unleash extraordinary leadership & transform the workplace

With our leadership and management coaching:

• Elevate your leadership skills and drive exceptional results
• Foster a culture of accountability and employee engagement
• Create optimal workplaces where employees thrive and deliver results

TAILORED LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
COACHING
We help senior, middle, and aspiring managers:

• Unlock their full leadership potential and excel in their roles
• Intentionally strengthen their team dynamics
• Navigate the complexities of their operating environment with confidence
• Deliver excellent personal and workforce performance

 

transform the workplace

Through our people-centered and results-focused coaching programs, we help managers transform their workplaces resulting in tangible outcomes.

Performance Excellence
Culture
Higher Employee Engagement, Satisfaction & Retention
Increased Innovation, Motivation
& Drive
Effective Communication & Conflict Management
Restored Trust & Rewarding Relationships
Cohesive & Productive
Teams
Enhanced Individual, Team & Organization Performance
Elevated Customer Service
& Experience
our coaching programs

We provide a comprehensive range of tailored and dynamic coaching approaches, including:

ONE-ON-ONE COACHING

Personalized and confidential sessions that delve deep into individual challenges, goals, and growth opportunities. Our expert coaches empower leaders to overcome obstacles and achieve measurable results.

TEAM-BASED COACHING

Leveraging the science behind team dynamics, our team coaching approach brings your team members together to enhance communication, maximize productivity, and build cohesive and high-performing units that lead to organizational success.

GROUP COACHING

By harnessing the collective wisdom and experiences of leaders from various organizations, our group coaching sessions cultivate a supportive and collaborative environment. Participants learn from each other, gain valuable insights, and develop essential leadership and management competencies.

ON-CALL COACHING

We understand that challenges can arise unexpectedly. Our On-Call Coaching ensures that leaders and managers have access to timely guidance, expert advice, and strategic solutions whenever they need them most.

measurable & sustainable results
performance optimization resources

Achieving the right kind of results requires a partnership.

We point you in the right direction and help you identify key landmarks. You decide the best route to take. 

Our role is to support you along the way. 

PERSONALIZED ASSESSMENTS

Depending on your needs, we use assessments to help leaders gain deep insights into strengths, opportunities, and potential blind spots. These include assessments for performance gap analysis, leadership, emotional intelligence, intrinsic motivators, coaching, communication, 360o assessment, and more. 

STRATEGIC ACTION PLANS

Every leader and workplace is unique, which is why we help our clients develop customized action plans tailored to their specific needs and aspirations. These plans serve as roadmaps for growth, guiding individuals towards tangible and measurable personal and organizational outcomes.

IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKITS

Our coaching approach emphasizes analysis, planning, and execution using our proprietary toolkits. These resources foster awareness and action among leaders. By focusing on getting things done, we help managers transform their workplaces.

DIGITAL RESOURCES LIBRARY

Our coaching clients gain access to relevant videos, audio files, worksheets, checklists, templates, and other tools through our robust Digital Library. They also receive recommendations on the resources that best support their journey.

ONLINE CLIENT PORTAL

We wrote the book on Supportive Accountability and leverage this profound philosophy to promote client success. Each client gets personalized access to our Online Client Portal where they can establish goals, track progress, request support, and celebrate accomplishments. 

QUALIFIED COACHES WITH REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE

Our Coaches are not just consultants trained in human performance improvement, they spent decades in the trenches of middle and senior management. Our coaches have postgraduate degrees in leadership, organizational studies, management, or a closely related field. They also have relevant specialized training and certification.

who we are

The Leadership Strength Group is a leadership and organizational development consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations unlock their full potential. With experience spanning the private, public, and nonprofit sectors across various industries, we specialize in strengthening leadership and management capabilities, reshaping work cultures, increasing employee engagement, and optimizing performance.

our principals

DR. DEJON DAVIS

EdD, Leadership & Management

Principal, The Leadership Strength Group

Dr. Dejon Davis is a transformational leader who seeks to serve organizations of all sizes. In his 25 years as a professional, Dr. Davis has worked in various capacities within the juvenile justice system and as an administrator, professor, and consultant at private and public institutions of Higher Education. In these spaces Dr. Davis has been a thought leader and has helped organizations move from stagnation to growth and innovation.

