Tandem Solutions

Success in organizational change hinges not just on strategy and structure but on leadership. Tandem Solutions, a change management, leadership training and executive coaching firm, helps its clients develop future organization strategies and then supports development of leaders who can drive the change necessary to realize the promise of the future. LongitudinaLearning^TM The firm’s philosophy champions the continuous growth and evolution of leaders and organizations over time.

The firm transforms how leaders interact with employees, encouraging a distinctive coaching approach rather than a traditional management one. Its team of TandemCoaches^TM is driven to aid leaders in engaging employees. Tandem Solutions prioritizes the practical application of concepts over content delivery to cause real-world impact.

“We are redefining leadership development with a focus on empowering leaders to catalyze behavioral change and drive organizational success,” says Joe McCafferty, managing director and co-founder. “Organizations change when people change, and without strong leaders who can engage their teams and encourage change, even the best strategies will fall flat.”

The LongitudinaLearning^TM Approach to Navigating Behavioral

Changes Tandem Solutions is focused on exploring leaders’ role in fostering engagement. The firm deeply understands the leader’s role in driving engagement and the failures of most contemporary training approaches. This understanding has led to the development of its LongitudinaLearning^TM approach.

“The challenge with traditional training is that it is primarily focused on the transfer of content through lectures, or reading, or other means. The issue is that as humans we actually learn more through trial, error, and reflection. This is why a lot of training programs simply “bounce off” and fail to produce actual change in the workforce,” says McCafferty. “We have built and refined the LongitudinaLearning^TM approach over the past 20 plus years to address these short comings by challenging leaders to apply concepts on the job using our TandemTools^TM and then supporting them with our TandemCoaches^TM to deepen their reflection and improvement.”

Tandem Solutions offers a blend of web-based self-study and interactive small group sessions led by experienced coaches. These sessions allow participants to discuss challenges, share insights and explore diverse perspectives.

Tailored Solutions for Organizational Development

Tandem Solutions assists leaders across a broad swath of industries, including healthcare, higher education, insurance, financial services, biotechnology, manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and nonprofit segments to transform organizational cultures.

The firm has a library of over 70 bite-sized topics for leadership development that can be quickly and interchangeably assembled into unique programs to suit specific client needs, allowing them to create customized leadership training programs quickly through collaborative consultations with clients.

The TandemCoaches^TM engage leaders at various leadership levels, including first-line leaders, mid-level managers and senior executives The Tandem team’s training support adapts to the leaders’ seniority levels, with budget considerations shaping the approach.

We are redefining leadership development with a focus on empowering leaders to catalyze behavioral change and drive organizational success

For frontline and mid-level staff, the focus is typically on distinguishing leadership from management, fostering team cohesion and enhancing communication skills. As individuals move to mid-level management, the emphasis shifts to team building, delegation, employee development, coaching, and influencing without authority.

For senior executives, Tandem’s personalized one-on-one coaching addresses specific challenges such asthe tendency to revert to familiar yet ineffective practices while pushing behavioral change. Tailored coaching sessions over time help the senior leaders adapt new concepts, ensuring lasting behavioral transformations.

To assess the effectiveness of its methods, Tandem Solutions conducts end-of-program surveys, using a distinctive before-and-after comparison method. Participant feedback on concept comprehension and application offers insights into program impact and improvement areas. Regular communication with key client sponsors, often HR leads, provides deeper insights into organizational dynamics, which in turn guides program refinement.

Transforming Leadership Dynamics through Coaching

Tandem Solutions carefully chooses team members certified by the International Coaching Federation, including former CEOs and senior executives. All TandemCoaches^TM have previous experience as operating managers, which the firm believes provides better depth of insight into the challenges leaders face. Their expertise in leadership coaching and understanding key points affecting behavioral changes is instrumental incontinuously developing new leadership training concepts.

Committed to continuous improvement and personalized coaching, Tandem Solutions transforms organizational leadership. Promoting leadership as a coaching role, the firm redefines leadership and organizational change as a frontrunner in the industry.