Leadership is more than a title. It is a job. Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.". The success of any leader rests on how they inspire their employees to reach their maximum potential and create the environment that supports that. Too often leaders are promoted for technical ability but are not taught to lead. And let's face it, no matter the level or experience of the leader, the landscape of business is rapidly changing and what used to work is no longer effective. We give leaders, at all levels, tools to successfully lead their organizations through change, create environments that promote innovation and employee engagement and maximize the talent within their organizations.
Assessment
The first thing we do is assess where you are in your leadership currently. We use a variety of tools to identify your strengths to leverage, strengths to build upon and areas to really focus on and develop.
- Assesswise's Judgment Index Reports - This in-depth assessment gives leaders a benchmark on things like problem-solving, strategic thinking, stress-management, adaptability, assertiveness and overall capacity for good judgment
- 360 Review - Whether you are looking to assess your executive team or managers for development or succession, we have a variety of options to meet your needs
- Emotional Intelligence - Once considered a "soft skill", emotional intelliegence skills are critical for effective leadership today
- Bias Inventory - Our own bias is something we seldom, if ever want to examine. We typically tell ourselves we don't have any or if we do, that it doesn't affect our decision-making. Because we are human, we all have it. Once we know what concious or unconcious biases we have, we can make strides to disrupt it, elevate our leadership and our organizations
- Everything DiSC - Understanding what drives us as, how we communicate, handle conflict and lead can help us work more effectively with our team, become more agile, and motivate others to give their best
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - It is hard to lead a team if you don't understand how well your team or organization is functioning. This assessment measures the overall levels of trust, productive conflict, committment, accountability and attention to overall results over individual gain. Once you understand this, you can work to increase the health and functionality of your executive team and cascade that throughout the company
- Keystone's of Excellence - Developed by The Dash Group, this assessment measures behavior development related to competencies in culture, personal foundation and leadership. Can be used for evaluation in succession planning, performance reviews, and professional development
- Dare to Lead™ Assessments - This is a series of four small assessments that looks at strengths and opportunities on the four skill sets od courage (yes - skill sets), cultural norms around daring leadership, elements of trust in culture and a courage prioritization inventory. These can be used alone or as pre-work for Dare to Lead™ workshops
Development
- Consulting - We bring over 20 years of experience and expertise in leadership, behavior and organizational development to empower executives and managers achieve mastery in leadership competencies, and create high-functioning companies with low turnover, top talent and a competitive advantage over their competitors
- Executive Coaching - The most successful leaders have two things in common: They are teachable and utilize objective, safe professionals to process, set the right goals, hold them accountable and , to tell them the truth. All of our coaches are certified by the International Coaches Federation and are dedicated to their own professional growth in order to ensure you recieve the best quality and latest methodology in your coaching experience
- Executive Retreats - We can facilitate quarterly off-sites and annual retreats to focus on strategic planning, realignment with mission, vision and values, team building and other important work that deserves an investment of uninturrupted, dedicated time and focus
- Training - We offer a wide variety of training on things like:
- Organizational Health
- Communication
- Building High-Functioning Teams
- Emotional intelligence
- Holding the Most Effective Meetings
- Bias Disruption
- Leading and Managing peoople
- Courageous leadership
- Organizational Health