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26Sep

How to Develop Quality Leaders in Your Business

Michael PeinigerDeveloping Culture, Emerging Leaders Program, Executive Leadership Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

If you’re looking to develop quality leaders in your business, you need to start with a leadership assessment. Doing so will help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your current leaders and provide insights into how they can improve. Once you do, you can begin building their skills through executive coaching or executive development programs. Keep reading to learn how to improve leadership in your organization and help your employees develop the qualities of a good leader from within.

Perform a Leadership Assessment

The first step is to perform a leadership assessment. You can use an online assessment tool like Developing Leaders Velocity Leadership CheckPoint to gain deeper insight into the strengths and weaknesses of your organization’s leaders.

You can also analyse your team members’ leadership effectiveness by asking them to identify the behaviors that make up their leadership style, as well as their strengths in these areas:

Planning and organizing (prioritizing tasks, setting goals and objectives)
Motivating others (encouraging, delegating effectively)
Delegating (giving authority while providing guidance)
Leading change (encouraging risk-taking and creativity)

Ensure you also assess whether team members have adequate knowledge of the company’s strategies, policies and procedures so they can lead effectively.

Invest in Leadership Development Programs

While it’s tempting to try to develop your leadership skills on your own or with the help of friends and family, that can be a costly mistake. Instead, invest in leadership development programs designed specifically for employees at different stages of their careers. These programs will help employees identify their strengths and weaknesses as leaders, improve their ability to lead others, and develop the right leadership style based on those strengths and weaknesses.

Leadership programs in Melbourne can also help workers develop their interpersonal skills and improve their communication with colleagues. This will make it easier for people to work together and increase productivity. The cost of leadership development programs can be a significant investment, but it’s an investment that pays off many times over in the long run.

IMLD Leadership Training Programs are Practical, Experiential and Fun

Offer Executive Leadership Coaching

When considering how to improve leadership, offering executive coaching to your employees can be an excellent solution. Executive leadership coaching is a process that helps leaders improve performance, leadership skills and overall personal growth. Executive Leadership Coaching can help your employees to improve their communication skills and become better leaders. This can also make them more effective in their jobs. Executive coaching isn’t just for executives, though; it can benefit all levels of employees.

You could also use executive coaching in your business to help develop quality leaders in your company. Proper coaching will ensure that you have the right people leading and managing specific departments, making it easier for you to run the business efficiently. Executive leadership coaching is one of the most powerful tools you can use to help your employees become better leaders. It allows them to see their potential and gives them the tools they need to succeed.

Great leaders can completely transform your business. Leadership is not a skill we are born with but rather a skill anyone can learn. It starts with a commitment from the top; organisations can succeed when they focus on how to improve leadership. If you want to develop leaders in your organisation, consider using the methods above.

Take The First Step To Develop Quality Leaders In Your Business – The Velocity Leadership CheckPoint

Do you know the impact you have on your leader and / or team? Completing a leadership assessment tool to assess your leadership strengths and weaknesses is the first step that every new and established leader should take to continue their leadership development journey.

Velocity Leadership CheckPoint - Leadership Assessment Tool for Leaders — The Velocity Leadership CheckPoint Is The Start Point For Executive Leadership Coaching

If you are unsure of your impact on your leader / team, you should complete the Velocity Leadership CheckPoint? 25 behavioural leadership traits, focussed in 5 distinct leadership capabilities – a ‘must know’ for any leader or team looking to drive high performance. If you haven’t completed the CheckPoint, get in touch with us today to arrange an appointment. Read through the comments and feedback from those that have – many say that it has had a profound effect on how they lead and perform within a team.

21Sep

Executive Coaching Review – Jay Fernando, CMA

Michael PeinigerExecutive Leadership Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

A huge thank you to Jayantha Fernando, PCC for your recent executive coaching review after working with our lead facilitator and Executive Coach, Michael Peiniger.

