Executive Coaching Blog

Having based my previously blog on the  Duke Corporate Education – Leading In Turbulent Times. I mentioned the new pressures that leaders face during turbulent times and here is a follow- on piece.

If we always stick to the acknowledged best practice we may indeed be stagnating in this crucial time. What I refer to is the team leader, middle manager or first level executive who has always followed the organisational protocol and how there is space for initiative and innovation to came into play, in a climate of shifting sands. Remember those on the ground have a lot to offer as they gather the day to day facts of how team morale is fairing. Managers who listen can develop new ideas of how to motivate team members, engage with fresh clients by following the feedback from those out talking to customers. To gain that critical level of collaboration, a company must have developed a broad capacity amongst its leaders to influence across and upwards, usually without direct reporting authority.

Coaching sessions offer a safe place for such new ideas and observations to develop and reflection on influencing strategies can be designed with clear goals. Collaboration between and amongst various levels of management may occur in fresh new ways as long as communication is clear, open and based on trust.

Who do you hold as a role model?

Which of the greatest  global leaders leads from a place of collaboration and transparency?

As a leader are you resilient or resistant?

I send you all an invitation to spend a coaching session looking at who you are as Leader in these turbulent times.