Accent Leadership Group

Accent Leadership Group is a leadership development consulting firm founded in 2015 as Step Afrique Consultancy and rebranded in 2020. Working in Africa and beyond, the firm aims to help leaders extend their influence beyond the authority of their positions and strengthen leadership culture. Its services include coaching, training, consulting, speaking engagements, and applied leadership research.

Accent’s coaching team supports individuals, executives, and organizational groups in pursuing personal and professional goals while addressing practical business challenges. Programs include six-month executive and leadership coaching, enterprise coaching for teams, and customized speaking sessions. Training is available online, in person, in hybrid formats, and through offsite intensives. Topics include team engagement and productivity, purposeful leadership, leadership excellence, strategy development, and management skills.

The firm also advises organizations on change leadership, executive development, process improvement, and strategy. Its stated mission is to advance leadership advocacy through coaching, consulting, teaching, and research. Accent reports more than 30 institutional partnerships, over 3,000 individuals trained, and more than 1,000 coached across seven countries.