Your Most Important Investment
Leadership
Your organization is only as good as its leaders.
Not just its executives, but all of the leaders that actually organize the work that brings in revenue.
Well run organizations know this, and spend to develop their current and future leaders.
Leadership development does not happen by accident. Are you investing?
Economic Return on Investment
Middle Leaders Drive Productivity
Middle Leaders Drive Productivity
Middle Leaders Drive Productivity
"In other words, if it’s a superior team you’re after, hiring the right manager is nearly three-fourths of the battle. "
Wall Street Journal, The Economy’s Last Best Hope: Superstar Middle Managers, March 24, 2019
Comprehensive Gallup Study
Middle Leaders Drive Productivity
Middle Leaders Drive Productivity
Gallup finds the quality of managers and team leaders is the single biggest factor in your organization's long-term success.
... the sheer size of that correlation—something Gallup calls “the single most profound, distinct and clarifying finding” in its 80-year history...
Superior Leadership - Superior Results
Superior Leadership - Superior Results
Superior Leadership - Superior Results
Average % Market Cap Growth and Total Shareholder Return substantially higher with better leadership.
Chief Executive Magazine, November/December 2010
Leadership: Higher Sales, Margin
Superior Leadership - Superior Results
Superior Leadership - Superior Results
37% Higher Revenue per employee
9% Higher gross margin
5x better at responding to change
10x better at developing new leaders
Deloitte Study, 2016
Organizational Benefit
Unleash Growth
Executive Focus
Executive Focus
Growth is often constrained by a lack of management talent. Leadership development is usually necessary to take new opportunities.
Executive Focus
Executive Focus
Executive Focus
Without solid leaders within an organization, senior leaders end up taking care of daily tasks rather than focusing on strategy and new initiatives.
Accountability
A More Pleasant Workplace
A More Pleasant Workplace
The direction of the organization is understood by all. Goals are shared. Results are reported. Adjustments are made at the right levels.
A More Pleasant Workplace
A More Pleasant Workplace
A More Pleasant Workplace
Conflict resolved productively at the right level. Importance of Work understood. Personal strengths built upon. Communication between different personalities understood. An environment conducive to motivation.
The problems you have - are they symptoms of a Deeper issue?
Leadership Drives the Performance of Your Organization
We have all worked in great organizations and struggling organizations. In the end, the difference between the two is leadership.
Leaders drive culture and processes. Improving either takes time, even for good leaders. But poor leaders will never change either for the better.
If your organization has a cluster of the symptoms of poor leadership, then work on the underlying cause.
Leaders Can Be Developed
The solution to a leadership problem isn't necessarily the replacement of your leaders.
There is a good chance that your leaders are good people who have never been given insight on how to lead effectively.
Nearly 66% of leaders report that the were never given any training for their new roles when they were promoted.
But, it is never too late!