If you would like to work with an enthusiastic and no-nonsense accountability partner, a true professional who will provide you with direct feedback while holding simultaneously with love and care, powerfully support you with his years of wisdom in working with diverse senior and middle-level leaders, I strongly recommend Leadership and Executive Coach Michael.

Michael’s ability to hold a group of people with different interests and expectations and his leadership presence, leading from the front by walking the talk creates lots of trust and credibility among the groups or teams of leaders who engage with Michael for their self-leadership development and collective effectiveness enhancements.

You are lucky to have Michael as your leadership coach who powerfully supports you to create a greater leadership impact.

Jayantha Fernando, PCC

It was a pleasure to be part of this latest International Coach Foundation (ICF) accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) program, not just because of the content and what was gained and implemented into our coaching programs, but because of the skilled facilitation of coaching ideas and techniques by the likes of Jay. In addition, working with a fantastic group of fellow PCC coaches from around the world only heightened the passion for this field and focus on the topic of leadership.

Thank you for your kind words Jay – it was a pleasure to work with you and the team.

EXECUTIVE COACHING AND LEADERSHIP COACHING

Developing Leaders executive leadership coaching programs provide leaders with knowledge, behaviour and practical skills required to lead and adapt to a changing work environment. Irrespective of where you are staring from – brand new to leadership or a seasoned professional – Developing Leaders executive leadership coaching and executive coaching paths provide leaders with skilled coaches who can build confidence and skills for leaders to build high-performing teams. If this sounds like it could be useful for you or members of your team, get in touch with us today via the Contact Page, or via a Discovery Call on Zoom where one of experienced coaches can answer all of your burning questions.

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20Sep

Personal Efficiency Model - Leaders Understand Their Strengths and Weaknesses

Leaders Understand Their Strengths and Weaknesses – The AIRBLEEDS Model

Michael PeinigerLeadership

How do your behave when you are stressed and tired? As leaders, we should know our strengths and weaknesses, particularly when we aren’t at 100%. For me, it is excuses, excuses, and then an awful feeling of shame for not accepting responsibility in the first place. When under stress and tired, even as a leader, these are my default responses that I have to fight against to be more responsible.
Hard to say and harder to acknowledge, but in knowing I can address the behaviour and make better decisions.
What default responses do you fight against when it comes to your team?
Do you:
? Blame others?
? Go lenient on actions where you should be firmer?
? Make excuses for your behaviour or that of others?
? Exonerate behaviour (pretend it didn’t happen when you know it did)?
? Defend your actions or behaviour when you know it should change?
? Shame yourself for your actions you know should be better?

Leaders Understand Their Strengths and Weaknesses

Understanding which of the ‘BLEEDS’ behaviours are your default provides individuals, leaders and team members with a distinct advantage – they can take responsibility and do something about it. Why BLEEDS? Because these behaviours can act like an open wound for a team, rarely spoken about but quietly sapping team members of energy and drive. They can be insidious if not addressed – and the first step is to acknowledge their existence.

Which of the BLEEDS behaviours is your default when under pressure and stress?

And they exist in everyone – without exception.
Teams that understand each others default BLEEDS behaviours can stand for something better, and provide a gift for their team members – clear feedback when they are behaving below their best and that they can change it.
Often, we are in a BLEEDS behaviour and we don’t know it – but the team members around us know clearly – they are often on the receiving end.
When teams can be open, honest and clear with each other regarding team behaviours, the whole team is more efficient and effective.
The first step to this open and honest team behaviour is to look at your own behaviour when it is not at its best.
When under pressure and stress, which 2 BLEEDS behaviours are your default?
Knowing this, who will you share your understanding with?
What can you plan to do the next time you are aware of your behaviour?

Knowing the default BLEEDS behaviours, what to do about them – for yourself and your team members – is what good leaders are capable of.

Want To Improve Your Leadership Strengths and Weaknesses?

