Executive Leadership and Team Training EdmontonExecutives

Too many priorities. Not enough production.

Edmonton corporate leaders own the outcomes that matter most: profitable growth, engaged teams, and sustainable competitive advantage.

You’re responsible for translating strategy into action, turning plans into results, and ensuring every initiative drives measurable value.

Your role demands accountability for revenue performance, operational efficiency, team development, and stakeholder satisfaction—all while navigating an increasingly complex business environment.

Our executive leadership development programs support you and your team with the training tools you need to develop your skills, your execution and your organization to move your company forward.

Why Focal Point Edmonton for Leadership Development?

Focal Point Edmonton brings the perfect combination of local market knowledge and world-class coaching methodology.

Our executive coaching is built on real ownership experience, proven frameworks, and a deep understanding of what Edmonton corporate leaders face daily.

You get customized solutions, ongoing accountability, and access to an extensive library of leadership tools developed over decades of coaching executives just like you.

Executive leadership challenges we solve

Leaders becoming decision bottlenecks instead of decision enablers
Strategic priorities that shift weekly without clear communication or rationale
Calendar overload with meetings that generate more meetings, not results
Cross-functional breakdowns that create delays, errors, and customer impact
Role confusion that creates overlap, gaps, and team frustration
Repeated conflicts and change resistance that drain leadership energy

I have owned and scaled my own companies and I know it can feel like no one understands the struggle you face. I’ve been there and I can help.

Jeff McLarty

How Leadership Development works for Edmonton leaders

Step 1: We Listen

We know you’re the expert in your organization. We start every engagement by interviewing you to understand what’s working well and what needs to change.

Working alongside you, we map your decision-making processes, team dynamics, departmental interactions, leadership challenges, and organizational constraints.

Step 2: We Ask

Once we understand your current state, we help you gain clarity on your leadership vision.

We support you in setting specific performance goals, identifying capability gaps, and defining what success looks like for you and your teams.

Step 3: We Deliver

Now that we know where you are and where you want to be as a leader, we design a customized executive development plan with a clear development process, specific deliverables, realistic timelines, and measurable leadership outcomes.

Step 4: We Arrive & Evaluate

One of the things that makes our leadership approach different is that programs always come with a defined end date from the very start.

No awkward “when are we done” conversations.

We design leadership development engagements to help you accomplish your specific personal and organizational goals, and we deliver.

When we reach the end of our agreement, we review progress together and decide what next steps, if any, are needed.

Step 5: We Support

Upon completion of a successful program, like your other professional advisors, we go on “standby” mode. Available when you need us, but not driving up expenses when you don’t.

Some executives enjoy our optional quarterly support program, where we schedule periodic sessions to provide ongoing accountability and guidance as you continue developing your leadership capabilities.

Client Testimonials

Leaders report lower stress, improved focus, and increased productivity after coaching with Focal Point Edmonton. Here is what they say.

“We were lost working in the business and had no idea how to break out of the loop to grow our business. That's when we met Jeff McLarty at an event, and we resonated with him right from our very first conversation. Fast-forward a few months and after completing our first training, we now have a much clearer idea of how to navigate forward, track our results, and plan for scaling the business. He helped us to define a clear structure to our business and gave visibility on what was missing. Beyond being a great business coach, Jeff is also a wonderful human being. Thank you, Jeff!”

“I had the pleasure of working closely with Jeff during his contract with Qdot Technology. I can say with confidence that he is a great addition to any organization. He is diligent, professional, insightful, and highly adept at strategic thinking. As a technology development company, having someone with his business acumen involved was very helpful in refining our vision for the future. If our paths cross again in the future, I would not hesitate to work with him.”

“Jeff did a great time management workshop for our non-profit organisation! He was able to tailor the content for our needs and was great to work with. Highly recommend.”

“Jeff is absolutely wonderful to work with. He is a wealth of information and was able to tailor each session to my needs. He helped me with practical strategies to lead and grow my organization, theoretical backgrounds for team-building and task development, and provided supportive mentorship as I applied the things I learned. He is calm, engaging, well prepared, and a very enjoyable person to be around. I highly recommend Jeff as a business coach. Both I and my organization have benefited from working with Jeff. Thank you so much, Jeff!”

