Leadership is human.
Development Should be, too.
THE LEADERSHIP COACHING GROUP
At The Leadership Coaching Group, we believe effective leadership begins with self-awareness, grows through confidence and connection, and becomes meaningful through action.
We help individuals, teams, and organizations develop practical leadership skills they can use in real conversations, real decisions, and real workplace challenges.
Through corporate leadership programs, our Leadership Academy, and executive coaching, we create learning experiences that are thoughtful, engaging, and grounded in how people actually lead.
Meet Liz Howard
Founder of The Leadership Coaching Group
Our Story
Two generations. One belief about leadership.
The Leadership Coaching Group began with a conversation between two people from very different leadership worlds.
Liz Howard had spent years navigating corporate environments where significant investments in leadership development didn't always translate into better leadership. She saw the consequences of micromanagement, conformity, and authority exercised without integrity—and believed there had to be a better way.
Her mentor and close friend, Richard Rieckenberg, brought a different perspective. A former naval officer during the Cold War, he had experience training submarine sailors in leadership. Richard understood that leadership wasn't simply about rank. It was about responsibility, trust, and the people who depend on you.
Together, Liz and Richard developed a cohort-based leadership seminar that brought together his naval leadership experience and
her corporate perspective. Their collaboration helped shape the
approach Liz later carried forward when she founded The Leadership Coaching Group.
Today, TLCG continues the mission they began together: helping good people develop the confidence, character, and practical skills to lead with integrity and make a positive difference.
Because leadership isn't about becoming more powerful. It's about using your influence to make things better.
Richard Rieckenberg
Founding Leadership Collaborator& Mentor