Boutique leadership consulting firm for science & tech leaders
Transforming the deep expertise of science + tech leaders into business-advancing influence
Once STEM leaders reach the director level, the business requires them to mobilize their team and influence key business decisions at a higher level. This is where we do our best work. Teaching Directors through to VPs the new communication skills, executive presence, and business mastery to win in their market.
Sharon Leckie is the best leadership and communication expert.
“I have seen VISKA work with diverse and demanding groups of executives. They are excellent coaches who coordinate with others, deliver actionable results, and make a difference in how and why people act as leaders.”
— Frank Cespedes, Harvard Business School
You pay us for what AI can't replicate: the speed and surgical precision of deep behavioral transformation tailored to your business reality.
Your technical leaders excel at the science, but when they hit director level and above, technical expertise alone won't cut it anymore.
The business now requires them to mobilize teams and influence key decisions at a higher level. That's where they struggle - and where we do our best work.
Leadership Development Happens on 3 Levels
Level 1: Tips & Tricks
Quick, Tactical Advice
You can get this from our blog, newsletter, YouTube, or AI. These are quick fixes that are sometimes relevant, and sometimes they are just trendy.
Level 2: Skills Development
Contextualized Training
Designed for your specific business challenges. AI is getting better at this. But AI misses the nuance of live interaction, real-time coaching, and the unwritten rules of your company's culture and politics.
Level 3: Imprinting
Deep Behavioral Change
Reshape how leaders show up under pressure. AI doesn't touch this level. It requires human perception, emotional intelligence, and the ability to challenge patterns leaders don't even know they have. This is the gold standard of development.
VISKA is instrumental in pioneering methods to create a powerful and transparent culture.
“Their techniques and engagement with the BCG Digital Ventures team over the last three years have been fantastic. My highest recommendation belongs to them for anyone looking to align their multidisciplinary teams for future success.”
— L. Walker, BCG Digital Ventures
of clients undergo externally validated transformation
hours consulting with F500 VP and above on next generation of leaders
of coaching clients promoted within 12 months
What makes us different?
We don't only tell you what to do or why it matters. Most leaders already know that.
We show you how to do it differently - with tangible, measurable, scalable ways to implement weekly and track quarterly.
We tell you what other people won't tell you. And it works.
VISKA challenged our leadership to think about coaching and development in an entirely new light.
“Not only were they effective in small and large group environments, they also handled executive one-on-one coaching with a new direction that helped leadership achieve sustained performance improvement and professional development.”
— J. Kinsley, Fedex Express
About Sharon Leckie and VISKA Group
We are a boutique firm and plan to stay that way.
VISKA Group was founded by Sharon Leckie, the leadership and communication expert for science + tech leaders. She is a proven, highly effective Executive Coach and teaches your emerging leaders what's important and why as they lead. What truly sets us apart is that we teach them how to do things differently for greater effectiveness — practical, proven ways to behave differently.
Our perspective is shaped by continuous research in business trends, neuroscience, and the psychology of leadership.
Our ability to demystify and break down leadership concepts and principles into tangible, tweakable components that can be measured has put us in front of senior leadership in Fortune 1000s and business schools for the last 22 years.
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Transformation isn't about knowing more. It's about doing differently.
Our proven methodology has earned us the trust of Fortune 500 companies and business schools for 22 years because we deliver measurable shifts in how leaders influence, mobilize teams, and drive business outcomes.