Your Operational Strategy is Only as Strong as Your People Strategy...
We help align leadership, build trust, and scale people systems—so execution isn’t what holds you back.
The Challenge
In high-growth environments, operational strategy alone isn't enough. Without aligned leadership, even the best plans come up short, extending the time to predictable outcomes and value creation.
Our Solution
The Executive Alignment System
​MOTiV aligns people strategy and operational strategy throughout your portfolio or organization, accelerating the path to sustainability and value.
For Companies & Leaders
Accelerate sustainable growth through developing new leaders and key talent
Build a scalable structure for an ongoing leadership pipeline
Create clarity among decision-makers
Develop a deep bench of aligned leaders who can continue to drive results regardless of market conditions
For Investors & Boards
Maximize organizational value without diluting cultural momentum
Align key leaders across different business units or portfolio companies
Identify and address people strategy gaps before they impact performance
Develop a reputation for equipping founder’s teams for success in a PE-backed environment
Our Solutions
Executive Alignment System (EAS) Our comprehensive framework allows leadership and operational strategies to work together across your organization or portfolio. The EAS provides the structure, tools, and processes to build exceptional companies through effective talent development and aligned leadership.
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People Strategy Audit (PSA) The essential starting point in the EAS that identifies alignment gaps and leadership opportunities within your organization. Our structured process delivers actionable insights of immediate value while clarifying the essential next steps for long-term success.
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For Strategic Partners & Boards: Evaluate leadership alignment risks and opportunities that affect business outcomes
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For Business Leaders: Gain clarity on your most pressing leadership and talent challenges
How We Work Together
Who We Work With
The Executive Alignment System works equally well for high-growth companies, investor-backed organizations, and businesses navigating strategic transitions. Whether you're scaling rapidly, preparing for a leadership succession, or optimizing for long-term value, our approach creates the alignment needed to accelerate your goals.
Resources
Leadership Alignment Assessment
'CLR → Act' Guides
People Strategy Audit
Leadership Development Templates
Case Study: Hartford Homes' Leadership Transformation – A Masterclass in Intentional Development
A prime example of intentional leadership development is Hartford Homes, a regional homebuilder in Northern Colorado, which faced the challenge of maintaining momentum during market shifts. With a clear organizational strategy, they leveraged investment in leadership skill and alignment as a key to organizational success, Hartford Homes proactively addressed leadership development to address operational inefficiencies.
The Problem: Leadership and Operational Challenges
Hartford Homes was facing a period of accelerated growth and increasing complexity. While the housing market was booming, they faced several key challenges:
Leadership at a new level and scope - Two newly appointed division presidents were stepping into expanded strategic roles that would define the company's ability to execute at scale.
Cross-departmental inefficiencies - Misalignment between Purchasing and Construction led to unpredictable margins, delayed timelines, and internal friction.
Market-driven complexity - A hotter-than-ever market concealed inefficiencies, but rising interest rates and cooling demand in '23-'24 highlighted the need for better decision-making.
No formal leadership pipeline - Future scalability depended on building a structured leadership development system rather than relying on a few key executives.
The Solution: A Strategic Leader Development Initiative
Before implementing solutions, MOTiV conducted an Executive Alignment Review (via the People Strategy Baseline - PSB) to assess leadership perception gaps. This process made sure interventions were highly targeted and scenario-specific.
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​Hartford Homes partnered with MOTiV to implement a three-year leadership and team development process using MOTiV's 3 Spheres Methodology:
Individual Executive Coaching - Helping key leaders recognize and refine their impact, own their role in challenges, and develop their leadership capacity.
Team Dynamics Training - Facilitating cross-functional alignment and decision-making processes that eliminated friction and accelerated execution.
Experiential Learning - Delivering interactive training and strategic offsites to instill a shared leadership language and drive company-wide engagement.
The Outcome: A Leadership Pipeline That Multiplied
Cross-department collaboration dramatically improved, reducing execution delays and enhancing operational efficiency.
Senior leaders reported greater trust, ownership, and decision-making clarity across departments.
An Employee Development Process was built over 18 months, providing clear leadership pathways, 120-day review cycles, weekly 1:1 coaching, and structured accountability.
The company identified and developed an internal leader to take ownership of people strategy—reducing long-term dependency on external consultants.
Even in a down market, Hartford Homes prioritized retaining MOTiV due to the high ROI of leadership development.
As Landon Hoover, CEO of Hartford Homes, testifies:
"MOTiV helps teams accomplish the hard work of communicating more effectively and leading in a way that builds trust-based alignment. The speed and efficiency of trust is a real thing. We had competent department leaders that were experts in their realm, but we weren't unlocking the cross-functional ideas and efficiencies of operations. The efficiencies and value gained had our leadership team going to creative lengths to keep MOTiV engaged in a significant way even in a down market cycle."
As Anthony Valletta, CEO & Pres, bartaco:
"MOTiV has proven to be an invaluable partner, consistently delivering actionable insights and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The impact on our leadership team and the overall dynamics of our organization has been both profound and lasting."
As Kevin Brinkman, CEO, Brinkman:
"We saw marked increases in productivity and efficiency as a result of both the self-awareness and team communication work our senior team did with Landon. Evaluating talent and hiring good organizational fits have had a massive impact on our productivity. When Landon helped guide the process we simply made better decisions."
As Amanda Humberson, Senior Director Client Success, Russell Tobin:
"When I left my last company to take a new leadership role, over 20 people chose to make the leap with me. When asked why it is due to the microculture of trust and authenticity I had created using many of the tools Landon and I worked on for years. Coaching with Landon has had an immeasurable impact not only on me but on those I am honored to lead!"
As Dave Ness, CEO, Thrive Real Estate Group:
"Our leadership team now communicates our value with one voice. That alone has accelerated our ability to hire better organizational fits and set ourselves apart in the marketplace. So, when most in real estate were bleeding, we doubled in size, impact and revenue. MOTiV helped craft and train to the very differentiators that have helped us succeed."
Client
Testimonials
MOTiV has proven to be an invaluable partner, consistently delivering actionable insights and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The impact on our leadership team and the overall dynamics of our organization has been both profound and lasting.
Anthony Valletta
CEO & Pres, bartaco
