Putting Real Value into Strategic Planning: Moving Beyond Never-Never Land Strategic planning is not just for the executive suite. By providing a basic foundation for strategic planning that inspires organizational commitment and results, we demonstrate how to implement strategy formulation and adapt it to the specific needs of any organization. We strive to get strategic…
Coaching Leaders by Asking Powerful Questions Feedback results in development only if the leader Understands the feedback Appreciates its importance Identifies specific actions that will lead to improvement Makes a commitment to these actions and Follows through on these plans Coaches can be instrumental in this process. The best coaches lead executives while allowing the…
Why Leaders Need 360 Feedback 360 degree assessment, a formal, structured process for soliciting feedback from coworkers, has grown in popularity throughout the U.S. and abroad. The process provides valuable insight that individuals typically cannot gain from informal conversation with coworkers. Compared to information feedback, 360 feedback offers the following advantages: More Openness…
Goals are the mountains that you say you are going to climb. They are not small tasks, nor do they encompass all work that you will do. Setting Useful Goals In this time of spectacular organizational collapses, caused by leadership failures in organizations such as MCI, Enron, and HealthSouth, organizations need their leaders…