About Russo Leadership

Leadership that holds starts with how people show up.

Russo Leadership designs and facilitates individual and team development sessions built on certified tools. We help people understand how they show up, and help teams work better together. The work is practical and engaging, and it ends in commitments people actually keep.

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Led by someone who has run the rooms she now facilitates.

Meet our founder

Nayli Russo presenting to an audience at a Pittsburgh Pirates lectern
Nayli Russo presenting at the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Nayli Russo, PharmD, Executive MBA

Founder and CEO, Russo Leadership

Direct, funny and practical.

Nayli came to the US from Venezuela with a doctorate in pharmacy and built a career across clinical healthcare, operations, the Office of the President at Highmark, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, where she was Vice President of People & Strategy and led the organization's first Leadership Academy.

In the room, she brings the rigor of a scientist and the energy of someone who loves this work. Nayli is also an author and speaker on self-trust. To book her to speak, visit NayliRusso.com.

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People who have been in the room describe direct feedback, real engagement and next steps they can use.

Nayli offered valuable and direct feedback to our students who were just beginning their leadership journey, while also bringing the appropriate level of empathy and compassion to these typically difficult conversations. Nayli also challenges and encourages outside of people’s comfort zones.

Kevin DietrickAssociate Dean for Strategy, University of Pittsburgh – School of Nursing

Her facilitation was thoughtful, engaging, and incredibly impactful. One attendee summed it up best by saying, “I’ve never attended a training with so much depth.” She created strong connectivity with the group, delivered clear, compelling messaging, and challenged participants to think differently, while ensuring everyone left with practical, actionable next steps they could immediately apply.

Albert GarciaGoogle review

Every session starts with your people's real work and ends with commitments they own.

How we work

Every session is designed around your people and the work they actually do.

Step 1

Start with what’s happening.

We talk with the team leader or sponsor to understand what’s happening with your people and what needs to change.

Step 2

Choose the right tool.

We match the session to the need, using Everything DiSC®, The Five Behaviors® or The 6 Types of Working Genius®, and shape the format: half day, full day, or a series.

Step 3

Use real work.

We use real examples from your work, not case studies, and we talk about what’s really happening in the room.

Step 4

End with commitments.

People leave with clear commitments, named owners and a plan to review them. Every DiSC or The Five Behaviors® Team Development session we facilitate includes 12 months of the free Alumni Lab: a live virtual session every month on a different workplace topic, with DiSC as the lens.

The tool and the format flex to fit the need. The starting point is always your people.

Everything we stand for is aimed at learning that holds after the session ends.

What we stand for

Our mission

Help people understand how they show up, and help teams work better together.

Our vision

Workplaces where people know their own tendencies, understand each other, and keep the commitments they make together.

Four values shape how we design and run every session.

Fit

Responsibility for fit.

Before we design a session, we make sure it fits what your people need. If it doesn’t, we reshape it or tell you so.

Relevance

Real work, not case studies.

We build every session around examples from your people’s actual work, so what they practice in the room carries back to the job.

Candor

Candor with care.

We talk about what’s really happening in the room and challenge assumptions with respect for the people involved.

Follow-through

Commitments people keep.

Every session ends with specific commitments, named owners and a plan to review them. Good intentions are not enough.

These values apply to every session, whatever the tool or the format.

Let’s talk about your people

Not sure which session fits?

Tell us what’s happening with your people, and we’ll shape the right session together.

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