Are your emerging leaders equipped with the tools, skills and mindset to transition into leadership roles?

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Too often leadership development comes too late—if at all—leaving new managers unclear about how to step into leadership effectively.

Are they prepared to lead across cultures?

In today's global workplace, inclusive, adaptable leadership is no longer optional—it's essential.

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Christiana Fizet Consulting helps you set up your emerging leaders for success from Day 1.

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A photo of me belaying a climbing partner. Just as I support fellow climbers in finding their route, I help emerging leaders find their footing as they start their leadership ascent.

Cultivating leadership. Elevating team performance. Driving results. Early.

Set up to fail

Too often, organizations limit leadership development and coaching to senior leaders or managers after they’ve already stepped into the role, by which point gaps have already surfaced. Or—worse—they assume leadership will come naturally.

The result:

Emerging leaders struggle to transition from individual contributor to people leader

Teams lack clear direction, cohesion, or trust in their leaders

Leaders are unprepared for complex, global, or culturally diverse environments

Organizations risk slower performance, lower engagement, and higher turnover

How I can help

Christiana Fizet Consulting sets emerging leaders up to succeed from day one by...

Shift from “doer” to enabler and become effective delegators

Move from reactive to strategic leadership

Coach, inspire and build trust within & across teams

Helping emerging
leaders:

Advocate, influence, and deliver results

Lead diverse, inclusive teams

with cultural intelligence

Organizational Impact

Investing in early leadership development creates measurable benefits for organizations:

Ready-to-step leaders – Reduce onboarding gaps, accelerate impact

Inclusive, high-performing teams – Build trust, collaboration, and belonging

Stronger leadership in complexity – Confident, steady, adaptable leaders navigating change and crises

Higher engagement and retention – Good leaders help keep their teams motivated and engaged

Are you ready to invest in your emerging leaders?
Reach out today.

Services

Emerging Leadership Strategy
Building the next generation of leaders—strategically, thoughtfully, effectively.
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Leadership Coaching
Developing emerging global leaders to serve their teams and drive results
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Emerging Leadership Accelerator
6-week cohort launching fall 2026...stay tuned!
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Meet Christiana

Hello! I'm an independent consultant who works with organizations to proactively prepare emerging leaders for leadership roles. Through

consulting services, coaching, and training, I build leadership

readiness before the official title so emerging leaders, their teams,

and organizations are set up to succeed from Day 1.

Learn more about me

Blog

What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Leader

Kumasi, Ghana In my opening post to this series, We Develop Leaders Too Late , I asked you to think back to your first leadership role: were you prepared, or did you have to learn once the stakes were high? How did that shape the leader you became — and how you want to lead others? I asked this because I know firsthand what it’s like to step into people leadership for the first time. I was motivated, eager, and ready to make an impact — but within a few weeks, it hit me: I la

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We Develop Leaders Too Late

Miles Canyon, Whitehorse, Yukon Over the years, I’ve seen too many bad leaders. For a long time, I thought the problem was the individuals. I don’t think that anymore. One Path to Advancement—and Its Pitfalls In many organizations, there is still really only one path to advancement: manage people. Some individuals—strong individual contributors—step into leadership roles reluctantly because that’s where higher pay and opportunity sit. Others step in eagerly—committed, motiva

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Jan 193 min read

The Solution: How Inclusive Leadership Actually Becomes Global + Adaptable

New York City, US Now that we’ve explored why inclusive leadership starts with examining your existing systems and structures, why misapplying “universal” concepts like vulnerability can backfire, and why cultural intelligence is critical across all industries, let’s get practical: what steps can leaders take to enhance their cultural intelligence and ensure inclusion truly resonates across teams and borders? Steps Leaders Can Take to Enhance Cultural Intelligence 1. Get Curi

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Dec 31, 20255 min read

Inclusion Isn't Culture-less: Why It Needs Context

Boracay, Philippines DEI Content Isn’t Universal Most of the DEI frameworks and educational resources that are widely shared are written in English by North American and Western-European researchers for domestic workplaces. These materials often assume cultural norms and workplace behaviours familiar to those contexts, making them less effective — or even misleading — in other environments. Content, terminology, and pedagogical approaches that feel natural in one context can

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Dec 23, 20254 min read

Inclusive Leadership Backfires: When Good Intentions Miss the Mark

Hang Múa, Ninh Binh, Vietnam Alright, let’s keep going. When Inclusive Advice Becomes One-Size-Fits-All One of the most consistent patterns I’ve observed — both in the inclusion trainings I’ve taken and those I’ve delivered — is this: We’re often taught what inclusive leaders should do, but not how those practices need to be adapted. The result? Well-intentioned leaders trying to do the “right” thing… only to find their efforts falling flat — or quietly eroding trust and cr

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Dec 15, 20253 min read

Culture Shapes Inclusion Before Leaders Act

La Roche Percée, Normandy, France As promised, here’s Article #1 in my 4-Part Series on Inclusion Across Cultures — setting the stage for what’s ahead. Alright, let’s dive right in! Why Culture Matters First Culture sits at the heart of everything we do, long before we even start talking about the actions leaders can take to be more inclusive. Many of the structures organizations rely on every day — performance metrics, participation criteria, feedback models — may look “neut

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Dec 8, 20253 min read

Why Inclusive Leadership Falls Flat Without an Intercultural Lens

Cappadocia, Turkey The desire to feel included is universal, but how inclusion is experienced depends as much on how it is practiced as on what is intended. For leaders operating across borders and cultures, ignoring this reality is no longer an option. My Path Into Inclusion: Research, Practice, and Lived Experience My journey began in academia. In my undergraduate and Master’s studies, I explored how states and political actors include—or exclude—certain groups through pol

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Dec 1, 20254 min read

Prepare Leaders Early.
Create Lasting Organizational Impact.

I partner with organizations to proactively prepare emerging leaders with the skills, mindset, and cultural awareness needed to lead effectively in today’s workplace.

Proactive leadership readiness, for a complex global workplace.

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A photo of me belaying a climbing partner. Just as I support fellow climbers in finding their route, I help emerging leaders find their footing as they start their leadership ascent.

Cultivating leadership. Elevating team performance. Driving results. Early.

Set up to fail

How I can help

Helping emerging leaders:

Organizational Impact

Are you ready to invest in your emerging leaders? Reach out today.

Services

Emerging Leadership Strategy

Leadership Coaching

Emerging Leadership Accelerator

Meet Christiana

Blog

What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Leader

We Develop Leaders Too Late

The Solution: How Inclusive Leadership Actually Becomes Global + Adaptable

Inclusion Isn't Culture-less: Why It Needs Context

Inclusive Leadership Backfires: When Good Intentions Miss the Mark

Culture Shapes Inclusion Before Leaders Act

Why Inclusive Leadership Falls Flat Without an Intercultural Lens

Prepare Leaders Early. Create Lasting Organizational Impact.

Helping emerging
leaders:

Are you ready to invest in your emerging leaders?
Reach out today.

Prepare Leaders Early.
Create Lasting Organizational Impact.