Let’s face it, being a leader isn’t easy, especially in a growth phase. While many of our leaders feel like they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders, many have also learned to share the load and Enjoy the Journey. 😊
HOW: There is untapped potential in every organization.
Here’s a quote that we love, “You (and your People) have more potential than you think, but you will never know your full potential unless you keep challenging yourself and pushing beyond your own self-imposed limits.”
Drawing on five decades of collective experience partnering with hundreds of companies, we’ve developed our Growth Culture model—a proven approach to help leaders truly “Enjoy the Journey” of strategic growth. Imagine a time when all your People are Empowered to Grow and Enjoy Work. It is possible! The three critical pieces include: Healthy Leaders with Winning Strategies executed by High-Performance Teams.
There are many reasons for untapped potential.
Here are a few we experience quite a bit:
- People don’t know how to help because they don’t know/understand what is important. It’s the Leader’s job to clearly communicate – over and over – a clear vision and strategic direction. This is my new personal mission, Democratize strategy so everyone understands it, and why I wrote Strategy in Motion.
- Leaders Protect people. Many leaders carry the load of the company on their shoulders. Unfortunately, this lack of delegation may be interpreted as a lack of trust. This is Cyndi’s personal mission in her new book, LeaderUp.
- They don’t take the time to build capacity. Leaders are often so busy they don’t have the time to train, inspire, and empower others to take on “new” work. You need to invest in BOTH people and plans – execution is the competitive advantage.
A special offer to unlock your team’s potential.
Our Growth Jumpstarts have been a wildly popular service – and now we’re offering a special $499 price point. The process is simple. Your key leaders complete an online Stretch assessment, then Cyndi and I facilitate a 90-minute virtual session with you. During this high-impact session we’ll share the results of your assessment, and you’ll walk away with five solid recommendations and practical tools.
Three key questions to ask yourself.
1. Am I a Healthy Leader: Self-Aware, Strategic and Holistic? It’s not new, but is rare.
Leaders need to assess their own self-awareness, strategic thinking, and holistic approach to leadership. They should focus on understanding themselves, understanding others, being a great communicator, and having a clear vision.
2. Do I have a Winning Strategy and do people understand it? First Who, than What.
Leaders need to have a winning strategy for their organization and ensure their team members understand it. This involves listening and learning, understanding the current reality and desired state, making strategic choices, and aligning the plan with ongoing processes.
3. Have I cascaded it to High Performance Teams to Execute? Go slow, to go fast.
Leaders need to cascade their winning strategy to high-performance teams to ensure its execution. This involves providing role clarity, creating a culture that activates high performance, building dynamic teams, and effectively managing change.
Enjoy the journey by investing in both people and plans.
It is challenging to grow and change. You need the right people to help define an aligned strategy with clear organizational goals. Because you involve an expanded group of key leaders in the strategy process, you have now built strategic capacity to implement.
Our core belief: you have more potential than you think and should continuously challenge yourself to STRETCH to new level!