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Leadership That Shows Up on the P&L.

We turn leadership from a soft variable into your strongest advantage.
Insight that shows where to focus. Development that builds the right behaviors.
Advisory that turns strategy into results.

Insight · Development · Advisory

Leaders are the linchpin of business performance.

Most companies have more detail about their products than they do about the leaders running the business.

We help you change that—starting with the four questions every executive should be able to answer about their talent.

The Four Questions

Inside the framework

01 What do we need?

The capabilities, behaviors, and leadership required to deliver the strategy.

02 Who do we have?

A clear view of current talent, leadership capability, and readiness.

03 Where do we invest?

The people and capabilities where development and coaching will create the greatest return.

04 How do we ensure performance?

The leadership, accountability, and organizational systems that turn talent into results.

Get the Framework

What will your answers look like? Get the guide that walks you through the "Four Questions".

The Operating Model

The TalentWise Leadership Performance System

One integrated system. Four connected stages. One outcome: stronger business performance.

See 01
Proprietary Insight
  • LeaderLens 360™
  • EngagementLens™
  • SuccessionLens™

See leadership, talent, and organizational dynamics more clearly through assessment data.

Build 02
The LeaderCode™
  • Leadership Development Programs
  • Six Leadership Behaviors Across Three Leadership Levels
  • One Shared Language Across the Organization

Build the behaviors that drive performance.

Apply 03
Advisory
  • Executive Coaching
  • Team Alignment
  • Strategic Advisory
  • Fractional HR and Comms Support

Turn insight and development into action that moves business forward.

Impact 04
Business Performance
  • Stronger Leaders
  • Better Decisions
  • Greater Accountability
  • Better Results

Measurable impact that strengthens performance and creates lasting value.

Stronger Business Performance

The right leaders. In the right roles. Doing the right things. Delivered consistently.

When to Call Us

 Built for the Moments That Matter Most

Organizational Change
Organizational Change

Transformations, restructuring, M&A, and culture evolution.

“Our business is changing faster than our organization.”

Leadership Transition
Leadership Transition

New leaders, promotions, succession, and executive onboarding.

“We need this leader to succeed at the next level.”

Leadership Investment
Leadership Investment

High potentials, succession pipelines, and leadership capability.

“We need to know where our investment will have the greatest impact.”

Performance Optimization
Performance Optimization

Execution, accountability, alignment, and results.

“We have the strategy. Now we need our leaders to deliver it.”

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Our Founder

Built by an operator who has sat in the seat.

James C. Webb built TalentWise from more than 25 years of experience leading businesses, people, communications, and transformation inside complex organizations. As a former C-suite People & Communications executive and business operator with P&L responsibility in the hundreds of millions, James has partnered with CEOs and Boards, led enterprise transformation, built global leadership and talent systems, coached executives, and connected people decisions to measurable business results. Read more →

Former C-Suite

People & Communications Executive

Business Operator

P&L Leadership in the Hundreds of Millions

ICF Certified Coach

Professional Certified Coach (PCC)

Author + Creator

The LeaderCode™

Prosci Certified · Five Behaviors Certified · MBTI Certified · M.S., Human Resources Management

Our Impact

Leadership That Shows Up in the Business

Selected results from work James has led as an operator and advisor. Company names are withheld for confidentiality — each case outlines the situation, the approach, and the outcome.

Leadership Performance

+6.5%

Incremental Revenue Improvement

After leadership changes, affected areas delivered 6.5% incremental year-over-year revenue improvement above the company’s underlying growth baseline.

Leadership + Succession

60%

Internal Promotions

New leadership development and succession pipeline initiatives resulted in 60% of leadership roles filled by internal promotions.

Learning + Capability
+4%
Sales Per Hour

Company-wide product certification completion increased from 15% to over 80%, resulting in a 4% improvement in Sales Per Hour.

Enterprise Transformation
$200M+
Operating Expense Savings

Transformation and cost optimization initiatives delivered more than $200M in operating expense savings.

Most companies treat leadership as a soft variable.

We make it the strongest one.

INSIGHT. ACTION. IMPACT.

A 30-minute conversation about what you’re facing, what you need, and whether TalentWise is the right fit.