What Is Curtis Leadership and Training? A Guide to Our Courses and Coaching

Author : jace brown | Published On : 05 Sep 2026

If you're trying to figure out exactly what this business does before you reach out, you're not alone. Most people land on a courses page wanting a clear, direct answer rather than a sales pitch, especially when they're comparing several training providers at once and trying to decide who's worth a phone call. This guide walks through what's actually offered here, who delivers it, and how the courses and coaching differ, so you know exactly what to expect before booking a call.

This is the leadership coaching and corporate training practice of McKinley Curtis III, a retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major based in Harvest, AL. The practice offers structured courses covering leadership, conflict resolution, and team performance, alongside one-on-one and team coaching built around each organization's specific goals. Every course is grounded in 30 years of real-world leadership experience and delivered personally by a certified Maxwell Leadership Consultant and Trainer, not a licensed franchise reciting someone else's material or a rotating roster of contract trainers who've never met your team.

Who Is McKinley Curtis III, the Founder of Curtis Leadership and Training?

McKinley Curtis III spent three decades in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Command Sergeant Major after leading soldiers through high-stakes, high-pressure environments where poor leadership has real consequences. After service, he added 14 years of federal civil service experience at the GS-13 level and became a certified Coach, Trainer, and Speaker through the John Maxwell Team. That combination of decades of command experience plus a structured coaching methodology is what shapes every course Curtis Leadership and Training delivers, and it's the reason clients describe the training as practical rather than theoretical or borrowed from a textbook.

What Courses Does Curtis Leadership and Training Offer?

The course catalog is organized into five categories, each addressing a specific leadership skill gap that shows up repeatedly in real workplaces:

• Leadership and Management — goal setting, resilience, strategic planning, and crisis leadership
• Conflict Resolution — structured approaches to disagreement and team friction before it becomes dysfunction
• Performance Measurement — practical tools for tracking real team output rather than vague impressions
• Teambuilding and Communication Etiquette — built around how teams actually talk to each other day to day
• Productivity, Process Improvement, and Resiliency Training — reducing waste and building sustainable work habits

Each module runs four to eight hours and can be delivered as a standalone workshop or combined into a longer engagement, depending on what an organization needs and how much time it can realistically dedicate.

How Is Coaching Different From the Courses?

Courses are structured, scheduled sessions with a defined curriculum — think of them as skill-building workshops with a clear start and end date. Coaching is different: it's an ongoing relationship built around an individual's or team's specific goals, with no fixed curriculum, adjusted as challenges change month to month. Some clients start with a single course to test the fit, then move into ongoing coaching once they've seen how the training translates into their day-to-day work. Others go straight to coaching if they already know they need sustained, one-on-one support rather than a single session, particularly leaders navigating a specific transition, a difficult team dynamic, or a new role.

Who Can Benefit From Curtis Leadership and Training's Programs?

The programs are built for a wide range of organizations: small business owners, corporate teams, HR departments, and nonprofit leaders throughout Huntsville, Madison, and the greater Alabama region. What unites them isn't size or industry; it's a recognition that leadership skills have to be practiced, not just discussed in a meeting once and forgotten by the following week. Organizations that get the most value from Curtis Leadership and Training tend to be the ones ready to apply what's taught immediately, rather than treating a workshop as a one-off event disconnected from daily operations and never revisited afterward.

How Do You Get Started With Curtis Leadership and Training?

Getting started begins with a conversation about your team's specific goals and challenges, not a fixed package pushed on every client regardless of fit. From there, a course, a coaching engagement, or a combination of both is recommended based on what will actually move the needle for your organization, along with a realistic timeline and format that fits your schedule. Reach out directly to discuss availability, and be ready to talk through what success would actually look like for your team.

Whether you're exploring a single workshop or a longer-term coaching relationship, the goal is the same: leadership that's been tested in the field, not just taught in a classroom. Browse the full course catalog below, or get in touch to talk through what would work best for your team's current stage, size, and goals.