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Mark Noon
Leadership Development
Team Building
Employee Engagement
Ignite your team's drive for success with Mark Noon, executive leadership coach and military veteran. Mark works with organizations to develop their leaders, improve employee engagement, and elevate their strategic planning. Founder of Leadership10, he has coached leaders across 320+ organizations in 43 states and 4 countries.


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Mark Noon is an executive leadership coach and speaker who transforms organizations by developing leaders who are able to "Step In" rather than having "Step Up" to their new roles. His approach combines military precision with practical business acumen, creating leadership readiness at all organizational levels. As a retired Air Force Major with 25+ years of service and founder of Leadership10 consultancy, Mark has coached leaders in over 320 organizations across 43 states and 4 countries.
His book SET UP distills his methodology for preparing effective leaders who drive organizational success through proper preparation and positioning. Mark specializes in creating sustainable leadership cultures where employee engagement flourishes naturally. His expertise helps organizations navigate complex challenges including succession planning, generational differences, and change management.
By focusing on the "value connection," he shows leaders how cultivating value in team members directly improves operational outcomes and customer experiences. Audiences leave Mark's presentations with practical frameworks for developing future leaders, specific tactics to improve team collaboration, and actionable methods to increase employee engagement. His signature rounding technique provides immediate tools for measuring and improving workplace satisfaction and performance.
Book Mark Noon when you need a leadership transformation that delivers measurable, lasting results.
Topics, sessions and talks
In his signature talk, Mark Noon emphasizes the critical role of leadership development. Drawing from his book, SET UP, he shares insights from his extensive experience in training leaders. He poses a vital question: should new leaders step up or step in? Attendees will learn how to prepare themselves and others for success, identify eight key characteristics of effective leadership development, and create high-performing teams by placing individuals in optimal roles.
Mark Noon emphasizes that engaging and aligning employees is crucial for achieving quality, safety, service, and operational goals. He will outline essential strategies for fostering true collaboration among team members through effective management techniques. Attendees will learn three proven tactics to enhance teamwork, explore the importance of recognition and appreciation, master the art of managing up, and develop skills in delegation. By the end, participants will be equipped to drive collaboration within their organizations.
Mark Noon explores the critical task of fostering highly engaged employees. He emphasizes the importance of relationships that drive buy-in, enthusiasm, and commitment within organizations. Mark highlights rounding as the most effective strategy for enhancing employee engagement. Attendees will learn the five essential elements of effective rounding, identify barriers to high engagement, discover how to care more while being carefree, and examine the key requisites for recognizing and rewarding positive behavior.
Mark Noon tackles the friction and uncertainty that accompany organizational change, illustrating the difference between managing change and truly leading it. He blends practical insight with an energizing delivery, helping audiences understand the forces that shape resistance and momentum. Mark guides leaders through communicating purpose, navigating barriers, and inspiring teams to embrace new directions. Participants gain confidence in championing change, focusing effort, and creating a climate where progress can thrive.
Mark Noon transforms organizations through his unique "Step In" leadership approach, combining military precision with practical business acumen to develop leaders who create sustainable cultures where employee engagement flourishes naturally. Book Mark today to equip your organization with practical tools and strategies that drive lasting leadership success.
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Email mark.noon@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Mark's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.
Mark Noon structures his sessions around frameworks drawn from his book SET UP and his Leadership10 methodology, presenting numbered models such as eight characteristics of leadership development, three tactics for teamwork, and five elements of effective rounding, giving audiences portable tools they can apply immediately within their organisations.
Mark Noon speaks on leadership development and succession planning, employee engagement and rounding techniques, and team collaboration and managing up. As a retired U.S. Air Force Major with over 25 years of service, he has coached leaders across more than 320 organisations in 43 states and four countries, and is the author of SET UP and founder of Leadership10 consultancy.
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