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integrated organizational development

leadership I Culture I strategy I Communication

Trade Last is a coaching and organizational development company. We work with leaders and their teams and the systems of the organization. The purpose of our work is to develop stronger leaders who have the opportunity to wield their influence to change the way work works (culture), which in turn changes our lives and changes our world. 

vision

Human beings and the organizational systems they make up functioning with love, trust and compassion.

local national & award winning clients

 

At Trade Last we have worked with leaders across industries from startup to nonprofit to Fortune 500. Our coaching, training and development approach reflect the interconnected nature of human development, organizational systems and business results. Read more here about our Founder, Jesse Ihde.

bridging theory and practice

Trade Last develops leaders to foster:

  • mindsets that lead to leadership behaviors

  • strategies for taking their ideas (inner world/insights) and creating action (outer world/outcomes)

  • working out those actions in ways most healthful for themselves and their teams (culture)

  • communicating with clarity for the growth of impact and belonging

behind the name

Trade Last:
A compliment from a third person that is relayed to the person complimented in exchange for a similarly relayed compliment. (Oxford dictionary)

Trade Last is a game my mom grew up playing with us. Heard a compliment about another person? Offer them a trade last: I have a trade last for you. I’ll tell you this compliment about you and then you owe me a compliment you heard about me. But as with all aspects of her life, my mom broke the rules and simply handed out the compliments freely, without keeping record of who was owed.

This game represents an early spark in my life: listening, observing and reporting about another person’s strengths, mirroring back to another what is perceived and appreciated about them. Science has long proven that positive reinforcement is a stronger predictor of future behavior than negative. At Trade Last, I will help you see yourself and your business as it is, reinforce what is going well and resource and equip you towards opportunities for growth.