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Chapman & Co Leadership Institute

Your leaders are the difference.

The right leadership builds high-performing teams capable of meeting your organization's challenges. We can help you:

Identify Leaders

Develop Leaders

Equip Leaders

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Unleash the Extraordinary
In Your Business and Your People.

Identify Leaders

Select the talent that is the best fit for your company.

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Develop Leaders

Bring out the potential for growth within your organization.

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Equip Leaders

Provide the tools necessary to align your organization.

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We Help Build Businesses Where People Thrive

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We can increase your likelihood of hiring high-performing talent by as much as 82% with pre-employment testing vs. an interview-only process.
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Up to 79% of employees who have participated in our development programs, like 360-degree feedback and executive assessments, have been promoted.
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Our clients have reported a reduction in turnover by as much as 50%.

Our Unique Approach
Built on Scientific Methods, Practical Experience, and Human Connection

Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute blends 20+ years of insight, honed while transforming parent company Barry-Wehmiller into a thriving $3.5B people-focused organization. We develop customized yet practical solutions guided by the expertise of our team of organizational psychologists and consultants.

Clients choose Chapman & Co. because they, like us, are committed to creating organizations rooted in care, collaboration, and human connection. For us, that begins with us living out our firm’s values through every engagement: Seek to understand. Show up to serve. Make it better.

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Everybody Matters
120k+ Readers Inspired By Our Bestselling Book

Our Founder, Bob Chapman, Chairman of the Board of our parent company, Barry-Wehmiller, pioneered a dramatically different approach that brings people and performance into harmony. Learn more about the book that details our journey, recently re-released in a revised and expanded edition.

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Insights and Resources
For You and Your Team

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Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute Names Patrick Berges CEO and Managing Partner

Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute, a St. Louis-based leadership consultancy and a Barry-Wehmiller company, has named Patrick Berges chief executive officer and managing partner, effective March 30. The appointment marks a new chapter for the firm founded on the people-centered leadership philosophy championed by Barry-Wehmiller chairman and long-time CEO Bob Chapman, who passed away earlier this year. Chapman's belief that businesses have a responsibility to care for the people they lead became the cornerstone of Chapman & Co.'s work with organizations around the world.

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Why You Can’t Choreograph Great Customer Experience

There’s a common trap in modern customer experience work. What looks like discipline actually creates disengagement. This is because too many companies lean on the same approach to fix CX: performative customer service. Smile here. Greet there. Take these steps. Say these words. Mandatory warmth. It’s understandable. Leaders want something tangible. Something that feels trainable and measurable. Something they can point to and say, “We’re taking action.” But there’s a problem hiding in plain sight. You can’t fix culture with choreography. Because you can’t script empathy.

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Why People, Not Plans, Determine Whether Change Succeeds

Organizations don’t resist change. People do. And when leaders forget that, change fails before it even begins.

We tend to talk about the “pace of change” like it is the real leadership crisis. But speed isn’t the issue. Every organization is facing the same set of pressures: AI, geopolitical tension, shifting markets, economic uncertainty. The challenge is that many companies are still trying to navigate change as if it’s a technical problem when, at its core, it is a human one.

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