Testimonials

  • “Karen and Jeff have worked with our company for several years now to provide coaching to individuals and team building for groups. Both Karen and Jeff are excellent at figuring out what individuals or teams need to work on, identifying the best strategies for making improvements, and following through with the coaching or facilitation.” more…- Christine McKinley, Sr. VP, Human Resources, Cell Genesys, Inc.
  • “I've worked with LDI quite a bit. We used them for individual development planning and coaching, organizational development, change management and strategic business consulting. My organization, my team and I all got tremendous benefit from our work with Jeff and Karen.” more…- Marty Robins, Sr. Director, Executive Engagement, Microsoft Corporation
  • “Karen Cooley and Jeff Lugerner of LDI have provided applicable tools that have helped give me the time I needed to make better choices in the moment. Their genuine interest in my growth and unfailing support of my efforts created an atmosphere of trust that bolstered the courage I needed to risk trying methods outside of my comfort zone.” more…- Barb Regan, Director, Manufacturing, Boston Scientific
  • “Jeff and Karen are very resourceful and effective at improving attitudes and styles of interactions in employees that are technically excellent, but lack some of the interpersonal skills required. This is an area where changes are hard to achieve, but their creative and persistent approach has been surprisingly successful.” more…- Mike Wulfsohn, M.D., Ph.D., VP, Biometrics, Gilead Sciences
Leadership Development Institute

Who we are

LDI is an established coaching firm serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area. We specialize in developing leadership skills in executives and managers. Each LDI coach has over 15 years experience. About us.

Coaching Services

We offer several programs that we shape to match your needs, including: strategic leadership coaching, women in leadership, team development strategies, 360 feedback program, leadership training and more…

Measured results

LDI utilizes metrics to measure the results of all of their coaching programs.They gather pre- and post-program data through surveys and/or interviews. Measurable ROI.

Who we coach

LDI coaches individuals from Officers of the company through Director level leaders. LDI has custom programs to match your goals. We'll help take your career and team to the next level. Read testimonials.

Sun, BlueShield, Yahoo!, Reliant, Boston Scientific, Cisco, Microsoft, SAP, Gilead, Blue Coast

What makes you a great leader?

A provocative question to say the least. Are you hesitating? Reflecting? Stumped? Research tells us that leaders create avid followership by generating three emotional responses within their people.
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“Now is the time to focus on your best people… and take hold of the future.”