AIR/BLEEDS behaviours, and many other modern leadership models and needs, are covered in Developing Leaders Executive Leadership Coaching, workshops and leadership programs. Enquire HERE to learn more.
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19Sep

Family Business In Focus – 4 Legs Petfood

Michael PeinigerDeveloping Culture, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Training

We get to work with some amazing leaders and managers within small business and family business at IMLD. Today is National Family Business Day, and we wanted to highlight some of the amazing family businesses we have the pleasure of working with – today it is 4 Legs Petfood.

4Legs is a proudly family owned Australian business located in Sunshine, Victoria. 4 Legs have been making high quality, all natural, fresh pet food for over 25 years. Their story began when Tony Ratten was scouring supermarket shelves for a fresh, wholesome food to feed the beloved family dog, Coco the Schnauzer. Unable to find what he was looking for, Tony decided to create his own, and 4Legs was born.

The team at 4 Legs work hard to ensure all of their ingredients are sourced from trusted, quality local suppliers and are certified Pet Food Industry Association (PFIAA) members, PrimeSafe audited and Safe Quality Food (SQF) certified. Their food philosophy is simple: they believe that dogs thrive on a diet full of fresh meat and vegetables, an appropriate amount of healthy grains and essential vitamins and minerals – with all of their products being 100% preservative free and without added salt, sugar or colours and flavours.

Leading a Business Is A Family Affair

Leading and managing a family business brings with it some unique situations and challenges that many larger, non-family businesses don’t face. Today, 4Legs is a true family enterprise with all three of Tony’s children working in the business and sharing a passion for crafting delicious and nutritious meals for cherished family pets. At IMLD we have been fortunate to be able to work with CEO John Ratten, Engineering Projects Manager James Ratten and Marketing Manager Olivia Ratten as well as several supervisors and staff as they continue to provide high-quality products for committed dog lovers and owners.

It is clear that the whole family team at 4 Legs Petfood take great pride in creating exceptionally delicious and nutritious food with the aim of helping cherished pet live a longer, healthier and happier lives. On National Family Business Day, we couldn’t be happier partnering with such a dedicated team!

We are proud to be associated with the wonderful team at 4 Legs Petfood, working hard as a successful Victorian family business in the manufacturing industry. If you would like to know how your cherished pet can benefit from the expertise of the team at 4 Legs Petfood, follow their LinkedIn Page or direct to their website at 4legs.com.au.

Are You Looking To Develop Your Family Business Team?

Leading and managing in a family business tasks something! Competing priorities, family members as peers and workmates, difficult conversations – they are all part and parcel of working in a family business. IMLD has been working with small and family businesses since we began in 2004. We understand the unique nature of leading teams and developing cultures within these environments, and what to do when the behaviour and performance starts to drift.

While blood is definitely thicker than water, sometimes it takes a trusted advisor from outside the family to provide ideas, suggestions and options that you wouldn’t normally think of to bring your family business back in the direction of the goals you have set. If you would like to improve the efficiency and effective of your family business but don’t know where to start, book in a Discovery or Q&A call with one of our skilled facilitators.

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13Sep

Family Business In Focus – Peerless JAL

Michael PeinigerDeveloping Culture, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Training

At IMLD we get to work with some amazing leaders and managers within small business and family business. Next Monday 19 September is National Family Business Day, and we wanted to highlight some of the amazing family businesses we have the pleasure of working with – today it is Peerless JAL.

Peerless JAL is a proudly Australian-owned and family-run company and has been an industry leader since 1947. They are specialists in hygienic cleaning products and systems, premium floor care, and timber flooring solutions for the commercial, residential and industrial markets.

Leading a Family Business Is Unique

Leading and managing a family business brings with it some unique situations and challenges that many larger, non-family businesses don’t face. We have been able to work with Director and National Operations Manager Summar Hammam, her brother, Director and National Sales Manager Omar Hammam and management personnel such as Ahmed Desoki and Mark Jarvis as they tackle the competitive industry of commercial cleaning with an Australian manufacturing base.

