Leadership Development
“Elaine brings all of her wisdom, energy and passion to the Leadership Intelligence Community and her client engagements. Our clients value Elaine’s contribution to their careers, and more importantly their lives, as she helps them to find their ‘true north’ building on their past successes. We appreciate how she readily shares her deep expertise in leadership development supported by assessment – thanks Elaine!”
- Lynn Bennett, President, Leadership Intelligence Inc.
According to a 2011 Development Dimensions poll of 30, 000 executives worldwide, what will separate great leaders from the rest will be their focus on people and on the development of their organizations’ bench strength – not solely their ability to meet the bottom line. The results further showed that organizations that invest in the development of their leaders get better results.
In a diverse, highly skilled, and specialized work force, being a leader is more about motivating and engaging than the more traditional command and control. Today’s leaders require a more complex skill set – the ability to influence others with or without formal authority, to inspire a team, to manage change, and communicate effectively at all levels within and beyond the organization.
Insight to Action provides leadership coaching to help individuals develop and apply these skills to improve working relationships impacting both job satisfaction and productivity.
The process incorporates:
- An assessment of the organization’s objectives to ensure that the end results meet the company’s requirements.
- Scientifically validated assessments – of personality, strengths, emotional intelligence – to develop self-awareness
- 360 assessment feedback to promote awareness of direct reports’, peers’ and managers’ perceptions
- One on one coaching including action learning exercises that support the client as they practice new behaviours in a real world context
- Evaluation of progress and determination of strategies to sustain the learning over time
“Elaine’s focus and positive coaching style was profoundly effective. She reinforced my strengths and worked on my internal comfort level to boost my energy and confidence. She introduced many interesting concepts and challenged me to use a systematic approach to structure, prioritize and organize my activity. This resulted in good solid wins and visible progress in my first 90 days on the new job.”
- Senior fundraising professional starting a job with a new team
