The Founders
LEAP was founded in 2000 , 25 years ago by Mike and Tricia and John joined a few years later. With decades of combined experience in a variety of business roles, they saw the potential to make a difference in how organisations across Ireland could nurture talent and achieve sustainable success. Their diverse backgrounds and shared belief in empowering people became the foundation of LEAP’s mission: Building Business Through People.
Sometimes You Don’t Know What You “Don’t Know”
For fast-growing and ambitious Irish organisations, Mike, John, and Tricia identified a critical gap. Organisations needed help getting their leadership teams up to speed, aligned with organisation goals, and with the ability to lead and motivate employees.
Organisations were held back by lacklustre cookie-cutter training that treated leadership training as a simple classroom exercise. Leadership and team development were often considered a once-off exercise, or new leaders were expected to grow into their new roles without the right help and support. This approach resulted in poorly led and disengaged teams and stunted business growth. Worse than that, it generates an enormous amount of stress and frustration in the leadership team when the organisation cannot execute successfully. LEAP have changed to change this narrative—to inspire, empower, and help organisations succeed through investing in their people as a strategic priority.
For fast-growing and ambitious Irish organisations, Mike, John, and Tricia identified a critical gap. Organisations needed help getting their leadership teams up to speed, aligned with organisation goals, and with the ability to lead and motivate employees.
Organisations were held back by lacklustre cookie-cutter training that treated leadership training as a simple classroom exercise. Leadership and team development were often considered a once-off exercise, or new leaders were expected to grow into their new roles without the right help and support. This approach resulted in poorly led and disengaged teams and stunted business growth. Worse than that, it generates an enormous amount of stress and frustration in the leadership team when the organisation cannot execute successfully. LEAP have changed to change this narrative—to inspire, empower, and help organisations succeed through investing in their people as a strategic priority.
You Can’t Become a Good Surgeon By Reading About It
LEAP has provided development programmes that work and change the narrative in organisations by putting people at the heart of business success. By combining a creative and tailored approach aligned with rigorous programme, LEAP has helped countless businesses overcome their leadership challenges. Our programmes are designed to cultivate accountability, enhance leadership capabilities, and foster an environment of innovation and collaboration. Unlike other organisations, we go beyond generic training—our tailored solutions are proven to deliver lasting impact, empowering teams to thrive and businesses to grow sustainably.
Our vision is to be recognised nationally as the best fit external training and development partner for Irish business. We are dedicated to transforming leadership development from a simple service into a strategic advantage for our clients.
Over the last 25 years LEAP have worked with hundreds of Small and Medium Organisations, Corporations, NGO’s, Private Hospitals, Universities, Arts Organisations and Charities. We have had thousands of managers and leaders develop their potential with our programme and saved millions of euros through operational efficacy.
LEAP has provided development programmes that work and change the narrative in organisations by putting people at the heart of business success. By combining a creative and tailored approach aligned with rigorous programme, LEAP has helped countless businesses overcome their leadership challenges. Our programmes are designed to cultivate accountability, enhance leadership capabilities, and foster an environment of innovation and collaboration. Unlike other organisations, we go beyond generic training—our tailored solutions are proven to deliver lasting impact, empowering teams to thrive and businesses to grow sustainably.
Our vision is to be recognised nationally as the best fit external training and development partner for Irish business. We are dedicated to transforming leadership development from a simple service into a strategic advantage for our clients.
Over the last 25 years LEAP have worked with hundreds of Small and Medium Organisations, Corporations, NGO’s, Private Hospitals, Universities, Arts Organisations and Charities. We have had thousands of managers and leaders develop their potential with our programme and saved millions of euros through operational efficacy.
Culture eats Strategy
We believe that training and development should be a core part of every business, not just an afterthought. LEAP is committed to working deeply with organisations to help them build sustainable, thriving cultures. HR Leaders Forum is a key part of this journey—a space where HR professionals can connect, collaborate, and address the challenges they face in developing their people. Through partnerships with organisations across Ireland, we are dedicated to making leadership development a strategic priority that drives long-term success.
Our Values – Summed up by CRAIC
LEAP’s values are at the core of everything we do. We believe in CRAIC – it is a very Irish thing but
don’t mis-interpret it as something light. For us it means:
Collaboration
We collaborate with our clients to assemble the right development programme for their needs.
Rigour
Everything we do has a basis in theory, in good practice and experience, and is accredited.
Authentic
We deliver value or we call it when we can’t
Impact
Our programmes have been tested for over 20 years in the market and are proven to deliver impact and results.
Creative
We combine knowledge with experience to solve your development needs.
Collaboration
We collaborate with our clients to assemble the right development programme for their needs.
Rigour
Everything we do has a basis in theory, in good practice and experience, and is accredited.
Authentic
We deliver value or we call it when we cant
Impact
Our programmes have been tested for over 20 years in the market and are proven to deliver impact and results.
Creative
We combine knowledge with experience to solve your development needs.
We just really enjoy the fun of doing this with engaged businesses!
We do this work all over Ireland, partnering with great Irish organisations and organisations who share our vision for growth and innovation. From bustling business hubs like Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway to emerging enterprises in smaller communities, LEAP is proud to support leaders and teams across the country. Together, we are creating a brighter future—one that is driven by empowered people, strategic growth, and impactful leadership.
“We rise by lifting others.”
– Robert Ingersoll.
At LEAP, we live by this belief, fostering growth through people-focused solutions – Building Business through People.
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