Leadership Development

Effective leadership requires a high level of personal awareness, relationship intelligence and organizational influence. When there is a gap in awareness or skills, there is also a development opportunity.

Sometimes the gap is obvious but often it isn't. At a certain point, especially when career advancement depends more on leadership than on technical expertise, the gaps become highly relevant and blind spots can become career killers.

When these gaps are resolved and assets are leveraged, you can create strong and spirited leadership.

Where to Start

Assessments, executive coaching, training, group coaching and written materials are all part of a comprehensive focus on leadership development.

Assessment

A well rounded leader will be able to understand, anticipate and respond skillfully to:

The best way to get this perspective is through honest feedback. A skilled, trusted coach can gather this feedback through strategic interviews or 360 degree assessments and integrate it into the coaching.

Individuals and groups can also be assessed using a variety of other instrument such as a multi-rater assessment to evaluate communication and relational skills, the MBTI, the FIRO-B or the Work-Life Balance Assessment for Executives. (It will soon be available online)

Coaching

Coaching is available for individual executives, groups or intact teams.

Facilitation

Facilitation is available for groups or for key relationships. It is often used for strategic planning, cross group collaboration, process consulting, conflict resolution, creative think tanks and for business offsite meetings.

Training

Contact Point Associates offers several types of training. We also design and deliver training for your specific needs.

Written Materials

The Leadership Development from the Inside-Out model provides a conceptual tool for targeting the next stage of leadership and to assess areas that need consolidation.

Barbara's forthcoming book, Executive Presence & Impact is an excellent way to get ready for more intensive work with a coach or to prepare for a facilitated retreat.

Many of the books listed in Recommended Reading may be useful as well. Consider also, the Free Resources and the Corporate Resources to support further leadership development.