Leader's Path

Leadership doesn't need more insights—it needs models that withstand daily work. During the program, you will build your own leadership playbook and put it into practice in real work. 

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The Leader's Path is Trainers' House's open leadership program for entrepreneurs and executives. It consists of an online orientation and three 1.5-day intensive training sessions from March through August 2027.

Most leaders know exactly what they should do. Fewer of them have a model that shows them how—and that holds true even when the week doesn’t go as planned. That’s why strategy remains on paper, the most important changes get pushed aside by the rush, and good intentions remain just that—intentions.

A leader’s job is to deliver results and help their people become better. This requires leading both people and processes: a shared, inspiring goal and narrative, a clear management system, standardized practices, and a culture that upholds them.

Leader’s Path is for you, if you want to lead more consciously, more consistently, and with less reliance on chance.

Who is this program for?

Entrepreneurs, CEOs, executive team members, and business leaders.

Leaders early in their careers who want to build good habits from the very beginning.

For you, when you’re responsible for growth, people, results, and change all at once.

Especially for leaders whose organizations have outgrown their existing structures—and who need models that can withstand the next phase of growth.

When should you consider participating?

Does that sound familiar?

The strategy is clear to the executive team,

but it's hazy where the work is done

My calendar is filling up with urgent tasks

and the most important one will be carried over to next month.

You're taking on too much yourself,

because it's faster than getting someone else to do it.

A difficult conversation goes unspoken,

because the timing is always wrong.

Culture develops on its own in a certain direction,

which no one chose.

Growth requires that an organization operate differently than before

– and that change is up to you.

Implementation

Training Topics and Schedule

Leader's Path consists of a remote orientation and three 1.5-day intensive training sessions between March and August 2027. You’ll leave each training session with an assignment, and the next session will begin with the results of that assignment. This ensures that the tools you learn are put to use.

The Start of Our Journey Together

Remote Orientation: March 16, 2027, 9:00–11:00 a.m.

Welcome, overview of the program, and start of team-building activities. As a preparatory assignment, please complete the core questions and describe your own path.

Direction and System

Instructor: Arto Heimonen 1.5-day intensive training April 22–23, 2027

A compelling and inspiring story, along with fine-tuning the management system for implementation.

Location: Hirvihaaran Kartano, Mäntsälä

Leading People and Setting the Tone

Trainer: Harri Koski 1 .5-day intensive training June 2–3, 2027

A toolkit for managing people and morale, and building a top-performing team.

Location: Vanajanlinna, Hämeenlinna

Culture and the Next Step

Facilitator: Marko Heintie 1.5-day intensive training August 25–26, 2027

Lessons learned and successes from the journey, tools for defining what matters most and leading culture, and a plan for the next phase.

Location: Calliola Conference and Archipelago Hotel, Snappertuna

Between Training Sessions

A daily assignment from each training session.

Leadership is about habits.

They either move you forward or keep you stuck in place.

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Key Themes in the Program

  • Goal-oriented approach at work and in other areas of life
  • Personal growth and learning as a leader
  • Making strategy actionable
  • Leading significant change and people
  • Effective communication and storytelling-based leadership
  • Creating value-driven customer experiences
  • Leading and shaping culture

 

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What previous participants have to say:

“Trainers’ House's leadership program gave me a lot of tools for examining myself from an outside perspective. I got to know that inner CEO sitting on my shoulder, constantly nagging ‘You didn’t do that right, and you didn’t do that either.’ I feel like I grew a lot during the training program.

Together with the training group, we got to know each other really well. Many leaders need people to talk to, with whom they can reflect on their daily lives—and I found plenty of those during the training program.”

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What You'll Get from the Program

  • Tools and frameworks for implementing strategy and leading cultural change
  • You’ll turn strategic intentions into verifiable actions in your day-to-day work
  • You’ll increase your influence and your ability to drive important changes
  • You’ll gain a peer group that challenges and supports you—and provides time for reflection in a stimulating environment
  • You’ll join the ranks of over a thousand Finnish leaders who have completed Trainers’ House’s leadership program over our 35-year history.

During the program, you’ll build your own leadership playbook—and put it to use in your actual work, with your own team, to achieve the right goals.

No strategies that remain just on paper

No untested tools

No intentions that remain just intentions

Leader’s Path is designed to help you reinforce your good habits and eliminate the bad ones—consciously, one model at a time.

We promise that after this program, you’ll lead more consciously, more consistently, and with less reliance on chance than before.

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Learn more about the upcoming training program

The next Leader's Path program begins with a remote orientation on March 16, 2027.

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Coaches

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Arto Heimonen, Chief Executive Officer

Arto has been leading people for over 30 years, and he has served as CEO of Trainers' House since 2013. He works extensively with executive teams and boards on strategy implementation and cultural change. As a coach, Arto is particularly interested in leadership systems, storytelling, and negotiation and influence skills. His book *Smart Negotiation, Wise Influence* was published in the spring of 2026. Arto’s training sessions often circle back to one question: What makes a person hold back—or give their best?

Harri

Harri Koski, Consultant & Coach

Harri helps leaders standardize their leadership practices. He is at his best when raising the level of leadership to support cultural change and strategy implementation. Harri conducts about 100 training sessions a year and has accumulated experience across approximately 30 industries. His clients have included S-Group, Notra, Nordic Label, and Aspro. Harri believes in the power of words: we keep too many good things bottled up inside.

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Marko Heintie, Consultant & Coach

Marko helps management implement cultural changes. He specializes in change programs linked to strategy and culture, in which new ways of thinking and working are embedded in everyday operations through leadership. Marko has carried out this work with companies such as Ponsse, Woikoski, and Fonecta. The sectors closest to his heart are manufacturing, IT, retail, and consulting firms. Juho Meri, TH’s sales director, has called Marko the company’s most fun employee. Opinions on that may vary, but there’s no doubt he’s a great coach.

Reserve your spot on Leader's Path 2027

Tell us about your situation and your goals, and let’s see together if the Leader's Path is the right next step for you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The investment is €5,900 + VAT. The price does not include accommodation, transportation, meeting, or catering costs for the intensive sessions.

We will bill you for the training program in three installments: upon registration, in March 2027, and in August 2027.

Yes. Request a quote for multiple participants from Marko Heintie or your dedicated contact person.

The program is also suitable for leaders early in their careers who want to build effective leadership practices from the very beginning. The group consists of about 20 participants, ranging from entrepreneurs to members of executive teams.

Leader’s Path is a six-month program in which you’ll develop your own leadership playbook and put it into practice in your daily work. Small Miracles is a 1.5-day intensive course led by Jari Sarasvuo that challenges a leader’s worldview and identity.

The 1.5-day intensive training sessions will be held at three different locations:

April 22–23: Hirvihaaran Kartano, Mäntsälä

June 2–3: Vanajanlinna, Hämeenlinna

August 25–26: Calliola, Snappertuna


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