Leadership development for the AI era

Meet this moment. Shape the work ahead.

We help people and their managers have a say in how work changes, within the direction your organization sets. Everything we do is grounded in research on human behavior and work.

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Shared direction

Your organization sets the direction. Your people help make it work.

A strategy can set goals and boundaries, but it can't anticipate every detail of the work. Your people know those details. We help employees and managers bring that knowledge into the change, spotting useful improvements and agreeing what to test and how to review it.

Who we work with

For individuals

Have a say in how your work evolves

Find where your experience and judgment matter most, then turn that into a practical proposal to discuss with your manager.

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For managers

Lead how your team uses AI

Practice setting expectations, supporting sensible experiments, checking quality and deciding where saved time goes.

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For organizations

Help your people make your direction work

Private versions of our programs for your teams, shaped around your goals and culture and built to work with your approved tools and policies.

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Executive and leadership coaching

Personal coaching for the decisions and transitions that matter

Confidential one-to-one coaching for a leadership challenge or a change in your role. Not every engagement is about AI.

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Our approach

Built on how people change and thrive at work

Our approach is grounded in research on human behavior and work. We use that research to design programs that help people build lasting habits and contribute with confidence.

Judgment

Thinking clearly with and without AI. Knowing when to question an answer and when to trust your own.

Resilience

Working through uncertainty and protecting the focus and energy good leadership depends on.

Trust

Building working relationships where people can raise concerns and discuss useful changes.

Meaning

Understanding your contribution and how it supports the work your team needs to do.

Our role in AI adoption

AI is changing work. We help people and teams take charge of what that means for them.

We work alongside your organization's AI strategy. Your leaders set the outcomes and boundaries. We help people and their managers bring their knowledge of the work into decisions about how to use approved tools.

Our coaching, workshops and bootcamps give people room to practice and reflect. We use AI in our own practice and share honestly what we've learned.

  1. Clear direction

    Leaders name the goals and boundaries, including approved tools and data rules.

  2. Experience of the work

    People identify useful opportunities and raise concerns, drawing on what they know about their roles.

  3. Manager agreement

    Employees and managers discuss what is open for input. They agree what can be tested and what support is needed.

  4. Practice and review

    We support practical learning. Teams check results against their goals and decide what to adjust.

The people behind IPL

Meet the founders

Emma Simpson and Alina Campos bring complementary perspectives on people, leadership and work.

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  • Emma Simpson

    Emma Simpson

    Co-founder

    Emma brings over 20 years of international HR and people leadership experience to IPL, helping leaders have useful conversations, build trust and support changes in how their teams work. She brings that experience to conversations about AI and what it could mean for teams, relationships and the way work gets done.

  • Alina Campos

    Alina Campos

    Co-founder

    Alina brings a research-informed lens to leadership and working life. She’s passionate about helping people navigate AI transformation, staying curious about what’s possible and grounded in what matters to people.

What participants tell us

98%
found our programs useful and engaging
96%
said they would put what they learned into practice
95%
would recommend our programs to others
"The Institute of Positive Leadership has been an amazing partner to our growing Learning & Development department. We have appreciated the professionalism and personability of Emma and Alina. They are truly great at what they do!"
Destanee Casillas, Learning & Development Manager, Myriad Genetics

Insights and updates from IPL

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