AZMTH
LEADERSHIP TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Train leaders for the responsibility their role carries.
Created for leaders at mission driven organizations. Built on a proprietary framework: Operate, Navigate, & Communicate — a three-part approach to leadership developed from military aviation and refined through doctoral research.
Founded by Michael Harms — a soon-to-be retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, AH-64 Apache pilot, and Doctoral Candidate in Strategic Leadership.
THE PRINCIPAL
Built by an operator, not
a career coach.
AZMTH is the work of Michael Harms — a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, AH-64 Apache pilot, and Doctoral Candidate in Strategic Leadership. Two decades operating in environments where decisions had real consequences. A practitioner of how leaders make those decisions when the stakes are real.
Every engagement is grounded in the proprietary Operate–Navigate–Communicate framework — leadership architecture forged in aviation, refined through doctoral research, and proven with senior leaders at defense contractors, Alaska Native Corporations, and mission-driven organizations where the cost of poor leadership shows up as more than one bad quarter.
AZMTH is deliberately small. I measure results, not testimonials. And I do not take every client.
THE STATE OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Three numbers that make the case.
86%
of companies report they made back the money they invested in coaching — and often more.
International Coaching Federation · 2023 Global Coaching Study
90% +
of talent development professionals report a leadership skills gap in their organization
ATD press release, 2024
50%
of newly promoted executives fail within their first 18 months in the role
Corporate Executive Board (now Gartner), 2013 · based on 30,000 leaders
A leadership skills gap. A high failure rate. A proven return on the fix. That’s the argument in three numbers.
THE FRAMEWORK
Operate. Navigate. Communicate.
O
OPERATE
Master the day-to-day fundamentals that earn a leader the right to lead. The layer that builds professional credibility with the people the leader is leading.
N
NAVIGATE
Set direction, adjust course when
conditions change, and think ahead of complications. The layer that keeps the organization
moving toward the right destination.
C
COMMUNICATE
Build the trust that carries every decision, every message, and every relationship the leader depends on. The layer that amplifies every other capability.
THE OFFER
The ONC Cohort — Founding Classes.
A sixteen-week program for five to eight leaders. Small by design, application-only, and built on the three components the research says actually develop senior leaders: cohort learning, structured assessment, and
coaching inside a proven framework.
COHORT SIZE
Small on purpose — depth over scale.
DURATION
Sixteen weeks, from kickoff session to closing retreat.
FORMAT
Weekly video sessions, monthly in-person reviews , and three individualcoaching sessions with the Principal.
ASSESSMENT
A structured 360-degree survey with feedback from the people who work with each leader, plus a personalized Starting Line Document.
FOUNDING CLASS
Application period is open
and are reviewed as they arrive.
INVESTMENT
Confirmed at the application stage, tiered by cohort composition and organizational sponsorship.
Organizations with strong
leadership pipelines are
2.9× more likely to be top
financial performers.
DDI Global Leadership Forecast · 2025
FOR HR & L&D LEADERS
Answers to the questions first asked.
01
What size organization is the Navigate Cohort designed for?
The public cohort is designed for VPs, Directors, and program leaders whose organizations have between 200 and 20,000 employees. Below 200, the leader is often still hands-on; above 20,000, the cohort typically becomes a private engagement customized for one organization’s bench. Both formats use the same underlying framework.
02
How does this integrate with our existing leadership development program?
Cleanly. The cohort is designed to be additive — it complements internal programs, executive education partnerships, and coaching pools. In most engagements, AZMTH becomes the intensive twelve-week component that internal programs cannot deliver at scale: cohort peer learning across organizations, integrated 360-degree assessment, and individual coaching from a doctoral-level practitioner.
03
Can this be delivered as a private cohort for our organziation?
Yes. Private cohorts run when an organization sponsors 6–8 leaders from within its own ranks. The framework is identical; the
peer group is bounded to the organization. Private cohorts typically integrate a customized 360-degree instrument aligned to
the client’s existing competency model.
04
What's the investment?
Investment is confirmed at the application stage and varies by cohort composition (public vs. private) and level of organizational sponsorship.A capabilities statement with the current tier structure is available on request. Discovery calls are complimentary.