Leadership Consulting
Leading with the heart matters. Why? Because the one that changes isn’t the organization. It is the people.
Change leadership is an art. There is no exact formula on how to stay innovative and lead on-going changes in an organization. However, when a leader leads with the heart, you can expect to see a result that is beyond expectation.
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Stay on track despite instability and an unknown future.
A good leader understands the risks and the challenges to stay on track despite the instability and unknown future.
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Company culture should be a board priority
Understanding the strategic roles of the corporate board is crucial, so both the management and other stakeholders can align their actions and activities in achieving the long-term goals. There are at least five specific roles that a corporate board own, which are influential to the company culture.
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Don’t manage change. Lead a transformation.
We often confuse “transformational leadership” with “change management.” They are two different things. Someone can be a good change manager, but may not be a good transformational leader. However, the greater a leader, most likely, the more transformational they are.
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Jack Angel Joins Alder Koten as Senior Advisor
Jack will collaborate in executive search work focused on board members, CEOs, and senior-level executives. He will also participate in consulting engagements related to leadership and organizational effectiveness, with specific emphasis on upstream and midstream energy services.
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Myths and Facts of Being and Authentic Leader
Every leader should be aware of the privilege that being a leader brings to others and the team. By growing yourself authentically, you are providing them with an opportunity to move forward and learn together. An authentic leader is a learner, facilitator, mediator, and solution provider, after all.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Switch to the Rare Servant Leadership
The combination of personality traits that would make up the “servant leader” cannot be found easily among available candidates or, even, the world’s population. It requires a heightened level of awareness to make it work. Some organizations even train candidates for such qualities.
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Listening first: A lesson from Lincoln
Lincoln was patient enough to convey the unspoken message and strong enough to understand that every questions requires a detailed justified answer. Listening and acknowledging can sometimes be the strongest answer.
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Are you really listening? You’re not fooling anyone.
Listening is an effective component of leadership when it becomes a behavior that builds credibility and supports a leader’s ability to guide others into finding their answers versus providing them. The highest level of listening is achieved when it supports leadership as a relationship. When trust is supported by the follower’s perception of the leader’s ability to listen and discern prior to deciding or emitting judgments.
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Five traits of a great leader
Great leadership entails a holistic and not a mechanistic approach. It requires a delicate balance between satisfying short-term requirements and sacrificing time and resources today for the benefit of tomorrow.
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