LEADERSHIP in A PROJECT-LED WORLD.

We bridge the human gap between technical expertise and operational authority. Through high-impact keynotes, leadership training, and executive coaching — we build the skills machines cannot replicate.

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A Track Record BUILT WITHIN & FOR

Sector experience meets leadership training and executive coaching for the AI-human era.

Strategy is clear. Execution is stalling.

65% OF PROJECTS FAIL.
WE FIX THE 1% THAT MATTERS.

You have the strategy. You have the budget. But somewhere between the boardroom and the project site, the plan dissolves. Not because of technical failure, because of human misalignment.

51%

of executive leaders* can name the top priorities.

of executive leaders* can name the top priorities.

22%

of extended leadership teams* actually understand them.

of extended leadership teams* actually understand them.

10%

of your workforce is genuinely engaged at work.

of your workforce is genuinely engaged at work.

* HBR study of 4,000 executives (the C-suite, ELT) and middle managers across 124 organizations (DEC. 2025)

Vertical Alignment: Boardroom to Delivery

Strategy "leaks" as it moves down the chain. We provide the Strategic Guardrails that ensure your board's investment translates into site-level execution without margin erosion.

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SENIOR LEADERSHIP

We move sponsors from "soft" oversight to Radical Focus. We fix the 1% that matters—the alignment between the Project Sponsor and the Project Manager—to protect your capital allocation.

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SENIOR LEADERSHIP

We move sponsors from "soft" oversight to Radical Focus. We fix the 1% that matters—the alignment between the Project Sponsor and the Project Manager—to protect your capital allocation.

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SENIOR LEADERSHIP

We move sponsors from "soft" oversight to Radical Focus. We fix the 1% that matters—the alignment between the Project Sponsor and the Project Manager—to protect your capital allocation.

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MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

Stuck between strategy and delivery, leaders here must learn to lead up, down, and sideways. We help them manage the friction of high-pressure technical environments without losing strategic clarity.

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MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

Stuck between strategy and delivery, leaders here must learn to lead up, down, and sideways. We help them manage the friction of high-pressure technical environments without losing strategic clarity.

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MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

Stuck between strategy and delivery, leaders here must learn to lead up, down, and sideways. We help them manage the friction of high-pressure technical environments without losing strategic clarity.

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GRADUATES & EMERGING LEADERS

You have the technical skills, but you need the presence and voice to match your ambition. We transition experts into Operational Authorities by mastering the influence required to move projects from "Stalling" to "Delivered".

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GRADUATES & EMERGING LEADERS

You have the technical skills, but you need the presence and voice to match your ambition. We transition experts into Operational Authorities by mastering the influence required to move projects from "Stalling" to "Delivered".

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GRADUATES & EMERGING LEADERS

You have the technical skills, but you need the presence and voice to match your ambition. We transition experts into Operational Authorities by mastering the influence required to move projects from "Stalling" to "Delivered".

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TEAMS

We bridge the communication gap between technical tools and executive offices, hard-coding a "Speak Up Culture" and radical accountability into the team’s behavioral DNA.

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TEAMS

We bridge the communication gap between technical tools and executive offices, hard-coding a "Speak Up Culture" and radical accountability into the team’s behavioral DNA.

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TEAMS

We bridge the communication gap between technical tools and executive offices, hard-coding a "Speak Up Culture" and radical accountability into the team’s behavioral DNA.

Yorik Tisseau delivering a keynote at International Energy Week titled "We Turn Technical Experts into Operational Authorities," focusing on the intersection of strategy and project execution.

WE TURN TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO OPERATIONAL AUTHORITIES.

Yorik Tisseau delivering a keynote at International Energy Week titled "We Turn Technical Experts into Operational Authorities," focusing on the intersection of strategy and project execution.

WE TURN TECHNICAL EXPERTS INTO OPERATIONAL AUTHORITIES.

SKILLS THAT DRIVE OWNERSHIP.

RADICAL ACCOUNTABILITY / EMOTIONAL intelligence / navigating uncertainty / SPEAK-UP CULTURE / INFLUENCING without authority / VERTICAL ALIGNMENT / IMPOSTER SYNDROME / PUBLIC SPEAKING / RESILIENCE / AI-HUMAN Leadership / CONFIDENCE

THE SKILLS THEY NEVER PUT ON THE SYLLABUS.

