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We Are PAISE Leadership

We are a boutique leadership consulting and coaching firm, serving leaders and organizations in their pursuit to break away from the status quo and lead boldly and intentionally to reach their highest levels of performance.

We help companies strengthen the effectiveness of team leadership in their organizations. Simply put, we’re the go-to advisors when your organization’s leadership needs a fresh set of eyes to drive performance growth forward. 

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Our programs are specially designed to help companies amplify performance growth by equipping mid-level managers with tools to lead confidently.

Why Mid-Level Managers? Well, we believe middle management is the actual engine of a company. This is where the rubber meets the road between visionary strategy and successful execution and results. Mid-level managers have the ability to accelerate your organization or significantly slow it down with turnover, confusion, unclear goals, or simply no action. We want you to thrive. We want your managers to be enablers to your success. 

Your managers are the next People Achieving Impactful Sustained Excellence

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Why Turn to Us?

You need to develop leaders ready to take on business critical roles.

You have new leaders who need help building relationships and gaining traction with their new teams.

You have a team struggling to produce results because of low trust, conflict, or confusion.

You have leaders who need development and support as they transition to the next level of leadership (i.e. Managing a Functional Department to Managing a Business Unit).

You need to renovate your culture to align business objectives and people systems to drive inclusive environments, improve employee engagement, or reduce turnover.

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What Our Clients Say About Us

People say change is hard. It is, but it is much more achievable when you have Melva Holt as your coach and mentor to guide you through the process. Melva has been an inspiration for my development, which has had such a positive impact on me as well as my organization. I learned a lot from her on dealing with leadership challenges, building a high-performing team, providing a vision to guide and unify the team, as well as self-development and self-awareness. Once Melva helped me identify areas to work on, she was tireless in making sure those new habits stuck.

– Jan Sykes, Director of Shared Services

PAISE Leadership provided a deeper understanding for my associates on how to engage and provide feedback to their teams. Through the training, they gained more confidence to leverage the tools provided on how to give not only positive but constructive feedback that will drive results. I highly recommend the “Giving Feedback that Drives Results” training.

– Vice President of Chewy Sales, Leading National Pet Food Retailer

After working with PAISE Leadership, our leader is not the same. She is a totally different person – more confident and contributing in a differential way. We are calling this coaching engagement a huge success!

– CHRO, Leading Manufacturing Company

My coach helped me discover my natural “super power” which gave me the confidence to pursue a new role. I was promoted into a Director role during my coaching engagement. My coaching engagement taught me to develop sustainable goals that would set me up for success after my coaching engagement ended. I would highly recommend to anyone seeking an experienced, poised, results oriented coach. I enjoyed my time working my coach as I looked forward to each and every call.

– Tonya DaRocha, Director of HR

I highly recommend Melva and PAISE Leadership if you are looking for high-quality leadership development experiences. Having worked alongside Melva previously, I was excited to partner with her and her team for a few development opportunities within my organization, specifically for early career managers during my time as CHRO for Sara Lee Frozen Bakery. The PAISE Leadership program, The First-Time Manager Intensive®️, helped my organization provide critical leadership development to some of our highest potential managers and they designed a custom program for front-line supervisors focused on delivering feedback and resolving conflict. In each case, our employees walked away from the programs demonstrating a higher level of leadership with their direct reports – deeper connection with their employees all while leaning confidently into necessary yet uncomfortable conversations.

– Matt Beliveau, CHRO

When taking on a new role, I wanted to help the team navigate the shift quickly and effectively. I was able to gain 4 hrs/week in efficiency (or save 4 hours, either works for me) using conflict resolution techniques that increased the team’s collaboration and trust, ultimately improving our ability to navigate the organization. Highly recommend The First-Time Manager Intensive Program–great investment!

– Heavenly Johnson, Marketing Executive