Comfortable in Your Own Skin
We are driven to help West Michigan leaders maximize their positive influence by helping them discover and then leverage their unique design.
Lessons in Leadership with Kirk Cousins and Rodger Price
NFL quarterback and Holland, Michigan native, Kirk Cousins joined Leading by DESIGN founder Rodger Price to discuss the lessons in leadership he’s gleaned throughout his storied college and pro-football career.
DISHER Acquires Leading by DESIGN
Pictured left to right: Elizabeth Rolinski – Managing Partner of Leading by DESIGN; Rodger Price – Founder of Leading by DESIGN; Jeff Disher – Founder and Chairman of the Board of DISHER; and Joe Dyer – President of DISHER. Making West MI Stronger by Developing...
Leading Yourself in 2023 ABC Goal Setting
The turning of the year is a human construct, but we still imbue it with all kinds of meaning. I don’t go in much for resolutions, and the statistics about people actually keeping those resolutions (Save more! Eat healthy! Call my mom!) is kind of laughable. Still, to...
Success, happiness and the power of gratitude
“Success leads to happiness” is a story. It's so powerful and pervasive a story that often we don’t even realize that it’s working in our lives as a kind of operating system below our consciousness. We’re following a narrative that we haven’t consciously adopted, but...
Creating the Conditions for Happiness at Work
Lead 24/7 alumni gathered in September 2022 to hear from sociologist Tracy Brower about happiness at work. Dr. Brower’s presentation covered myths that surround happiness, and how leaders can help create the conditions for happiness in the workplace.
An Update on the Leading by DESIGN Mission
In a presentation at Wake Up West Coast, Rodger Price unpacked the DoKnowBe Tree concept. For anyone wanting to better understand their unique design for leadership, this really is a great primer on how Leading by DESIGN works to help leaders better know themselves and lead more effectively and authentically
When Values Attract and Conflict
This is a season in which great leadership will stand out more than ever. West Michigan organizations have an opportunity to distinguish themselves, and to attract talent from across the nation and world.
Today’s Talent War will Require the Best from Leaders
This is a season in which great leadership will stand out more than ever. West Michigan organizations have an opportunity to distinguish themselves, and to attract talent from across the nation and world.
Listening in a Time of Crisis
In a crisis, there will be a chorus of voices urging leaders, “Don’t just stand there, do something!” But it takes a lot of discernment, and I think reflection on your values to know when, in fact, we need to “Don’t just do something. Stand there.”








