Leading in Tough Times
One of my CEO leadership coaching clients knows that for her company to thrive it needs to become more innovative and execute a focused business strategy. I am consulting with the company senior leadership team to develop a new business strategy. They are currently evaluating several new sustainable business opportunities.
Such skills require strengths you may not have previously tapped. You must be able to:
• Experience fear realistically, without getting paralyzed.
• Act decisively, even if you’re uncertain about whether your plan is the best—or even the right—one.
• Take charge and pull people together.
• Adjust quickly, change course as needed, and maintain people’s confidence.
Management challenges don’t usually strike to the degree we’ve experienced over the last year. It’s not only your business or industry that finds itself in a downturn, but a disruption of the entire global economic system.
Uncertain Data
Projections and estimates are little more than guesses these days. We won’t know when we’ve turned the corner, and we cannot envision the future shape and scope of our businesses. What we can say is that change will present as both a danger and an opportunity.
Whether you can afford to see these changes as a pessimist or an optimist is not the question. Some predict the global economy will take a full year to normalize, while others project a three-year wait.
Smart leaders are reshaping their businesses to carry on through whatever hard times lie ahead. They are making changes now so they can emerge in better shape than before, ready for new growth. They’re pouncing on new opportunities, devising ways to move faster and trying to serve customers in different ways.
These leaders will be the game changers in the next period of expansion. How can you be one of them?
Are you working in a company or law firm where leaders emerge when things get tough? Does your company or law firm provide leadership coaching and leadership development to help leaders create new possibilities amidst chaos? During tough economic times, leaders need to fully engage all of their people to create execute the business strategy.
I am currently accepting new executive coaching, career coaching, and leadership consulting clients. I work with both individuals and organizations. Call 415-546-1252 or send an inquiry e-mail to mbrusman@workingresources.com
One of my CEO leadership coaching clients knows that for her company to thrive it needs to become more innovative and execute a focused business strategy. I am consulting with the company senior leadership team to develop a new business strategy. They are currently evaluating several new sustainable business opportunities.
The CEO knows that thriving in the future depends on facing reality and accurately assessing the problems the company faces. She is empowering her leadership team to create a more innovative company culture. Human Resources is partnering with the CEO in helping the company create a more sustainable future. Our current executive coaching and leadership consulting work is focused on helping employees better manage change.
The Call for Leadership
Do tough times make great leaders, or do great leaders emerge when the going gets tough? The ability to stare into the face of uncertainty, accept change and make decisions with incomplete information is crucial.Such skills require strengths you may not have previously tapped. You must be able to:
• Experience fear realistically, without getting paralyzed.
• Act decisively, even if you’re uncertain about whether your plan is the best—or even the right—one.
• Take charge and pull people together.
• Adjust quickly, change course as needed, and maintain people’s confidence.
Management challenges don’t usually strike to the degree we’ve experienced over the last year. It’s not only your business or industry that finds itself in a downturn, but a disruption of the entire global economic system.
Uncertain Data
Projections and estimates are little more than guesses these days. We won’t know when we’ve turned the corner, and we cannot envision the future shape and scope of our businesses. What we can say is that change will present as both a danger and an opportunity.
Whether you can afford to see these changes as a pessimist or an optimist is not the question. Some predict the global economy will take a full year to normalize, while others project a three-year wait.
Smart leaders are reshaping their businesses to carry on through whatever hard times lie ahead. They are making changes now so they can emerge in better shape than before, ready for new growth. They’re pouncing on new opportunities, devising ways to move faster and trying to serve customers in different ways.
These leaders will be the game changers in the next period of expansion. How can you be one of them?
Are you working in a company or law firm where leaders emerge when things get tough? Does your company or law firm provide leadership coaching and leadership development to help leaders create new possibilities amidst chaos? During tough economic times, leaders need to fully engage all of their people to create execute the business strategy.
One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is “Am I a leader who stays positive and thrives during economic adversity?” Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent organizations provide executive coaching and leadership development for leaders who want to help their people and organization thrive.
Working with a seasoned executive coach and leadership consultant trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i CPI 260 and Denison Culture Survey can help you create an organization that will execute a sustainable business strategy. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become fully engaged with the vision, mission and strategy of your company or law firm.I am currently accepting new executive coaching, career coaching, and leadership consulting clients. I work with both individuals and organizations. Call 415-546-1252 or send an inquiry e-mail to mbrusman@workingresources.com
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