In recent months, I have seen a notable rise in the use of 360-degree feedback assessments. Does this reflect a shift towards a desire for leaders to understand the impact they have on others and an openness for a more human-centric leadership approach? Traditionally 360-degree assessments have been reserved for senior executives. I am seeing this tool gaining traction as leaders seek deeper insights into their impact on their teams and organizational results. This blog explores what a 360-degree assessment entails, its benefits, and best practices for leveraging this tool effectively within a development-focused strategy.

Unlock the secret to effective leadership with our latest blog! Dive into the challenge of leading from the right level, exploring the impacts of misalignment and the critical importance of navigating the Leadership Pipeline Model. From frustration and disengagement to disruption of succession planning, discover the real-world consequences of operating below your potential. Join us on a journey to understand how finding your leadership fit can transform your team's performance and organizational success. Don't miss out on practical insights and a reflective exercise to guide your leadership journey. Elevate your leadership and master the art of leading at the perfect level!

Staying resilient during organizational chaos can be difficult. You often feel as though you have no control. In this article we share 3 ways to build resilience during organizational chaos.

Getting that first leadership opportunity can be difficult when most leadership jobs require previous leadership experience. It’s frustrating to be overlooked when you have the potential and desire, but lack experience. In this blog we will highlight the opportunities to be gained from serving on a non-profit board. We will also provide tips on how to get a board position.

Knowing what makes you successful helps you build confidence in your abilities. It enables you to take on new challenges and overcome obstacles that may have previously held you back. It will also help you gain insight into your values, beliefs, and motivations, which in turn can lead to better decision making and improve your overall well-being.

Confidence is essential to leadership success. When you are confident, you feel less stress and get better results. Confidence is an internal feeling, even though we often allow external interactions to drive it. This leadership blog will provide you with insight into how to build confidence and provides three exercises to get you immediately building your confidence.

Do you tell your employees exactly how things should be done? If you answered ‘yes’ - you are a micromanager. Telling employees what and how to do things doesn’t leave any room for creativity or initiative. If you regularly tell them what to do, they will stop trying. Your employees want to grow, and if you raise the bar and let go of a little control, you will be surprised by how they respond.

Goal setting can be a frustrating process for leaders, especially when their employees don't cooperate. There is no easy fix but, this blog will cover 3 strategies to help you reduce your frustration when it comes to setting SMART Goals.

“Judgement” is a behavior so ingrained in us, most of the time we do not even realize it is taking place. We assign judgement when we take information (observations, data, facts, etc.) and filter it through our own past experiences and develop a perspective. Often judgement gets in the way of having a clear and true perspective. Learn how to overcome you own judgement.

Most of us are highly critical of ourselves, believing we should be “better.” We judge what and how we say things, get disappointed with our performance, and then mad at ourselves for not being more patient. We give all our energy over to judgement. What might be different if Instead of directing energy toward judgement, you practiced acceptance? What would change if you were able to accept that in the moment, you did the best that you could? What if you let go of all judgement of yourself?

How many times have you attended a training course eager to develop new skills, find yourself completely engaged in the content, and leave the training feeling motivated to apply what you learned. . .only to walk back into work overwhelmed and toss everything you learned out the window?

It is very common to see little or no behavior change as a result of training by itself. If you are interested in changing your performance based on a new skill you have learned through training, incorporate coaching.

“To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” ~ Lao Tse

Each day we have so many distractions, so much to do, and so many priorities. When was the last time you sat down and made a list of all the things you wanted to stop doing? Probably never. When it comes to improving you listening skills, I am giving you permission to STOP doing everything. Just listen. What level do you typically listen?

Have you ever been thrown into a situation that you didn’t expect or even see coming? You feel that sense of panic. The stress of the situation is too much, you can’t think logically, your words don’t come out, and as a result your performance is less than optimal. At that moment, it doesn’t feel like you have a choice, but you do. You have a choice in how your react under stress.

How do you measure your own success? Do you view success based on your growth or do you measure it based on your ability to surpass others? How does your perspective impact your stress level?

This blog highlights two perspectives of achievement orientation - Mastery and Performance.

Job burnout is not a medical diagnosis. As described by the mayo-clinic, “job burnout is a special type of work-related stress — a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity.”

I am increasingly hearing from you about your level of burn-out, especially now as we move into another phase of the pandemic and things just don’t seem as though they will ever get back to normal (whatever “normal” might be). It seems as though burnout is so high it is having an impact on your behavior and how you show up. A cycle you can’t seem to break.

Oftentimes we jump to training as a solution to fix employee performance issues. Have you even used training to change employee behavior, only to find out the problem didn’t go away?

The fact is, there are many reason why employees don’t perform and training is only one of them. Have you considered the other reasons?

Do you live for the weekends? Wonder how is it possibly summer and where spring went? Do your days fly by while you live life.

When will you take care of you? When was the last time you did something just for you? What was it?

It is so easy for the days to blur together to become weeks then months, at some point we come up for air and realize just how much time has passed. This blog post is just for you - a human being.

I am often surprised that people have no idea what their career looks like down the road. I have always been a planner and for the most part, very clear about what I wanted to achieve. I am realizing, through my coaching clients that this is not the case for most people and am discovering that many people leave their career to fate. No judgement. For many, it works out just fine.

If you are wresting with this decision, I have outlined a few things for you to consider.

One of the most important decisions a company makes is who they select to fill their leadership positions. However, according to Gallup, they fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time. The truth is, these decisions are made on unproven methods that rarely yield good results.

You know you are ready and want to broaden your responsibilities to make a greater impact, but you feel stuck in your role. You might even see others being promoted into positions for reasons you cannot understand. You have been a dedicated, strong advocate for your company and are passionate about what you do but the messages you are receiving are completely mixed and it continues to get harder and harder to stay positive.

The most important thing we can do is be in the moment, be fully present. Being present in the moment requires active, open, and intentional attention. The present is where we show up and make our biggest impact. Staying in the present keeps us focused and allows us to understand more deeply. Right here, right now is the only thing we can control. Now is all there ever is.