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Since 2000, Leadership Knoxville has provided Consulting and Training with organizations to build the skills, relationships, and clarity needed to move individuals and their organizations forward. We tailor every engagement to your goals, grounded in our mission to build a stronger Knoxville by developing people and groups for a greater community and region.
CONTACT
John Cherry
Vice President, Community Leadership
What we do
- Custom consulting to clarify priorities, align stakeholders, and accelerate progress
- Facilitated trainings & workshops that are interactive, practical, and immediately usable
- Retreat design & meeting facilitation for boards, leadership teams, and cross‑functional groups
Core Topics
- Teamwork & collaboration
- Communication & trust
- Strategic planning & priority setting
- Problem solving & decision making
- Change navigation & conflict management
- Board development & governance
- Community engagement & stakeholder alignment
- Facilitation skills for managers and team leads
Our Approach
- Servant leadership at the center. We equip leaders to serve people and purpose with integrity.
- Experience over lecture. Connection before content Sessions are hands‑on, reflective, and built around real scenarios.
- Designed for your context. We listen first, then tailor content, pacing, and tools to fit your team.
- Practical tools. Frameworks you can use tomorrow—agendas, templates, and checklists included.
Sample engagements
- Board & leadership retreats. Vision, roles, and near‑term priorities—designed for alignment and momentum.
- Strategic plan sprints. Clear goals, measurable outcomes, and an implementation dashboard.
- Team trust & communication. Build psychological safety, feedback habits, and meeting rhythms that work.
- Change & conflict navigation. Shared language, norms, and tools to move through challenge together.
- Kolb Learning–Thinking–Working styles. Understand diverse strengths; adapt communication and collaboration.
- Leadership skills. Internal capacity‑building for managers who lead teams and meetings.
Who we serve
Businesses, nonprofits, education, government, and community groups throughout the Knoxville region and beyond. Engagements range from single‑session trainings to multi‑session initiatives.
Our Process
- Discover — Listen to your goals, context, and constraints. Light‑touch interviews or surveys as needed.
- Design — Co‑create agenda, activities, and materials aligned to outcomes and time.
- Deliver — Facilitate an engaging experience that leads to clarity and commitment.
- Debrief — Capture decisions, next steps, and simple ways to keep momentum.
Ready to get started?
Tell us about your goals. We’ll recommend an approach and provide a tailored proposal.
- Ideal for: Boards, leadership teams, managers, educators, and community partners
- Typical formats: 90‑minute workshop • Half‑day • Full‑day • Multi‑session series
- Next step: Contact us or email lmatthews@leadknox.com to schedule a brief discovery conversation.
FAQS
No. We work with businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, government, and community organizations of all sizes.
We offer formats from 90‑minute workshops to half‑day retreats, full‑day sessions, and multi‑session series.
Pricing depends on scope, length, and preparation needed. We’ll provide a tailored proposal after a discovery conversation.
Yes. We often build on what organizations already have in place, making it actionable and team‑owned.
Yes. While rooted in Knoxville, we serve organizations across the region and beyond.
Our approach is grounded in servant leadership, community connection, and decades of experience equipping leaders for impact.