About
Navigate Your Path to Leadership Success
At Navigator Strategic Leadership Solutions, we guide leaders, professionals, and organizations through the wilderness of uncertainty to achieve strategic success.
Like a trusted compass in uncharted terrain, we help you clarify goals, boost confidence, and transform challenges into opportunities.
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Why Leaders Trust Us
In the high-stakes worlds of international business and U.S. Army Special Forces, trust is built in moments—through integrity, discretion, empathy, and results.
How We Guide You
Our proven process begins with a one-hour consultation to understand your unique challenges and objectives—whether individual growth or team transformation.
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Based on this, we may recommend tailored assessments, such as:
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360° Feedback: Gain insights from peers, subordinates, and leaders.
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Genos Emotional Intelligence Assessment: Enhance self-awareness and team dynamics (certified by Genos International).
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Profile XT: Optimize leadership fit and performance (certified administration).
- Working Genius Assessment from Patrick Lencioni
From there, we craft bespoke coaching programs—individual or team-focused—to align with your needs, delivering measurable results like:
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Increased team cohesion through role clarity and trust-building.
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Improved leadership confidence in high-pressure situations.
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Enhanced communication effectiveness across silos.
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About L.J. Macko
L.J. Macko, founder of Navigator Strategic Leadership Solutions, brings over 30,000 hours of team coaching experience, honed across public and private sectors. With a career spanning U.S. Army Special Forces, strategic roles with the U.S. Government, and industrial engineering, L.J. offers unmatched discretion and insight to help clients navigate complex challenges.
His credentials include:
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Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation, delivering world-class executive coaching.
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Strategy Management Professional (SMP), Association for Strategic Planning, ensuring strategic clarity.
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Strategy Implementation Professional (SIP), Strategy Implementation Institute, driving execution.
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Resilience-Building Leadership Professional Trainer (RBLP-T), equipping leaders to thrive under stress.
L.J.’s global experience—25 years abroad in multi-cultural roles—enables him to bridge silos, align diverse teams, and empower leaders to:
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Gain clarity on short-term and strategic goals.
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Build confidence in leadership and communication.
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Manage stress and time demands effectively.
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Elevate your leadership and inspire others’ potential.