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ABOUT TYLEUM GROUP
The Gathering Place for Leaders.
Tyleum Group is a Leadership-as-a-Service™ consultancy built by operators, for operators. We embed proven leaders into your business, build the culture to sustain it, and create a professional home for the people who make it happen everday... everywhere.
Built From the Inside Out.
OUR NORTH STAR
By Leaders for Leaders.
Tyleum Group was founded by people who had spent careers inside organizations — good ones and broken ones — and built this company to fix what we kept seeing: talented people constrained by structures that stifled their best work. As co-authors of Take Your Lead, a book on accountability-first leadership, we made one foundational commitment from the start: operate the way we advise.
WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED
The same paradigm:
Talented people strangled by command-and-control hierarchies that killed speed, buried initiative, and managed out ambition. Tyleum was built to change it.
Why now? The old model is expensive. Disengaged teams. Slow decisions. Politics over performance. Organizations that operate with distributed authority — clear roles, decisions made closest to the work — consistently outperform. That is not a theory. It is what we build.​
OUR NAME
What is Tyleum?
TYL comes from Take Your Lead — our founding book and the philosophy behind everything we do. EUM traces to Latin and Greek — a suffix for a place of gathering and shared purpose: museum, lyceum. Where individual drive meets collective momentum.
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TYL is the spark. EUM is the catalyst. Group is the organization.
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WHAT WE'RE DOING
Offering One Standard; Three Ways to Engage.
Tyleum is a community of operators — each playing a distinct role, each holding to the same virtues.
Why engage? Tyleum Group is the place for gathering together those who have made the personal commitment to unite fellow men and women around a common purpose and inspire confidence in the results they can achieve together. This is the very essence of Leadership.
OUR NUCLEUS
It's YOU!
The true nucleus of our work is the powerful alignment between our Clients, Consultants, and Advisors. This vital triad of shared purpose and collective expertise is the central engine driving our mission to dismantle dysfunctional systems and architect lasting organizational enrichment. Keeping this as our core ensures every leadership transformation is structurally sound, expertly guided, and built to endure.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Clients of Tyleum Group
Your leadership gap closes in 72 hours.
Affiliate Consultants of Tyleum Group
Extend your practice. Amplify your impact.
Sr. Advisors to Tyleum Group
Your experience belongs in the room — not on a shelf.
Why not?
Lead Now. Scale Always.
Tyleum Group — The gathering place for those who are taking their lead.
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Here is how to learn more.
How We Work — Virtues as Values
Tyleum Group runs without command-and-control hierarchy. Distributed authority, clear role accountability, decisions made at the closest point to the work. No administrivia. No politics. Just real work for real results.
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These are not values on a wall. They are how decisions get made here.
Take Your Lead
Own your own outcomes. Initiative is the baseline, not a bonus. Character counts.
Earn It Every Day
Credibility is rebuilt through results every morning — not title or tenure. Pursue excellence.
Build in Community
Individual excellence compounds when driven people work together, and synergy is expected.
Practice What We Teach
We operate the way we advise. If we would not build it here, we will not build it for you.
Clarity Over Comfort
We name problems directly, for ourselves and others. Honest feedback is a form of respect.
Lead Inward First
Leadership is first a personal and internal action. Leaders may eat last, but they change first.
How We Win — Guardians as Guides
When you replace traditional hierarchy with distributed authority, you don't need managers—you need mentors. Because our company is built on clear role accountability rather than top-down control, seasoned coaching from trusted advisors is vital. They ensure we stay anchored in principled excellence, while remaining highly adaptive in the constructive ways we serve and elevate our clients and consultants.
Our Senior Advisors serve as the Guardians of our 'virtues as values' and the Guides for our daily execution. They empower our consultants with experienced wisdom and partner with our clients to ensure every strategic outcome is anchored in true leadership.
TYLEUM GUARD & GUIDE
Gerry "Clarke" Clarke
As a Senior Advisor at Tyleum Group, Gerry Clarke brings decades of executive leadership experience, specializing in organizational behavior, corporate culture, and lean management principles. With a career defined by driving operational excellence and shaping high-performing teams, Clarke serves as a vital strategic sounding board for Tyleum’s executive leadership.
MILITARY SERVICE & FOUNDATION
Clarke’s approach to leadership was forged under pressure as a C-130 pilot in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. This combat aviation experience instilled a deep understanding of operational discipline, teamwork, and mission-critical decision-making that has guided his entire executive career.
INDUSTRY IMPACT
Building on his military foundation, Clarke’s extensive professional background is anchored by two highly influential executive tenures:
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President and CEO of Human Synergistics International: Leading one of the premier global organizations dedicated to measuring and developing organizational culture and leadership. During his tenure, he championed the vital connection between human behavior, collaborative relationships, and sustainable business performance.
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President of the Michigan Lean Consortium: Guiding a dynamic network of lean practitioners and organizations, Clarke helped drive continuous improvement and operational transformation across multiple industries.
His broader corporate leadership portfolio also includes significant executive and operational roles within the manufacturing and printing sectors, including leadership positions at Metric Machining and Richmark Printers.
THE TYLEUM CONNECTION
Beyond his accomplishments, Clarke and Tyleum Group’s founder, RS Dillard, share deep military roots and a commitment to service-driven leadership. As a long-time mentor and foundational advisor, he has provided critical guidance, manuscript reviews, and visionary feedback on the leadership principles that now form the bedrock of Tyleum’s philosophy and publications.
STRATEGIC FOCUS
At Tyleum Group, Clarke leverages his deep expertise in human synergistics and lean operations to advise the firm on strategic growth, cultural impact, and the deployment of transformative leadership frameworks for our clients.
