Leadership happens in real time.
The one-on-one that almost got cancelled. The team meeting where nobody says what they're stuck on. The conversation you've been putting off. In Play helps leaders and their teams get better at those moments, with workshops, coaching and tools they'll use the same week.
Led by Matt Tucker. Twenty years developing leaders and teams in manufacturing, financial services, higher education and nonprofits. Gallup® Certified Strengths Coach.
| Best for | Leaders in a new role |
|---|---|
| Builds | Confidence, follow-through |
| Pairs with | Strengths in Play |
| Best for | Whole organizations |
|---|---|
| Builds | Culture, role clarity |
| Pairs with | Culture in Play |
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| Best for | Stuck or stretched teams |
|---|---|
| Builds | Trust, shared language |
| Pairs with | Teams in Play |
| Best for | New leaders |
|---|---|
| Builds | Feedback, accountability |
| Pairs with | Leadership in Play |
Four ways to work together. See the collection
See what In Play is about.
A ball in play is live.
Anything can happen next, and everyone on the field has a part in it. We help organizations build leaders and teams who play that way, and who keep at it once the session is over.
- Active
Leaders step in when it counts. Most growth happens on the job, so that's where we do the work.
- Connected
Teammates know each other's strengths, trust each other, and say the small thing early.
- Engaged
People care how it turns out because they can see their part in it.
- Always developing
Practice, feedback, and follow-through, season after season.
Relationships first. Then the right solution.
Most organizations don't need another program dropped on them. They need someone who listens long enough to find the real problem, then builds something that gets people into the game and keeps them there.
01
Listen
A 30 to 45 minute conversation about the challenge, the people involved, and what success should look like.
02
Diagnose
Interviews, existing data, and assessments where they help. We agree on a starting point we can measure against.
03
Design
Objectives, the participant experience, and the evaluation plan, built with you rather than handed to you.
04
Deliver
Facilitation, coaching, and practical tools, with clear ownership on your side of the table.
05
Reinforce
A 30-day follow-up and an outcomes review, so development keeps going after the session ends.
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Every organization builds its lineup differently. Tap a card to see the stats on the back.
| Best for | Emerging leaders, new managers, supervisor cohorts |
|---|---|
| Builds | Feedback, accountability, communication |
| Plays | Workshops · Coaching · Learning journeys · Custom tools |
| Pairs with | Leadership in Play |
EffectivenessNO. 02
| Best for | Teams that feel stuck, stretched, or out of sync |
|---|---|
| Builds | Trust, collaboration, shared language |
| Plays | Team diagnostics · CliftonStrengths® · Working Genius |
| Pairs with | Teams in Play · Strengths in Play |
| Best for | Leaders shaping culture across a whole organization |
|---|---|
| Builds | Performance systems, role clarity, onboarding, bench strength |
| Plays | Discovery · Interviews · Assessment · Design · Evaluation |
| Pairs with | Culture in Play |
| Best for | Leaders in a new role, a stretch season, or at a crossroads |
|---|---|
| Builds | Self-awareness, confidence, follow-through |
| Plays | CliftonStrengths® coaching · 1:1 sessions · 360 debriefs |
| Pairs with | Strengths in Play |
Ready-to-run workshops
Sessions built around your team and your situations. A good place to start.
- Strengths in PlayStrengths-based leadership and better collaboration across the team.
- Teams in PlayHow each person contributes to the work, and where the friction comes from.
- Leadership in PlayEveryday leader habits: feedback, accountability, and communication.
- Culture in PlayDiscovery, workshops, and follow-through on leadership and culture.
Custom work for a bigger challenge
I figure out what's really going on first, then put together the pieces that fit. Best when the problem is bigger than one session.
- Leadership diagnostics and assessments
- Team effectiveness engagements
- Multi-month organizational projects
- Individual leader coaching
Everyone plays better with a coach in their corner.
Twenty-plus years in learning and development, across a Fortune 50 company, financial services, higher ed, professional services and nonprofits. The leaders and teams who grew fastest all had the same things: someone watching the game with them, a few clear plays, and reps every week.
That's what In Play is. Real plays you can run Monday, and a coach who wants to hear how it went.
Matt Tucker, founder
Gallup® Certified Strengths Coach
Working Genius Certified
ICF Member
ATD MemberYes, those are fantasy football trophies. Please don't ask about the 23 other seasons.
Start a conversation.
Thirty minutes to talk through what's in front of your leaders or your team, and what it would take to get them fully in play. If we aren't the right fit, we'll tell you, and point you toward someone who is.
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