LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN

November 10, 20251 min read

Leaders Are Not Found. They Are Developed. And Your Business Will Only Grow to the Level of Leadership It Contains.

Your company is not limited by the market.
Not by the economy.
Not by competition.
Not by opportunity.

It is limited by leadership capacity.

As the business grows:

  • Decisions become more complex

  • Problems become more ambiguous

  • Communication becomes more critical

  • Culture becomes more defining

If leadership does not grow —
the business will stall, plateau, or regress.

This is why we develop leaders intentionally — not accidentally.

A Leadership Development Plan ensures your future leaders learn how to:

  • Think strategically

  • Solve problems without escalation

  • Hold accountability with strength and empathy

  • Communicate with clarity

  • Make decisions that protect the whole system

  • Lead people, not just tasks

Leadership is not a title.
It is a skillset.

And like all skills — leadership improves through practice + feedback + reflection.


Your Coaching Assignment

Identify one person who could become a leader in 12–24 months.
Begin weekly or bi-weekly development conversations:

  • Review decisions

  • Review challenges

  • Teach the “why,” not just the “what”

  • Allow them to attempt, learn, and adjust

Leadership is not a course.
It is a relationship.

Eric Dombach is an investor, entrepreneur, senior executive, and consultant to PE firms and family offices. He has founded two professional service firms that achieved 7-figure exits. As the leader of a business consulting firm and a network of more than 6,300 business consultants, Eric is dedicated to developing leaders, building dream teams, and growing SMBs. He is also a published author, known for his Amazon best-seller, "The Million Dollar Business Coaching Firm." Eric has an MBA from the University of the People and a B.S. in Engineering from Messiah University. He has been married to Deborah since 1993, and they have four adult children. He enjoys reading, world travel, and playing jazz-fusion guitar.

Eric Dombach

Eric Dombach is an investor, entrepreneur, senior executive, and consultant to PE firms and family offices. He has founded two professional service firms that achieved 7-figure exits. As the leader of a business consulting firm and a network of more than 6,300 business consultants, Eric is dedicated to developing leaders, building dream teams, and growing SMBs. He is also a published author, known for his Amazon best-seller, "The Million Dollar Business Coaching Firm." Eric has an MBA from the University of the People and a B.S. in Engineering from Messiah University. He has been married to Deborah since 1993, and they have four adult children. He enjoys reading, world travel, and playing jazz-fusion guitar.

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