About Leland Barnecut

Founder and Principal, Innubilus Group LLC

For more than 30 years, Leland Barnecut has helped organizations worldwide develop managers, strengthen teams, and lead change.

His work brings clarity and practical skill to leadership at every level.

Experience & Background

Leland Barnecut is the founder and principal of Innubilus Group LLC. Over a 30-year career in management and leadership development, he has helped organizations in 21 countries build stronger managers, teams, and change leaders.

Before founding Innubilus in 2001, he served as:

  • Senior Vice President of Global Leadership Development at D’Arcy Advertising (DMB&B)

  • Director of Educational Products at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  • Partner at Harbridge House Inc., a Boston-based consultancy founded by Harvard Business School faculty

His client experience spans more than 25 industries — from global corporations to public institutions — including AXA Equitable, Citibank, Coach, L’Oréal, Marsh & McLennan, Novartis, P&G, and many others.

Areas of Expertise

Leland’s work spans the full spectrum of management and leadership development, centered on clarity as the driver of performance.

People Management Training

Equipping managers to lead with clarity and confidence.

Team Effectiveness & Executive Team Development

Strengthening collaboration and alignment.

Change Leadership & Strategic Planning

Enabling leaders to guide transformation and sustain momentum.

Innovation & Ideation Sessions

Generating useful ideas and converting them to actionable strategies.

Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Helping teams and leaders bridge differences across regions, divisions, and perspectives.

Global Perspective

Trilingual in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, Leland has designed and delivered programs across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. His work often focuses on helping organizations collaborate across cultures — internationally and within complex global enterprises.

His international perspective began as a Rotary exchange student in Brazil and deepened through academic study at Stanford University (BA in International Relations, MA in Food Research), the University of São Paulo, and El Colegio de México as a Rotary Foundation Scholar.

Approach

Whether working with managers, leadership teams, or change leaders, Leland translates useful ideas into practical tools that participants can apply immediately.

His programs simplify complexity, create actionable clarity, and build lasting capability — so clients don’t just learn, they perform.

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