Working with Jeff and Focal Point has been an absolute game-changer for Zero-Defect Canada. As an IT entrepreneur and a newcomer from Brazil, the initial challenge of entering the Canadian market, especially navigating the unique business customs and network here in Edmonton, was immense. Jeff provided not just mentorship, but strategic clarity that immediately accelerated our operations. He helped us transform general business ideas into actionable strategies, which was critical for a company like ours. His insight into the local ecosystem allowed us to quickly pivot and focus our efforts where they matter most, saving us months of guesswork. I highly recommend his expertise to any business looking to successfully establish and scale their operations in Canada. Thank you, Jeff, for your mentorship and support.

"Working with Jeff has been truly eye-opening and informative. He has a rare ability to take business concepts I thought I understood well and explain them in five minutes so clearly that it feels like I'm learning them for the first time. His insights have had a massive impact on moving my business forward. Highly recommended!"

Skills Development for Edmonton leaders

Delegation training for directors and VPs

Poor delegation quietly drags down a team’s performance and morale. When leaders hold onto the wrong work, assign tasks without clear outcomes, or delegate without the authority and resources to succeed, people get stuck in confusion, rework, and bottlenecks.

High performers feel underused, others feel set up to fail, and accountability gets fuzzy—so deadlines slip and quality drops. Over time, trust erodes, initiative disappears, and the team becomes dependent on the leader for decisions that should be owned at the right level.

We can help you and your team develop strong communication about what needs to get done, who is going to do it, and how much time it is going to take.

Delegation training will reduce stress, improve team productivity, accountability, and morale.

Strategic leadership facilitation that helps you focus on what's important

We help leaders and organizations get clear on what matters most—and help them turn that clarity into a practical strategy ready for execution.

Through structured facilitation and coaching, we work with you to define measurable goals, align priorities across the team, and translate big-picture direction into specific actions, owners, and timelines. The result is a shared plan that improves focus, strengthens accountability, and keeps everyone moving in the same direction.

Build confidence in your team’s capabilities while protecting your strategic focus time.

Developing Your Team to independently solve problems

We can help you develop the skills you need to transform your role from head problem-solver to head coach of a powerful team of independent problem solvers.

Learn techniques to guide teams through complex challenges, ask the right questions that unlock solutions, and build organizational capability that reduces your involvement in routine issues.

Create a culture where problems get solved at the right level.

Building Effective Feedback Systems

Build feedback systems that actually improve performance and prevent issues before they become crises.

Learn to design review cycles that provide actionable insights, create communication channels between departments, and establish metrics that drive the right behaviors across all functions.

Manage change and resolve conflict

Lead organizational change with confidence and address conflicts before they derail progress.

Master change communication strategies, stakeholder alignment techniques, and conflict resolution approaches that turn resistance into engagement.

Build resilience and adaptability throughout your organization.

Accountability systems to drive long term success

Create crystal-clear role definitions and performance expectations that eliminate confusion and drive results.

Learn to conduct reviews that motivate and develop talent, establish ownership mindsets at every level, and build accountability systems that make performance management straightforward and effective.

Results you can expect by working with us

Decisions made faster with fewer people in the room
Projects completed on schedule without constant check-ins
Department heads who solve problems instead of escalating them
Strategic time protected from operational interruptions
Confident delegation that maintains quality standards
Reduced after-hours work and weekend emergencies

A common delegation scenario

The Problems

A regional manufacturing company’s leadership team is drowning in daily operational decisions while important strategic initiatives have lost all momentum.
The VP of Operations spends most days resolving issues that department supervisors should have handled weeks ago.
The weekly leadership meeting often stretches to three hours and still struggles to produce actionable outcomes.

The Solutions

Through implementation of a customized executive coaching program, the VP benefits from an external perspective, learns new approaches to delegation, empowers his managers with clear decision-making authorities and begins coaching his own team to use problem-solving frameworks independently.
Department heads begin resolving routine issues independently, escalating only true exceptions.
Leadership meetings transform into focused strategy sessions with defined agendas and follow-up accountability leaving time to move important strategic initiatives forward.

The Results

Within months, the VP reclaims significant time for strategic planning, department supervisors gain confidence in their decision-making abilities, and the entire organization operates more smoothly.
Projects move faster, communication improves across functions, and the leadership team can focus on growth opportunities instead of constant firefighting.
The VP has helped to create a more resilient organization where leadership capacity matches business demands, and strategic vision can actually be executed consistently.

I will help you discover opportunities for change and improvement, and help develop an action plan that will grow with you and your company.

Jeff McLarty

Starting Today is Leading Tomorrow!

Avoid another quarter of slow decisions and stalled projects. Install systems that move work and protect your time.