Peerless JAL has made a name for itself over the last 70 years as a leading supplier of cleaning products to the commercial market. Their products continue to deliver as premium, professional grade products that provide great value and are highly effective.

Like the Institute of Management & Leadership Development, Peerless JAL solidified its position in the commercial market as a supplier of premium grade products and formally introduced the Australian Made logo. Like us, they are proud to carry the Australian Made mark of trust, recognition and superior standards.

We are proud to be associated with the wonderful team at Peerless JAL, working hard as a successful Victorian family business in the manufacturing industry. If you would like to know how your small business, School Government Department or hospitality business can benefit from the expertise of the team at Peerless JAL, follow their LinkedIn Page or direct to their website at peerlessjal.com.au.

Are You Looking To Develop Your Family Business Team?

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12Sep

How to Choose An Executive Leadership Coach – Question 8. What Leadership Assessment Tool Do You Use?

Michael PeinigerDeveloping Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

An effective Executive Leadership Coach will use some form of leadership assessment tool to assess the level of skill / behaviour you have at present, and highlight how they will help you develop from that baseline. There are a myriad of effective tools in the marketplace, just make sure that the tool provides useful information for you in its own right – it should be in plain language and discuss leadership behaviours. It should also measure behaviours that can develop and grow, that you easily relate specific behaviours to. The tool used should be more than a personality test, which are often generically written (4 types, 4 colours etc) and not designed to change over time.

Ensure the tool being used can be used again in several months time so that you can have a tangible measure of growth – after all, ‘what isn’t measured, isn’t done’. Most effective leadership coaches can provide you with a PDF of a standard report from their chosen leadership assessment tool, and many will provide an assessment / short debrief as part of their introductory process.

The Velocity Leadership CheckPoint

At IMLD we use the Velocity Leadership CheckPoint to assess a leaders skills before every coaching and training program. It is a powerful tool in determining which behaviours a leader need the most improvement in, as well as help identify strengths and weaknesses as a leader. Skilled coaches can then essential insight on how you can develop those areas, as well as the links between leadership behaviours and results in your performance, your team culture and you business results..

Without a clear start point, many leadership coaches are ‘flying blind’ to determine what needs addressing in a leaders behaviour to become a better leader. The leader being coached may have an idea, however their view may be skewed by recent events, opinions of others or an avoidance of facing the real issues. An effective executive leadership coach uses a leadership assessment tool like the CheckPoint as an ‘extra tool in the toolbox’ for assisting leaders improve their performance. Without one, they are far less efficient and effective as a coach.

Executive Leadership Coach Review:

Ask:

‘What leadership assessment tool do you use?’
‘Can I have a copy of a standard / example leadership report’
‘Do you offer an assessment prior to committing to a coaching contract / process’

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How To Choose An Executive Leadership Coach – The 9 Questions

Question 1 – Do you have a coach yourself?
Question 2 – Are you an accredited coach?
Question 3 – What is your experience as a leader?
Question 4 – What is your own coaching style?
Question 5 – Who else would you recommend?
Question 6 – What recommendations and success stories do you have?
Question 7 – What resources and tools do you have at your disposal?
Question 8 – What leadership assessment tool do you use?
Question 9 – How will you challenge me (and yourself)?

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Focussed, personal, confidential, honest and practical – all words that have been used in testimonials to describe the Institute of Management & Leadership Development’s Executive Leadership Coaching. If this sounds like something that could be useful for you or a member of your team, get in touch with us today for a confidential chat about your needs. If you would like to read what other clients experienced and gained through the Executive Leadership Coaching process, check out our LinkedIn recommendations, reviews and testimonials.

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08Sep

Executive Coaching Review – Jo Lanigan MCC, CMA

Michael PeinigerExecutive Leadership Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

A huge thank you to Jo Lanigan, MCC for your recent executive coaching review after working with our lead facilitator and Executive Coach, Michael Peiniger. Continual improvement is such as important part of being an executive Coach and facilitator of leadership. It would seem a little disingenuous of the team at Developing Leaders to focus attention and effort to encourage clients to continue their learning and development without also stepping up the plate and working on ours.

