THE IRRELEVANT LEADER

THE ART OF LEADING BY LETTING Go

we help leaders break free from the overwhelm

  • Dark sweatshirt hanging in a room with a "PACT." logo partially visible, next to a gray sweatshirt near a window.

    How well can the team you lead keep moving forward when you're not there?

  • Person seated in a chair holding a white mug, wearing a gray shirt and jeans.

    Somewhere along the way, we embraced the idea that good leaders should always know what’s going on - and have all the answers. That staying in the loop means staying in charge.. >

  • Stack of folded clothing with bold text on each item, reading "IRRELEVANT" in different orientations.

    Yet what if the real measure of leadership isn’t how involved we are, but how well the teams we lead can keep moving forward when we’re not there? >

  • Close-up of a book with the title "The Irrelevant Leader."

    After years in the military and then moving into civilian leadership roles, Phil saw leaders struggling with the belief that they had to be involved in every process, every decision, to be successful. Yet Phil had already learned what they hadn’t yet: >

  • Close-up of black and gray sweatshirts hanging on wooden hangers

    the team is the centre, not the leader.

    PHIL JEWELL

I believe in something bigger, something better, when it comes to leadership.

A topic that we have over complicated and over theorized. It’s time to get back to basics. It’s time to stop overrating our technical abilities while underrating our character. It’s time to talk about mindset and not just skillset.

It’s time to become Irrelevant.

HOW DO I BECOME AN IRRELEVANT LEADER?

  • 12 Week Program

    An interactive, cohort-based program that enhances leadership competencies and skills amongst your leaders.

  • Keynotes

    An interactive, cohort-based program that enhances leadership competencies and skills amongst your leaders.

  • Preorder now: The Irrelevant Leader Book

    The Irrelevant Leader: The Art of Leading by Letting Go, challenges the traditional leadership model and provides today’s leaders with a new way to lead, one that is sustainable, impactful, and fulfilling.

What people are saying

organizations that ARE embracING the irrelevant leader mindset

Pratt & Whitney logo featuring an eagle and "Go Beyond" text.
Peterbilt logo in red and white
Logo for CPHR with the tagline 'People Leading Business.' on a gradient blue background.
Logo of The Mortgage Group with slogan 'Think Outside the Branch' and initials TMG in a circle.
Logo of THRSC Atlantic with stylized text and a curved road graphic.
Logo with "Connors Stilwell" text in black and blue.
Logo of the Association of Municipal Administrators Nova Scotia with green building silhouettes and "amans" text.
Steele Auto Group logo in oval shape
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach logo, maroon background
National Sanitation Foundation logo on a blue background
Cherubini Bridges & Structures logo featuring a stylized arch.
Transport Canada logo with Canadian flags and maple leaf symbol.
Credit Union East Coast logo featuring stylized globe and hands.
eXp Realty logo with blue text and orange accent
Manitoba logo with a bison silhouette in green and black.
Seaboard Transport logo on red background
APTA logo with text 'Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association' in blue and gray.
Acadia University logo featuring a shield with two crossed axes, two open books, and three griffins on a blue and red background.
Logo of O.C. Maillet Transport Ltd. with red text outlined in blue and a yellow star above the 'i'.
Logo with the text 'Competition Glass' in blue gradient letters.
RE/MAX logo with red, white, and blue hot air balloon design.
Logo of MFRC CRFM Greenwood with colorful abstract design and text.
Royal LePage Atlantic logo with red maple leaf and the phrase 'Go Beyond.'
Florida Realtors logo with stylized figures and text
Logo of the Canadian Credit Union Association with "CCUA" in blue uppercase letters and "Canadian Credit Union Association" written below.
Logo of Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre with red square and white text "H&R MFRC."
Ingram Micro logo in blue text
DuraSeal logo with blue circle and gray curved lines on dark background
Stewart McKelvey logo with red starburst and text 'Lawyers Avocats'.
Armour Transportation Systems logo with stylized letter "A" in blue and red text.
Forestry Sector Council logo featuring a stylized green tree with a yellow sun outline and text "Forestry Sector Council."
Halifax logo on blue background
Logo of Entrepreneurs' Organization with colorful circular design.
Cape Breton Partnership logo with a stylized dotted wave design in turquoise and blue.
Logo of the Association of Industry Sector Councils with blue text on the left and full name on the right.
Trust X Alliance logo with stylized text and arrow design.
Logo of Canada Fisheries and Oceans with Canadian flag
Horizon Health Network logo with a yellow and green circle featuring blue waves on the left, and the words 'Réseau de Santé Horizon Health Network' in blue text on the right.
Logo of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters with the initials CM&E
YMCA logo with blue and purple design.

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