Bilingual Leadership Advisor — Montreal, Canada

Steffan Surdek

Most leadership teams don’t have a talent problem. They have a conversation problem. Steffan is the advisor leadership teams keep around for years, because he brings value to every conversation.

Let’s talk about your team

Steffan is trusted by

An advisor who works alongside you

Steffan doesn’t stand outside the team and hand over recommendations. He works inside it: with the leadership team in the room, with the leader one-on-one, and with their direct reports when they need it. He offers guidance, asks the questions others don’t, and challenges thinking when it matters.

His clients describe the same pattern. People find their voice and take more risks first, and the business results follow.

Steffan is also known for helping teams name and address their conversational debt: the conversations a team keeps putting off until they cost more than having them would have. He helps leadership teams see that debt for what it is and start paying it down together, one real conversation at a time.

Many of his mandates started small and lasted three to six years through renewals. You’ll know within the first conversation whether that kind of partnership is for you.

At a glance

Author of The Way of the Co-Creative Leader
Over 15 years of senior leadership consulting
3,000+ hours of speaking, training and workshops
Forbes.com contributor with over 20 articles published
Works in English and French

Where are you starting from?

Most leaders reach out because something feels off, and they’re not always sure where it’s coming from.

Maybe it’s your team

Does your team…

Avoid discussions on topics that always become unproductive and frustrating?
Hold long meetings with plenty of discussion but few decisions or actions?
Struggle to resolve difficult conversations because of politics or internal conflict?
Live in crisis mode because of reorganizations or turnover?
Wear themselves out working long hours, heading toward burnout?

Curious about how co-creative
is your team?

Start the free assessment

Maybe it’s you

As a leader, do you…

See your team default to your ideas without real debate or pushback?
Feel tired of making all the decisions because people constantly turn to you for approval?
Struggle to see situations from different perspectives, which limits your options?
Avoid starting anything until you’ve found the perfect solution?
Need someone to challenge and support your growth as a leader?

Curious how co-creative your
own leadership is?

Start the free assessment

You know, it may also be a bit of both.

Either way, you don’t have to work on this alone.

Let’s talk about your challenges

What clients are saying

Leaders who worked with Steffan, describing what changed for them and their teams.

Steffan brings a different dynamic to our team. I watch my team members find their voice, take more risks, assert themselves as they are working through their real life challenges. The business results follow naturally, but the human development happens in parallel. That's what makes his work valuable and sustainable.

Martin Labonté Director, Telecom industry

Steffan’s coaching was instrumental in huge leaps I made in just 6 months. He transformed how I approach challenges and how I lead. He helped unearth skills I didn’t know I had.

Dan Lewis Leader, Municipal government

Our team discussions are more effective because we talk about the real issues. We no longer see divergent perspectives as threats, but as opportunities.

Mélanie Chouinard Vice-présidente, Industrie des services numériques