate to hang a business shingle.  Avoid the wild, wild west of human capital consultants out there, by using our talented in-house staff of experts who understand the importance of confidentiality and professionalism.

Need an expert or team of consultants to temporarily join your team for a complex People initiative?  Need the flexibility to up-level and optimize your workforce by executing talent-related initiatives without adding permanent HR headcount?  Then SDL is your ideal human capital partner of choice!

Let’s face it – we all need a helping hand at times, and HR functions are no different. SDL is proud to be a global human capital professional services consultancy that provides organizations access to the best consulting expertise in the areas of People Infrastructure, Talent Development, Organizational Transformation, and Aspirational Culture – on an on-demand, project or contract basis.

SDL is also the only place you can get your hands on the “Lead at the Top of Your Game” Signature Development Experience, an all-in-one diagnostic assessment and development framework that hones the acumen of leaders at all levels to better execute leadership initiatives in their daily role, by using the top research-based tactics of the world’s most successful leaders.

Help your teams do more of the work they love while also making the impact you deserve and are dying to see!

We help you execute high-priority people initiatives by solving the problem of quickly locating trusted, specialized consulting expertise when needed.  Companies are using SDL to:

  • scale their talent development capabilities
  • source the perfect HR consultant or interim HR executive
  • lead organizational change initiatives
  • flex their HR functions on-demand
  • reduce costs and better manage their human capital project spend
  • assist with M&A integrations and realignments

SDL’s differentiating value is in being an on-call external extension of your team – by being your personal thought partner and ally, long before an engagement is ever signed.  And when ready, we work with you to hand-pick your ideal consultant(s) from our cachet of high caliber staff who have proven work histories with real SDL clients.

Ready to resource better, faster, and more flexibly?  Avoid the dicey world of unproven human capital suppliers.  We have the best experts, made our services competitively affordable, and love to co-create solutions that deliver “shockingly different” results!  See why Shockingly Different Leadership should be your human capital vendor of choice!

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Having limited staff can make advancing your talent development and people initiatives quite challenging.

Finding a trusted consulting partner to help you scale up during peak periods of work is time-consuming, overwhelming, and filled with risk and uncertainty.

But what if you could have a vetted team of experts ready on-demand for your next project or initiative?

Shockingly Different Leadership is shaking up the world of talent development and HR consulting support, by providing you access to our best-in-class services, led by our internal staff of proven experts.

No more wasting time seeking referrals from strangers, wading through 50,000 unfamiliar bios in talent databases, or working 60-hour weeks yourself.

Our process is simple:  Complete our inquiry form and we will immediately partner with you to co-create how to best get the work done.

Let SDL be your first resource when you need an extra hand to develop your talent or execute an initiative.  Enjoy a partner who has the infrastructure of a large firm but the agility & customer service of a small one.

So contact us today.  Soon, the only difference between us and you will just be the color of our employee badge!

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The workshop was awesome!

We are still measuring the impact this experience had on our team, but the early feedback was that the workshop was awesome! The leadership blueprints and mind-mapping exercises were great tools for our team to track progress on how we are planning to catapult our growth numbers. Thanks for everything!

Brenda Taylor - Director of Operations

Leaves an indelible mark on the individuals fortunate enough to work with her

Karan is definitely a subject matter expert in the areas of organizational and leadership development, and applies that knowledge in a way that adds value, and leaves an indelible mark on the individuals fortunate enough to work with her.

One of the things I most respect and admire about Karan is that she’s a “bridge builder”. She leverages her ability to connect with a wide array of individuals, by bringing them together and building/leading teams that get tangible results.

Rhonda Hight - Enterprise Consultant

They have already asked that we book you again.  Available?

To say that we were impressed with the results of the Leadership Accelerator would be an understatement! Our leaders rated the session a 4.7 out of 5, which is unheard of for our organization. Within 2 weeks after the experience, we saw a flurry of innovative ideas and proposals being brought to the attention of our executive staff.  They have already asked that we book you again.  Available?

Cheryl Robertson - Sales Executive

Thanks for making the meeting such a hit!

Thank you for being our featured speaker at the November association meeting! The members appreciated your tips on how to use their innate talents to become more astute leaders. The time with you flew by so fast! I had many members come to me and ask if you could come back again. Thanks for making the meeting such a hit!

Jack Townsand - Executive Director

They are there for our project needs, to lend an extra hand.

Anytime we reach out to SDL, they are there for our project needs, to lend an extra hand.  They started by meeting with us and asking us about what we were looking for and took the time to understand our processes and the culture of our company. We really like their style and type of communication and most importantly the expertise they bring to our company.  And the best thing I love, Karan is always accessible.  One text and we’re on the phone talking in minutes.

Kevin Farrow - VP, Talent Management

I could have never learned the type of skills that you helped me with anywhere else!

I wanted to write a personal note of thanks for your mentorship. I could have never learned the type of skills that you helped me with anywhere else! Working on my personal program, getting individual mentoring by you, and networking with other superstars was the highlights of my experience! I’ve already told 5 friends that they better hurry up and sign-up for your next session!

Jason Germani - Call Center Director

You got me unstuck and moving forward so fast!

Hi Karan, Thank you so very much for your knowledge, guidance, ideas and encouragement on today’s call. You got me unstuck and moving forward so fast! See you on our next call.

Karen Gardner - Coaching Client

Her training prowess and capability

Karan is a stalwart in providing leadership training to talent of all levels. Her track record and experience at Fortune 100 companies exemplifies her training prowess and capability to impact one’s leadership potential. I was the lucky recipient of a unique opportunity to participate in Karan’s “Emerging Leaders” training.

My key takeaways from Karan’s course were:
-New perspective on leading technical talent from varying cultural and demographic backgrounds
-Renewed sense of the type of leader I am
-Strategies for recognizing and developing potential leadership talent

I highly recommend Karan!!

Kameelah Majied - Senior Engineer
Merck

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