About | LeaderFactor

We’re raising the standard of leadership by building measurable capability—at scale—across self, team, and organization.

Trace any result to its origin and you’ll find human agency. Inside organizations, that agency concentrates as leadership—the primary assignable cause of outcomes. Leadership isn’t charisma or pedigree; it’s taking action and accountability to create positive change. Remove any one of those and it doesn’t qualify. That’s the standard we live by at LeaderFactor.

We develop leaders from the inside out. First, lead yourself—build a core you can trust. Then, lead the team—design the conditions for impact so others can win. Finally, lead the organization—shape systems that outlast you. Those three domains form the Core15, a compact set of skills that translate ideals into auditable behavior and compound as responsibility rises.

Our difference is simple: we operationalize what others romanticize. We align identity, thinking, and doing so change sticks, and we insist on evidence over theater. Here’s the charge: You are the decisive element. Start where you stand. Choose one meaningful action, own the consequences, and define what better looks like. Repeat across self, team, and organization. If this resonates, we’d be honored to help you build leaders who outlast themselves.

Onward,

Timothy R. Clark

CEO

Meet the team. We’re operators, innovators, and craftsmen united by a simple belief: leadership is the primary assignable cause of outcomes.

Timothy R. Clark

Founder / CEO

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Dr. Timothy R. Clark is the founder and CEO of LeaderFactor and a global authority on psychological safety, cultural transformation, and senior executive development. An organizational anthropologist, he has advised more than 300 executive teams worldwide and is the author of five books, including the bestselling The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety. Dr. Clark has published over 200 articles in outlets like Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. He holds a Ph.D. from Oxford University, was a Fulbright Scholar, and previously held CEO and senior leadership roles in consulting and manufacturing.

Alistair Aitchison

Partner

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Alistair is a partner at LeaderFactor and is based in Oxfordshire, UK. He brings more than 25 years of experience in management and technology consulting, having led a wide range of projects in strategic human resources, sales and marketing, organizational restructuring, and management and leadership development. Alistair sits on the Advisory Board of Clevertouch and works with a diverse portfolio of clients, including O2, LanDesk, and Acronis, providing coaching, mentoring, and executive support services. He has also worked extensively with organizations such as Philips Healthcare, Intel, Molson Coors, Extreme Networks, Capita, and MAF Ventures. He is the co-author of The Employee Engagement Mindset (McGraw-Hill). Before entering the consulting field, Alistair spent 10 years with Novell in various sales and marketing roles. Alistair earned his BSc (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from the BYU Marriott School of Management.

Benoy Tamang

Partner

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Paul Terry

Partner

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Paul Terry is a Partner at LeaderFactor with nearly 25 years of global experience in leadership development, team performance, and organizational change. He helps leaders and organizations align strategy with people practices, and has coached teams across healthcare, tech, manufacturing, and other industries. Previously, Paul held senior roles at Global Novations (now Korn Ferry), Emerson, and ExxonMobil. He holds a bachelor’s degree and MBA from BYU, is an SPHR and PCC, and is certified in Hogan assessments and Myers-Briggs.