Leaders supporting their team on the shop floor

Lead by serving,
succeed by leading.

Leadership development for industrial SMEs.
Helping you develop leaders people want to follow.

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What is EA Consultancy?

Welcome to EA Consultancy, where servant leadership meets the reality of manufacturing and industrial work.
I specialise in remotely helping manufacturing and industrial SMEs develop servant leaders among their technical managers. These are the engineers, technicians, and specialists who are promoted into leadership roles with little support.
Through leadership diagnostics, workshops, and coaching, I help your team leaders and supervisors develop the skills to lead with clarity, care, and accountability, both on the shop floor and in the office.

SERVICES

Leadership Climate Diagnostic

Leadership Development

Tailored Programmes

What you will achieve with this:

Clear picture of how leadership is really experienced by your teams

Honest insights into communication gaps and trust issues

Understanding of what's driving turnover or disengagement

Practical recommendations you'll actually use

...and more

Leadership Climate Diagnostic

You can feel a problem on the shop floor long before it lands in the numbers. Good people go quiet, then they go.
My Leadership Climate Diagnostic is an anonymous employee survey built for manufacturing. It measures fourteen areas of leadership and work climate, then shows which of them are driving your turnover, engagement and safety, so you know where to act first.
You get a red, amber and green scorecard, the priority drivers, and an action plan your leadership team can run with. Not a 50-page document that sits on a shelf. Designed for manufacturing and industrial SMEs who want the truth, not just nice words.

Coach

Leadership coaching is not therapy. It's practical support for real challenges, and real change takes time, so coaching runs as 10 sessions over about 5 to 6 months. You bring the situations on your plate and we work them together.

In our sessions, we focus on:


Specific situations you're facing with your team or your own leadership


Building skills you can apply immediately: feedback, communication, delegation


Navigating difficult relationships or conversations


Challenging limiting beliefs about leadership and exploring new possibilities with your team

Essan Akbarzadeh, leadership development consultant

Your partner in leadership development

I believe life becomes truly meaningful when we use our unique gifts to serve others. As a professional, I find joy in helping people pause, reflect, and grow.
My own path reflects this: I started with a BASc in Industrial Engineering, working in mixed office and shop‑floor environments, and later completed an MSc in HR focused on servant leadership and team dynamics.
I’ve seen both healthy and unhealthy work climates in manufacturing and industrial settings. That experience drives my passion to help leaders unlock their potential, build impactful teams, and create workplaces that are as safe, respectful, and fulfilling as possible.

Why me?

Rooted in real industrial experience
With a background in Industrial Engineering and HR, I understand both the technical and human sides of manufacturing. I know the daily reality of mixed office and shop‑floor environments.

Designed for manufacturing SMEs
My work is tailored to small and mid‑sized industrial companies, not generic corporate models. I adapt to your structure, your teams, and your production rhythms.

Focus on servant leadership and growth
I help leaders serve their teams while raising standards, and I support cultures where learning, effort, and improvement are valued.

Practical, People-Centred Results
My approach is not just theory. I focus on everyday leadership behaviours that strengthen trust, communication, and ownership.

Partner in transformation
I don’t just deliver workshops and leave. I work alongside you to create lasting change in leadership and work climate.

Start with a Leadership Climate Check

A relaxed, free 30-minute call to get to know each other and understand what your team needs. No slides, no pitch.