SYLVIA MELENA

MA, Leadership & Organizational Studies

Principal, The Leadership Strength Group

Sylvia Melena is an international award-winning and best-selling leadership author and human performance improvement consultant. She dedicated 26 years of her life to serving people through her work in local government and health and human services consulting. Her portfolio included the development and oversight of countywide programs across multiple functions. Sylvia specializes in reinvigorating workplaces and improving organizational performance.

our books
what leaders SAY

Here’s what leaders say about our work.

The Supportive Accountability Leadership™ training content is phenomenal! The leadership team thoroughly loved the session I delivered using the Facilitator’s Kit. They all said it was by far the best training they've received so far in our internal training program, and we had already delivered six months’ worth of great training content. The material strummed up some great conversations, and we had some major breakthrough and powerful moments as a team. I 100% recommend the Supportive Accountability Leadership™ Facilitator’s Kit!
Christie Johnson, Market Trainer
Aflac, Arizona Market Office, Arizona, U.S.
Dejon was a presenter at our Minority Leadership Development Workshop at Cal State San Marcos... People left his presentation feeling inspired and ready to make changes in their lives. The feedback I received was outstanding... He did not disappoint. I highly recommend Dejon to speak or present at your next company or school event. We only had an hour allotted for Dejon to speak, but the attendees would have loved another hour because the presentation was engaging and thought provoking.
Kheng Waiche, Interim Associate Director of Recruitment & Outreach
California State University San Marcos
Sylvia, I cannot thank you enough for your passion and dedication to building strong leaders. Your book will be critical to the development of our emerging and aspiring leaders at the North Texas Food Bank. You’ve gone above and beyond in your support of our journey and we know the impact Supportive Accountability will have on our food bankers.
Suzanne Drotman, Chief People Officer
North Texas Food Bank, Texas, U.S.
Dejon is wonderful to work with, and has exceptional expertise in leadership, coaching, and motivation. He leads by example and many people find his enthusiasm and dedication both inspiring and motivating. He is not only reliable but a forward thinker. He is very knowledgeable and trustworthy. Very positive attitude towards the work he does. I will always recommend Dejon to anyone looking for a consultant who can get the best out of any team.
Bruce Westfield, Ph.D., Learning & Organizational Development Consultant
ComPsych
Sylvia Melena pays attention. That attention goes deeper than why you "think" you are asking for when coaching with her. I told her about what I felt was holding me back, and she replied with one simple sentence. That sentence was a miraculous course correction in my professional life... Her years of experience will save you time, energy, and money. She wants to see you successful and authentic in your craft or career and she doesn't hold back the flood of insight she has. She is a powerful mentor and I count myself blessed to have worked with her.
Tiffany Vakilian, President
San Diego Publishers and Editors Network
I love it! As a new supervisor coming into this role, I feel I’m absorbing as much as I can. It’s definitely provided a different perspective for… when dealing with staff with different personalities.
Patricia Perez, Program Supervisor
San Ysidro Health
(Sylvia) is very truly passionate about performance management, which I think makes all the difference. Not just because it comes across and it makes you more inspired to learn, but because when someone’s passionate about something, they put in that extra effort.
Dane Crockford, Ph.D., Incoming Manager
Family Health Centers of San Diego
I love the workshop that Sylvia has presented! I am very into HR and performance management… I definitely recommend the workshop for anyone that’s struggling to find resources for the problems that they see, and they want to make a change.
Blanca Romero, Census Regional Manager
NALEO Educational Fund
I have had the distinct privilege to partner with Dejon in working and consulting in a variety of ways and to experience his caring and assuring leadership in different settings. The integrity of his life and of his character is a strength that brings those he serves and leads to respect and trust him deeply. He leads with vision and direction, builds teams efficiently, and leads with passion always by nature striving towards excellence. He sets performance standards high for himself and those he serves, as he manages with clear expectations and focused outcomes that get results.
Dr. Jim Johnson, Founder
Driven by Principle
As a first-time author, I hired Sylvia to guide my Amazon strategy... She knows her stuff and is extremely thorough. It's rare that I attend a presentation and immediately hire someone from it, but it happened in this case. I guess there's a first time for everyone?! But seriously, I highly recommend her. She is one of the most knowledgeable and tenacious consultants I have ever met. And she sends all her deliverables neatly in spreadsheets that you can reference for months going forward.
LaTonya Wilkins, Founder
The Change Coaches, LLC
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