Practical manager development that drives performance and reduces risk.

Equip your managers with the practical skills to lead high-performing teams, navigate difficult conversations, and build a legally compliant, psychologically safe culture.

Your organization's success is multiplied—or divided—by its managers.

Most managers are promoted because they excelled as individual contributors, not because they were trained to manage people. This "accidental manager" syndrome is often the root cause of your biggest organizational challenges:

• Low employee engagement and high turnover

• Inconsistent (or non-existent) performance management

• Silos and communication breakdowns

• Significant legal and compliance risks

Investing in your managers is the single most effective lever you can pull to improve performance, morale, and your bottom line.

Our Solution: Practical, Not Theoretical

We build better managers. Montana Strategic Consulting provides dynamic training and strategic advising that moves beyond abstract theories and gives your leaders the real-world tools they need to handle complex situations with confidence.

Our services are designed to be integrated, providing both foundational learning and on-demand support.

1. Dynamic Training Workshops & Cohort Programs

This isn't a "check-the-box" presentation. Our sessions are interactive, scenario-based, and built on real-world case studies to drive genuine behavior change. We can create a standalone workshop or a full cohort-based leadership academy.

Core Training Modules Include:

• The Full Employee Lifecycle:

  • Hiring & Interviewing: Structuring legally-compliant interviews that identify the right cultural and performance fit.

  • Onboarding: Turning the first 90 days into a strategic advantage.

• Driving High Performance:

  • Performance Management: How to set clear goals, deliver motivating feedback (positive and negative), and conduct effective reviews.

  • Managing Difficult Conversations: The framework for handling conflict, poor performance, and behavioral issues.

  • Corrective Action & PIPs: Moving from "corrective action" to "performance improvement." We help you create the the templates, scripts, and legal framework to manage underperformers fairly and decisively.

• Managing Risk & Building Culture:

  • Discrimination & Harassment Prevention: A dynamic workshop (taught from the perspective of a former GC) that focuses on manager responsibility in preventing hostile work environments.

  • Making the Right Call: Navigating FMLA, ADA accommodations, and other complex employment law scenarios.

2. "Manager-in-Residence" Advising

Training is essential, but what happens when a specific issue lands on a manager's desk at 3:00 PM on a Tuesday?

This service provides on-demand, confidential advising for your managers or HR leaders. Instead of guessing, your team can get expert, objective guidance on navigating specific, high-stakes issues.

• How do I structure this Performance Improvement Plan?

• An employee just made a complaint about...

• This person's performance is suffering, but they've mentioned a personal issue. What do I do?

• I'm preparing for a difficult termination. Can you review my documentation?

This is your direct line to an expert who has managed these exact situations, helping you solve problems before they become costly legal ones.

Why partner with us?

1. Grounded in Real-World Experience: We don't just teach the theory. As a practicing General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer grounded in the best-business-practices of a Yale MBA, our founder has managed the fallout from poor leadership. We've conducted the investigations, managed the litigation, and rebuilt the teams. Our advice is based on what actually works—and what doesn't.

2. Dynamic & Engaging: You've all sat through boring, legalistic training. This is the opposite. We use interactive scenarios and group problem-solving to keep managers engaged, challenged, and motivated.

3. Strategic & Legal Lens: We uniquely blend high-level leadership strategy (the MBA perspective) with practical risk management (the GC/CCO perspective). We help your managers see how their daily actions connect directly to the organization's strategic goals and legal health.

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