About

Great aviation organizations aren't built on technical excellence alone. They also need healthy organizational culture.

Cogwheel works with teams across Canada to tackle the people challenges that erode the ability of our teams to perform and retain good talent. Cogwheel workshops give your leaders skils to reduce attrition and human factor errors, eliminate accountability gaps, and increase safety and team performance.

Cogwheel Soft Solutions is founded by Katherine Lesperance, sociolinguist, curriculum designer, leadership SME, keynote speaker, educator and aviation insider. Our workshops deliver practical strategies that fit.

"Katherine’s leadership courses were professionally impactful and has meaningfully changed how I approach my role and engage with others in the industry. The accountability workshop stood out in particular, as it provided clear, practical strategies for holding people accountable while maintaining trust and respect.

Throughout the course, Katherine consistently reinforced the importance of leading people rather than managing them which is such an important mind set. I am grateful for the opportunity to attend, and I am confident the lessons I gained will have a lasting impact throughout my career."

Reece Larson

M2 Production Supervisor

Air Tindi, Yellowknife NWT

"Katherine has a way of bringing both positive energy and deep insight to every audience."

Mark Frost

Transport Canada Civil Aviation Safety Inspector-Airworthiness (retired)

"With decades of experience in education and training, Katherine brings aviation experience insight and human perspective that transforms the efficacy and impact of learning within the aviation industry."

Larry Weir

Associate Dean, Norton Wolf School of Aviation and Aerospace Technology

Fanshawe College

"Katherine's commitment to support and develop leaders in aviation is a key element in enabling and encouraging growth in people."

Jason Ivanitz

Director of Quality Assurance, AAR Corp.