Leading from the Inside-Out

New global opportunities and complexities calls for a different type of leadership. Leaders must now envision, engage and influence people at all levels of an organization, but it all begins with how we choose to ‘show up” in the world. When we understand our leadership style, motivation, strengths, and shortcomings, we are better equipped to make day-to-day decisions, and navigate the big picture for ourselves and our organizations. We accomplish this by learning from the inside-out. 

Navigating Transition

Insightful leaders need to deal with both what is changing and the impact of that change on people, also known as transition. We will learn how to manage transition, enabling employees to own their path and move the organization forward together. This process increases our capacity and resilience for dealing with the disruption of change and create an environment where people are receptive to change and resilient when change occurs.

Mastering Collaboration

Cooperation and collaboration are often used synonymously, but they are very different and yield very different results. In today’s flattened or matrixed organizations, position or expertise alone doesn’t give you influence: We need collaboration, more than cooperation, to get things done while appreciating the importance of relationships. We will help identify the difference between the two and share strategies on how to move from cooperation to collaboration increasing individual impact, team effectiveness and organizational leverage.

Leveraging Your Network

Creating a high functioning strategic network is more relevant than ever in today's relationship-driven environment. A smart network will help uncover and capitalize on new opportunities as well as solving problems and discovering solutions. Growth happens in the ‘white space’ of organizations, an informal network based on relationships existing within, in between and across functions. We will analyze current networks, fill gaps where necessary and strategically plan for envisioned projects.  

MIDDLE Strategic Thinking  

Effective Middle Leaders understand that strategy is evolving, so we must become more agile as demands, expectations and environments change. Even the best knowledge won’t shift the culture without putting it through a holistic lens. We will utilize tools that enable the ability to grasp the complexities of an organization, see the big picture, notice patterns, deal with uncertainties and trade-offs, and make sense of culturally unique situations.

Influencing Upwards

Effective leaders are also great followers who influence, connect, change, and deliver results up, down and across organization. They are also willing to challenge the status quo when toxic patterns arise and do it with influence, respect and grace. We will develop strategies to manage this important dynamic by taking steps to build healthy positive relationships to communicate and bridge gaps successfully.