In technical environments, "soft skills" are often seen as discretionary. At Ignis, we treat them as Operational KPIs. Our curriculum is built specifically for energy, engineering, and construction professionals.

HIGH IMPACT KEYNOTES

Provocative talks designed to make leadership sit up and rethink project execution.

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HIGH IMPACT KEYNOTES

Provocative talks designed to make leadership sit up and rethink project execution.

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TRAINING & PROGRAMMES

Tactical skill-building for technical experts to master stakeholder influence.

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TRAINING & PROGRAMMES

Tactical skill-building for technical experts to master stakeholder influence.

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EXECUTIVE COACHING

Focused 1-to-1 or team-level alignment to bridge the critical gap between executive vision and PM execution.

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EXECUTIVE COACHING

Focused 1-to-1 or team-level alignment to bridge the critical gap between executive vision and PM execution.

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Leading the AI-Human Partnership.

Leading the AI-Human Partnership.

In 2026, AI handles the routine. Agentic systems manage workflows, flag risks, and optimise delivery schedules. But no algorithm can build trust, navigate politics, or hold a room. We don't train leaders to manage AI. We build the human capabilities that make them irreplaceable in an AI-led world — the judgment, presence, and ethical clarity that machines cannot provide.

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ETHICAL GOVERNANCE

As AI makes decisions at scale, leaders must ensure trust and transparency are never traded for efficiency. Human judgment remains the final arbiter.

STRATEGIC DISCERNMENT

Combining machine-generated insights with human context. Knowing when to override the algorithm — and when to trust it.

EMOTIONAL RESONANCE

Maintaining composure, inspiring teams, and building commitment during technological disruption — the capabilities that hold organisations together.

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WHO WE SERVE

SECTORS & CLIENTS WE SERVE

High-voltage electricity transmission tower standing in an open field under a blue sky.
Close-up view of a wind turbine blade against a pale sky, representing renewable energy.
Industrial refinery with illuminated processing units and smoke stacks at dusk.
High-rise building under construction with cranes and structural framework visible.
Server racks with network cables and LED lights inside a modern data centre.

DEVELOPERS

DEVELOPERS

DEVELOPERS

DEVELOPERS

Protecting the investment case. We ensure your leadership team can translate board-level strategy into site-level execution without margin erosion.

Protecting the investment case. We ensure your leadership team can translate board-level strategy into site-level execution without margin erosion.

Protecting the investment case. We ensure your leadership team can translate board-level strategy into site-level execution without margin erosion.

Protecting the investment case. We ensure your leadership team can translate board-level strategy into site-level execution without margin erosion.

CONTRACTORS

CONTRACTORS

CONTRACTORS

CONTRACTORS

Optimising delivery. Closing the communication gap between technical tools and executive project offices to reduce operational friction.

Optimising delivery. Closing the communication gap between technical tools and executive project offices to reduce operational friction.

Optimising delivery. Closing the communication gap between technical tools and executive project offices to reduce operational friction.

Optimising delivery. Closing the communication gap between technical tools and executive project offices to reduce operational friction.

ENGINEERING CONSULTANCIES

ENGINEERING CONSULTANCIES

ENGINEERING CONSULTANCIES

ENGINEERING CONSULTANCIES

Building client authority. Equipping technical experts with the influence and stakeholder-management skills to lead high-stakes delivery relationships.

Building client authority. Equipping technical experts with the influence and stakeholder-management skills to lead high-stakes delivery relationships.

Building client authority. Equipping technical experts with the influence and stakeholder-management skills to lead high-stakes delivery relationships.

Building client authority. Equipping technical experts with the influence and stakeholder-management skills to lead high-stakes delivery relationships.

Built in the Field, Not the Classroom.

Built in the Field, Not the Classroom.

Ignis Leadership is a specialist consultancy boutique founded by Yorik Tisseau (MBA). Our approach is forged through 20 years of operational experience across the energy, industrial, and construction sectors. We don't deal in abstract theory. We combine deep industry-specific context with world-class behavioural science to deliver measurable results.

Ignis Leadership is a specialist consultancy boutique founded by Yorik Tisseau (MBA). Our approach is forged through 20 years of operational experience across the energy, industrial, and construction sectors. We don't deal in abstract theory. We combine deep industry-specific context with world-class behavioural science to deliver measurable results.

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