The Lee Thayer Institute for Performance Virtuosity

An intellectual tradition in leadership as thinking, being and performance.

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If you have not encountered the work of Lee Thayer, you are entering a demanding discipline.

Forged in enterprise and refined through decades of application, this body of thought rejects leadership as personality or position and reframes it as responsibility enacted through disciplined thinking.

This is not content to consume.
It is a standard to practice.

The Work

Over four decades, Lee Thayer developed and field-tested a disciplined approach to leadership in live enterprise. More than 40 books and countless engagements across industry, government, and academia established a body of thought centered on performance, responsibility, and systems intelligence.

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The Discipline Continues

The Lee Thayer Institute exists to preserve the intellectual integrity of this work and ensure its continued relevance in contemporary enterprise.

It is stewarded and advanced by Joelle Thayer, who applies and extends the discipline in live organizational settings through Leadership TBD.

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Testimonials

"With all the books and articles written about Leadership, and all the times the word is used every day, I wondered what it REALLY means to lead. I wondered if leaders are born or made. Studying Dr. Lee Thayer’s writing and principles has changed the way I think, the way I show up, the questions I ask, the way I listen to answers, and the answers I give."

Jeannette Hobson

Vistage Master Chair

"Dr. Thayer’s insight guides the development of both your personal and your organization’s capabilities around clarifying a true purpose for inspired leadership. His learnings have provided a wholly different concept about how I lead my organizations."