IPL, Institute of Positive Leadership IPL, Institute of Positive Leadership
Leadership development for the AI era

Rise to what’s changing. Shape the work ahead.

We develop human capabilities alongside practical AI capabilities so people can work effectively, protect their thinking, and keep adapting. Through research-informed coaching, workshops and bootcamps, we help individuals, managers and organizations turn learning into meaningful changes in how they work.

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Human capabilities

  • Adaptability
  • Curiosity
  • Learning mindset
  • Communication
  • Trust building
  • Collaboration
Human capabilities and Human–AI capabilities rise and cross toward adaptive capacity The solid teal strand represents human capabilities and the dotted clay strand represents Human–AI capabilities. They rise and cross before meeting at the adaptive capacity outcome for employees, managers, and teams.
Adaptive Capacity

Employees · Managers · Teams

Human–AI capabilities

  • Framing and refining AI tasks
  • Workflow design
  • Judgment
  • Reviewing quality
  • Protecting focus and energy
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

Build your capabilities. Shape your contribution.

Strengthen how you work with AI through Rise With AI, or explore how your role and contribution could evolve through Reshape Your Role for the AI Era.

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For managers

Model thoughtful AI use. Support people through change.

AI Change Lab for Leaders helps people managers build trust, coach judgment, support responsible experiments, and create conditions for learning, focus and continued adaptation.

AI Change Lab for Leaders

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For organizations

Develop your people alongside your AI investment.

Private programs for managers, employees across your organization, and intact teams. Develop the capabilities and leadership practices that help people work well with AI, within your goals, culture 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.

We call this Capability Weaving: developing and connecting human and Human–AI capabilities through practice. The aim is adaptive capacity, the ability to keep learning and adjusting as work evolves.

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 leading a workshop with participants

    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 presenting a leadership workshop

    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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