Leadership Development
When you have top talent throughout your technical staff, is that any guarantee that, if promoted, these same individuals will perform as excellent supervisors, managers, leaders?
Success at every level of management requires more than technical skills. It also involves the capable application of interpersonal skills – skill with people. There is some evidence that the primary qualifications most people bring to their first management positions are their technical skills. As a result, some who join the ranks of management are not nearly as skilled interpersonally as they are technically.
We work with managers at all levels to increase both their self-awareness and their proficiency in leading people. This involves being skilled at interpersonal relations and communication. And it also involves being able to manage in a way that builds trust and credibility. People will not support leaders whose courage and judgement they question. By this we mean the leader’s willingness to address tough problems and make difficult decisions. Specific services include:
- Executive Coaching: we work with individuals to assist them in becoming more effective in how they manage and lead themselves, their people, and their organization. Often this includes assessments which measure both self-perception as well as the perceptions of others.
- Workshops: we work with groups of individuals to help them increase their leadership effectiveness in a wide range of areas which might include:
- Providing Leadership in Uncertain Times
- Charting Direction
- Communication Skills – Giving Constructive Feedback
- Performance Management