Leap Consulting Services has been selected to deliver the “First 100 Days” Master Class in Turkey
Ottawa, Canada – in April 2014, the Canadian Leap Consulting Services (www.leapcs.ca) has signed an agreement with the Leaders Development Center based in Saudi Arabia, to deliver “The First 100 Days”, a 3-Day Executive Onboarding Master Class in Istanbul, Turkey from June 8th – 10th, 2014. As experts in organizational and individual leadership development, Leap Consulting Services helps organizations LEAD forward to exponential growth with programs that help Executives and leaders at all levels in Leadership Development, Executive Onboarding, Talent Management and...
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