TYLEUM GUARD & GUIDE
Gerry "Clarke" Clarke
As a Senior Advisor at Tyleum Group, Gerry Clarke brings decades of executive leadership experience, specializing in organizational behavior, corporate culture, and lean management principles. With a career defined by driving operational excellence and shaping high-performing teams, Clarke serves as a vital strategic sounding board for Tyleum’s executive leadership.
MILITARY SERVICE & FOUNDATION
Clarke’s approach to leadership was forged under pressure as a C-130 pilot in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. This combat aviation experience instilled a deep understanding of operational discipline, teamwork, and mission-critical decision-making that has guided his entire executive career.
INDUSTRY IMPACT
Building on his military foundation, Clarke’s extensive professional background is anchored by two highly influential executive tenures:
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President and CEO of Human Synergistics International: Leading one of the premier global organizations dedicated to measuring and developing organizational culture and leadership. During his tenure, he championed the vital connection between human behavior, collaborative relationships, and sustainable business performance.
-
President of the Michigan Lean Consortium: Guiding a dynamic network of lean practitioners and organizations, Clarke helped drive continuous improvement and operational transformation across multiple industries.
His broader corporate leadership portfolio also includes significant executive and operational roles within the manufacturing and printing sectors, including leadership positions at Metric Machining and Richmark Printers.
THE TYLEUM CONNECTION
Beyond his accomplishments, Clarke and Tyleum Group’s founder, RS Dillard, share deep military roots and a commitment to service-driven leadership. As a long-time mentor and foundational advisor, he has provided critical guidance, manuscript reviews, and visionary feedback on the leadership principles that now form the bedrock of Tyleum’s philosophy and publications.
STRATEGIC FOCUS
At Tyleum Group, Clarke leverages his deep expertise in human synergistics and lean operations to advise the firm on strategic growth, cultural impact, and the deployment of transformative leadership frameworks for our clients.
OUR NEXT GUIDE
By Leaders for Leaders.
Tyleum Group was founded by people who had spent careers inside organizations — good ones and broken ones — and built this company to fix what we kept seeing: talented people constrained by structures that stifled their best work. As co-authors of Take Your Lead, a book on accountability-first leadership, we made one foundational commitment from the start: operate the way we advise.
WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED
The same paradigm:
Talented people strangled by command-and-control hierarchies that killed speed, buried initiative, and managed out ambition. Tyleum was built to change it.
MILITARY SERVICE & FOUNDATION
Why now? The old model is expensive. Disengaged teams. Slow decisions. Politics over performance. Organizations that operate with distributed authority — clear roles, decisions made closest to the work — consistently outperform. That is not a theory. It is what we build.​
INDUSTRY IMPACT
Building on his military foundation, Clarke’s extensive professional background is anchored by two highly influential executive tenures:
-
President and CEO of Human Synergistics International: Leading one of the premier global organizations dedicated to measuring and developing organizational culture and leadership. During his tenure, he championed the vital connection between human behavior, collaborative relationships, and sustainable business performance.
-
President of the Michigan Lean Consortium: Guiding a dynamic network of lean practitioners and organizations, Clarke helped drive continuous improvement and operational transformation across multiple industries.
His broader corporate leadership portfolio also includes significant executive and operational roles within the manufacturing and printing sectors, including leadership positions at Metric Machining and Richmark Printers.
THE TYLEUM CONNECTION
Beyond his accomplishments, Clarke and Tyleum Group’s founder, Richard S. Dillard, share deep military roots and a commitment to service-driven leadership. As a long-time mentor and foundational advisor, he has provided critical guidance, manuscript reviews, and visionary feedback on the leadership principles that now form the bedrock of Tyleum’s philosophy and publications.
OUR NORTH STAR
By Leaders for Leaders.
Tyleum Group was founded by people who had spent careers inside organizations — good ones and broken ones — and built this company to fix what we kept seeing: talented people constrained by structures that stifled their best work. As co-authors of Take Your Lead, a book on accountability-first leadership, we made one foundational commitment from the start: operate the way we advise.
WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED
The same paradigm:
Talented people strangled by command-and-control hierarchies that killed speed, buried initiative, and managed out ambition. Tyleum was built to change it.
MILITARY SERVICE & FOUNDATION
Why now? The old model is expensive. Disengaged teams. Slow decisions. Politics over performance. Organizations that operate with distributed authority — clear roles, decisions made closest to the work — consistently outperform. That is not a theory. It is what we build.​
INDUSTRY IMPACT
Building on his military foundation, Clarke’s extensive professional background is anchored by two highly influential executive tenures:
-
President and CEO of Human Synergistics International: Leading one of the premier global organizations dedicated to measuring and developing organizational culture and leadership. During his tenure, he championed the vital connection between human behavior, collaborative relationships, and sustainable business performance.
-
President of the Michigan Lean Consortium: Guiding a dynamic network of lean practitioners and organizations, Clarke helped drive continuous improvement and operational transformation across multiple industries.
His broader corporate leadership portfolio also includes significant executive and operational roles within the manufacturing and printing sectors, including leadership positions at Metric Machining and Richmark Printers.
THE TYLEUM CONNECTION
Beyond his accomplishments, Clarke and Tyleum Group’s founder, Richard S. Dillard, share deep military roots and a commitment to service-driven leadership. As a long-time mentor and foundational advisor, he has provided critical guidance, manuscript reviews, and visionary feedback on the leadership principles that now form the bedrock of Tyleum’s philosophy and publications.
Tyleum Group LLC
Where the individual drive to "Take Your Lead" (Tyl) meets a collaborative environment (-eum), forging something new and greater than the sum of its parts.
Contact
info@tyleumgroup.com
Tel. 618-920-6164
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