Our Services
Executive & Team Coaching
We partner with senior leaders and executive teams to navigate complexity, strengthen strategic thinking, and amplify organizational impact. Our ICF-accredited coaching creates the conditions for breakthrough insights and sustained behavioral change.
Leadership Development
We design and deliver customized leadership programs that build adaptive capacity, deepen self-awareness, and develop the skills leaders need to thrive in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
Strategic Planning
We guide organizations through strategic planning processes that engage diverse stakeholders, surface critical tensions, and build genuine alignment around direction and priorities—not just documents that gather dust.
Facilitation Services
We design and facilitate high-stakes conversations, leadership offsites, team alignment sessions, and strategic dialogues where the quality of thinking and engagement directly shapes outcomes.
Applied Research
We conduct proprietary research on leadership effectiveness, organizational dynamics, and emerging challenges—translating findings into practical frameworks, assessments, and tools that leaders can use immediately.
Research & Thought Leadership
Power Reports (Coming Soon)
Our research translates complex topics into accessible, actionable insights:
• Digital Transformation Leadership Series - Navigating the leadership paradoxes and human side of technological change
• Lessons for the Modern Day Warrior - Ancient wisdom for contemporary leadership challenges
• Leadership Paradox Research - Findings from our work with 1,500+ executives
• Leading Through Uncertainty - Strategies for adaptive leadership in volatile contexts
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Book James to Speak
Dr. James Kendrick delivers keynotes and workshops that challenge conventional thinking and provide practical frameworks leaders can apply immediately.
Featured Topics
Mokuso for a Minute: Lessons for the Modern Day Warrior
Drawing from Elite-level judo and senior executive experience, this talk explores how martial arts principles translate to modern leadership—cultivating presence, reading situations clearly, and acting decisively under pressure.
Today's Leadership Archetypes in a Complex World
An interactive exploration of how leaders navigate core leadership paradoxes, revealing the patterns that drive success and derailment in today's volatile environment.
The Leadership of Digital Transformation
Beyond the technology: how leaders manage five important paradoxes and balance innovation with stability, maintain human connection amid automation, and guide organizations through fundamental change.
Custom topics developed for your specific organizational challenges and conference themes.
Contact us to discuss speaking opportunities.
Kenvest Leadership Podcasts
The Kenvest Leadership Podcast examines the strategic tensions and human dynamics of modern organizational life. We merge proprietary research with senior executive experience to deliver insights on leadership efficacy, strategy, and transformative change.
A Catalyst for Growth
Designed for those navigating the complexities of high-stakes environments:
• Executive Leaders: Guiding strategy and organizational resilience in volatile markets.
• Emerging Strategic Talent: Developing long-term leadership capacity and adaptive intelligence.
• Leadership Teams: Enhancing alignment, strategic agility, and collective decision-making performance.
Hosted by Dr. James Kendrick
Global Leadership & Strategy Advisor