Most first-time managers receive leadership training years after they start supervising people. Groveland closes that gap with a fully managed, habit-based program that produces lasting behavior change, not just a certificate.
HR leaders at growing companies come to Groveland when one of three things happens. If you're experiencing any of these, you're not alone, and there's a proven solution.
A group of strong individual contributors moved into management. Within weeks, the gap became visible: team complaints, missed targets, manager confusion. The promotion happened. The preparation didn't.
"My manager" keeps showing up as a reason people leave. Leadership has noticed and expects HR to do something. The problem isn't bad people, it's undertrained managers who never got real support.
You've inherited a manager population that was promoted for performance, not leadership readiness. You've seen what doesn't work. Now you want to put a real program in place, one you can point to results from.
One workshop. One seminar. High initial enthusiasm, and two weeks later, nothing has changed. Most leadership training fails because it confuses knowledge transfer with behavior change. They're not the same thing.
We call the hidden cost of this pattern the Leadership Habit Tax, the compounding price your organization pays when training doesn't produce lasting change. It shows up as turnover, disengagement, missed targets, and HR firefighting.
Read About the Leadership Habit TaxEvery week follows the same four-step cycle. Cues, routines, and rewards, designed to embed leadership as a practiced behavior, not a recalled concept.
Short, focused content on one core skill. Digestible enough to complete between meetings, no multi-day retreats, no travel.
The lesson is applied directly in the participant's current role that same week. Real situations, real stakes, real growth.
Small groups of 3-4 meet with a Groveland coach to share what happened. Wins, challenges, and real-time problem solving, together.
Participants capture what they learned and what they'll do differently next week. This loop is what turns insight into lasting habit.
You don't have the bandwidth to build a leadership curriculum from scratch. You need a program you can hand off and point to results from, one that scales across sites, doesn't require a dedicated L&D team, and is easy to justify to your CHRO or CFO.
That's what Groveland is built to be.
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Real results from real managers who completed the Groveland program.
"Key items that I have noticed since the start of the program would be the level of confidence I take into meetings and discussions today."
"I learned new ways to implement leadership in my daily work despite not having direct reports."
"I have become more comfortable sharing my perspective even when it conflicts with others, and then working collaboratively to reach a resolution."
"I developed a better habit of listening to others. This is continuing to help me connect with my peers and customers."
"I believe I am more open to feedback than I was previously. The feedback I received from my manager no longer feels personal, it feels constructive."
"I was literally counting down the minutes to my next Groveland meeting."
Download our free eBook and learn why most leadership training fails to produce lasting behavior change, and what the science of habit formation says to do instead. Written for HR Directors, Talent Leaders, and CHROs at growing companies.
Groveland Leadership is a Minneapolis-based leadership development company that works with HR Directors, Talent Leaders, and People teams at mid-market companies, typically 500 to 5,000 employees, in manufacturing, CPG, distribution, healthcare, and professional services. We specialize in building confident, capable managers through habit-based cohort programs.
Workshops and online courses transfer knowledge. Groveland builds habits. Our weekly cycle of learning, on-the-job application, peer coaching, and reflection is designed specifically to turn new leadership skills into consistent daily behaviors, the kind that actually change how managers show up for their teams.
Approximately one hour per week. Programs run in 13-week cohorts and are delivered fully virtually, no travel, no multi-day offsites. The program is intentionally designed to fit inside a manager's existing role without disrupting their day-to-day responsibilities.
Very little. Groveland is a fully managed, turnkey program. We handle curriculum, facilitation, coaching, scheduling, and reporting. Your team selects the participants, and we take it from there. There's no L&D infrastructure required on your end.
Yes. Our cohort model is designed to scale across locations, departments, and business units. We've worked with organizations that have multiple manufacturing plants, distributed workforces, and complex HR structures. Contact us to discuss a rollout plan for your organization.
