Strengths-Based Coaching & Development

Great workplaces recognize that managers are the primary catalysts for change in any organization.

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Strengths-Based Development

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Culture Transformation

Summit Leadership & Coaching

About US

Summit Leadership & Coaching was founded on the belief that effective leadership is the key to both an organization’s success and the individual successes of the people who make the organization. As John Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on Leadership…Leadership is influence. Nothing more, nothing less.” Our team is committed to the philosophy that good leadership and positive influence are based primarily on building connection, understanding, and relationships.

The Summit Leadership & Coaching team are professional leadership coaches, certified to facilitate, speak, train, and coach individuals and groups to develop their leadership and professional skills as well as flourish in their personal growth. Our team brings decades of experience to help you and your team improve productivity, performance, and profitability. Our unique personal and professional experiences offer a perspective with broad appeal to individuals and organizations seeking to improve their impact through enhanced leadership skills and personal engagement.

With training focused on helping individuals identify and tap into their own personal strength, skills, and abilities, both the mission and purpose of Summit Leadership & Coaching are built on fostering effective and mutually beneficial relationships primarily between real people–where good leadership begins. Summit Leadership & Coaching provides specially tailored training solutions you will need to develop high performing teams that will produce measurable results for your entire organization.

Our team is passionate about serving others through motivating them to set and reach their individual and organizational goals. We are committed to helping you achieve success by building a leadership culture designed with those goals in mind.

Meet the team

Our Philosophy

We exist as a team to empower organizations to develop highly functioning individuals and teams that know how to communicate effectively with each other and with customers. We develop these individuals to use strengths to forward both personal and organizational goals and to improve the culture of the organization and the staff they serve.

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Jason Hajek

Strategic | Futuristic | Competition | Command | Self-Assurance

Devon Hajek

Trent Lovette

Belief | Achiever | Responsibility | Relator | Developer

Strengths-Based Development

Why Strengths-Based Coaching & Development?

Great workplaces encourage good managers to become remarkable coaches and leaders. The Gallup organization knows more about managers than anyone else in the world. Through decades of research, Gallup’s team has learned that managers account for 70% of the variance in team engagement at work. Great workplaces recognize that managers are the primary catalysts for change in any organization. From modeling the organization’s purpose and values to coaching individual performance, managers bring the organization’s culture to life and, ultimately, define how employees perceive the organization. And how employees perceive the organization is ultimately how customers perceive the organization. If your managers don’t change, nothing changes.

Summit Leadership & Coaching uses Gallup’s CliftonStrengths coaching because we believe that this training stands apart in its efficacy and its basis in applied research. For decades, Gallup has allowed scientific discoveries to guide the development of CliftonStrengths and continually studies individuals who develop their talents using CliftonStrengths in the real world.

Utilizing a strengths-based approach to coaching helps us lead others to discover where their strengths lie and how to develop them for maximum benefit. Strengths-based coaching is about focusing on what we as individuals do well instead of fixating on our weaknesses. Strengths-based coaches use their understanding of their talents to guide others; these coaches help their team members discover and capitalize on what they do best.

Gallup found that  employees who receive strengths-based development have:

10% - 19% increased sales
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14% - 29% increased profit
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3% - 7% higher customer engagement
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6% - 16% lower turnover (low-turnover organizations)
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26% to 72% lower turnover (high-turnover organizations)
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9% to 15% increase in engaged employees
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22% to 59% fewer safety incidents*
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Strengths-based coaches know that: 

  • People who use their strengths are three times more likely to report having an excellent quality of life.
  • Those who use their strengths every day are six times more likely to be engaged on the job.
  • Teams that focus on their strengths are 12.5% more productive.

The Strengths-Based approach allows us to coach others to:   

  • Understand their talents and use them to reach goals.
  • Overcome obstacles, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities.
  • Get work done on teams and build relationships using their talents.
  • Resolve team conflict and improve cooperation.
  • Lead and manage teams to get their best performance.

Employees are the heart of organizations.  Understand them, and you’ll know how to solve your workplace problems, seize opportunities, outperform your competitors, and increase service to and satisfaction from customers. You ask questions such as:  

  • How do I improve someone’s work performance?
  • How do I improve employee engagement?
  • How do I excel as a manager?
  • How do I create a great workplace?
  • How do I improve customer service and satisfaction?

As Gallup Global Strengths Coaches we are able to help your organization find the answers to these, and other, very important workplace questions and issues.

