VerityLearn Ascend

Discover Your Voice.

Turn Clarity into Impact.

Lead with Purpose.

Leadership potential is everywhere—but the systems to develop it aren’t keeping up.

Organizations face widening skill gaps, inconsistent leadership behavior, and teams struggling under complexity. Leaders are expected to deliver results — but existing development models fall short of preparing them for the realities of today’s workplace.

Only 12% of organizations are confident in the strength of their leadership bench—putting sustained strategy execution at risk.

DDI Global Leadership Forecast, 2023

At the same time, organizations combining AI with human-led leadership development are now seeing a 33% increase in overall effectiveness.

BTS, 2025

Ascend exists to help close this gap — partnering with you to build leadership development experiences that are human-led, AI-accelerated, and designed to strengthen capability where it matters most: execution, culture, and results.

Leadership isn’t a moment — it’s a discipline.

The most effective leaders create clarity, build trust, align teams, communicate expectations, and execute strategy with purpose. These five capabilities anchor every experience we design.

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Where AI Fits In

AI doesn’t replace leaders, it strengthens them. We use human-centered, AI-enabled tools to amplify clarity, accelerate skill development, and help leaders make better decisions in real time.

The Ascend Blueprint

Foundations

Principles and behaviors that anchor great leadership.

Leadership Culture

The habits and practices that make leadership consistent across teams.

AI-Enabled Capability

Tools that expand clarity, coaching, and decision-making.

How We Work

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We Listen beginning with discovery and understanding your culture.

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We Clarify identifying the leadership behaviors that matter most.

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We Co-Design creating the right approach together—tailored, not templated.

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We Build delivering modern, human-centered, AI-enabled learning experiences.

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We Measure tracking progress, refining continuously to sustain excellence.

William Arthur Ward

“We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.”

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