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Testimonials

What they saY

In the 15-plus years I have known Dr. Trent Lovette, I have come to know him as an enthusiastic learner, passionate leader, skilled communicator, and committed husband, father, and friend. Trent knows what quality looks and feels like, and he strives daily to provide those with whom he works and interacts his absolute best. Trent is a consummate professional and possesses the unique ability to motivate individuals to be their best selves – better than they were yesterday, but not as good as they’ll be tomorrow. I’ve particularly enjoyed the one-on-one, conversational, relaxed coaching sessions we’ve shared. Trent is the real deal.
Dr. Matt JoinerVice President, Energy Worldnet, Inc. - Decatur, TX
Dr. Matt Joiner
Dr. Trent Lovette leads with excellence and empathy. He’s taught me and countless other administrators that true leaders serve on the front lines and in the trenches with their teams. No matter the assignment, Dr. Lovette leads by example with an emphasis on service and support, and he is gifted with the skills and experience to take other leaders to the next level.
Anthony KirchnerChief Communications Officer, Crowley ISD - Crowley, Texas
Anthony Kirchner
Good leaders lead followers. Great leaders lead teams. The best leaders create other leaders. I have watched Dr. Trent Lovette impact the positive development of a countless number of leaders, myself included. He has taught me the values and traits that all successful administrators, community figures, and business executives possess not only through his words, but more importantly through his actions. Dr. Lovette does it the right way, time and time again and his work proves it
Joseph CortezCEO of Cortex Athletica, CEO of CarTexts, Co-Founder of Strive Network - San Antonio, TX
Joseph Cortez
I’ve known Dr. Trent Lovette for many years, but in the last ten years his coaching, guidance and encouragement have given me the tools I needed to complete what I thought was impossible -- become a college professor. Even before it was logical to set the goal, Trent’s leadership, motivation, and coaching helped guide me to the place I was made to be.
Dr. Jason A. Walker, MAProfessor, Univ. of Texas at Dallas Rhetoric Instructor, UT Dallas Adjunct Professor of English, Tyler Junior College - Dallas, Texas
Dr. Jason A. Walker, MA
Dr. Trent Lovette’s dedication to growing leaders is always intentional. He understands that great leaders continually support you outside your comfort zone and grows you in directions you didn’t know you could succeed in. He gets to know the people he leads and coaches - both professionally and personally. For me, he was always invested in my growth and my success was paramount to him. He encouraged me to take on roles that I never thought I would. I am forever grateful to him for pushing me in directions I never imagined I would travel.
Robert GilliesExecutive Director of Advanced Academics and Gifted and Talented, Crowley ISD - Crowley, Texas
Robert Gillies
Dr. Lovette has been an integral part in my professional development throughout my career. His personalized method of coaching and leadership has enabled me to grow exponentially and take on increased responsibility year over year. Through his demonstrations of developing other leaders, I mirrored his actions and prioritized my teams’ professional development leading to their continued growth and promotion. Dr. Lovette leads by example and exhibits strong character and values that I have learned so much from and have been able to apply; leading to my current role supporting several states in the southern United States and Chicago Public Schools. I would not be where I am now in my career without Dr. Lovette’s coaching and development.
Alisha McDonaldDirector of Strategic Development, Aramark K12 Services - Coppell, Texas
Alisha McDonald
Leadership within a workplace can have the greatest impact on comradery, motivation, perseverance, and movement. Dr. Trent Lovette’s leadership truly reflects his. His passion for teaching and learning is spoken through every decision he makes. Dr. Lovette serves as a true influencer and motivator, while always making time to serve each person under his leadership.
Helen HubertPrincipal - Glen Rose, Texas
Helen Hubert
Dr Trent Lovette has impacted my career profoundly. He is a leader that can view potential in a person and then harness that potential to become the best you can be. He does this through teaching and learning. He sets you on a path to growth and allows you the opportunity to take charge of your growth. Leading is about knowing when to guide and when to allow others to take the lead. He does this masterfully. He is a great man and a great leader. I am fortunate that I was able to guide and be guided through our time together.
Jerry AllenChief Technology Officer, Waco ISD - Waco, Texas
Jerry Allen
I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Trent Lovette years ago through a collaborative partnership. During this time, I witnessed firsthand his ability to lead and coach individuals by developing an authentic relationship with each employee. He showed passionate leadership for bringing out the best in others and encouraged them to be their very best. Since then, I have been fortunate to continue our relationship over the years. I know Trent to be a motivated and loyal friend who is genuinely concerned for the well-being of others. He brings great experience and pride to helping others be successful. You and your organization will benefit greatly, much like I have, from a partnership with Trent.
State Representative Tony TinderholtRetired Army Major, Texas House of Representative - Arlington, Texas
State Representative Tony Tinderholt

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Our pricing is customizable to each organization we work with.  To learn more about our workshops, coaching, and pricing, or to learn more about our services, please contact us so that we may provide you with further information.. 

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  • Trent: 817-707-1130
  • Jason: 210-683-4400
  • PO. Box 1444, La Vernia, TX 78121