Michael is an extraordinary coach and a humble and energetic student. Having taught Michael over an extended period of time, I was thrilled with his ability to bring his fellow students together creating a close and well informed group. Nothing was ever too much for Michael. He has the ability to bring people together and he leads with strength, humility and extreme care for others. He is always there for the collective good.

Michael is well deserving of his Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential. He is an extremely skillful coach. His coaching is like his leadership style; strength with warmth. Skill with precision and deep knowledge of his craft. It has been my honour to know Michael and I have been able to witness how he has been able to bring deep transformation into other people’s lives.’
Jo Lanigan, MCC, ICF Coach Mentor

It was a pleasure to be part of this latest International Coach Foundation (ICF) accredited Professional certified Coach (PCC) program, not just because of the content and what was gained and implemented into our coaching programs, but because of the skilled facilitation of coaching ideas and techniques by the likes of Jo. In addition, working with a fantastic group of fellow PCC coaches from around the world only heightened the passion for this field and focus on the topic of leadership.

Thank you for your kind words Jo – it was a pleasure to work with you and the team.

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07Sep

How To Measure Your Employee’s Leadership Skills

Michael PeinigerLeadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

Everyone takes on the challenges of leadership in their own unique way. For this reason, measuring someone’s leadership skills can be difficult if you don’t have clearly defined measurements or any other examples of leadership to compare that person with.

Fortunately, leadership assessment tools are available to help you better understand your team and determine their strengths and weaknesses. First, to correctly assess your employees, you need to better understand the qualities of a good leader and why you should seek those qualities in your business.

Why Does Good Leadership Matter?

Excellent leadership is invaluable if you want to strengthen your company and grow to the next level. Here are a few reasons why leadership is important:

Leaders Attract Followers

People need guidance and want someone inspiring to look up to. No matter your industry, your employees will experience problems, challenges, and change. A good leader shouldn’t be aimless; otherwise, followers will look to someone else for direction. High-quality managers encourage company loyalty, thus helping to grow your business.

Investing In Brilliant Leaders Is a High ROI Activity

Leaders must take responsibility for the things that matter most in a business – people, strategy, delegation, communication, and follow-up. The qualities of a dedicated team lead will cause a ripple effect in your organization, leading to better finances, marketing, sales, and operations.

Create a Passionate Company Culture

Great leaders know that relationships matter. Being in a position of power requires you to connect your head to your heart, building a genuine love for the company, its success, and your employees’ success too. A passionate lead is authentic, caring, and eager regarding company values and helps instill the same in their team.

Qualities of a Good Leader

Identifying the attributes you would like to see in your employees is crucial for your company’s vision. When you know what you want, you can clearly communicate your expectations to your team, setting them up for success. Here are a few great qualities of a good leader:

Authentic
Creative
Dependable
Patient
Always striving to do better
Visionary
Inspiring
Strategic
Flexible
Passionate
Values-driven

Good Leaders Positively Impact Teams & The Bottom Line

Qualities of Poor Leadership

Now that you know the qualities of a good leader, it’s essential to identify the effects of bad leadership before you use a leadership assessment tool.

Bad leadership can:

Emotionally drain your employees
Increase turnover
Hurt productivity and revenue
Encourage poor behavior in general

By understanding the qualities you don’t want in your team leads, you can avoid investing your time and energy into the wrong people.

Avoidance

Someone who avoids conflict for the sake of comfortability may struggle in a leadership position. Being proactive is essential for someone with authority. Many problems and disagreements worsen with time, so they must be faced head-on. Encouraging an employee with this issue to get out of their comfort zone can alleviate this obstacle if they are willing to try.

Pride

While every leader should have confidence and expertise, pride can interfere with company culture and success. Employees who cannot admit their mistakes and take the suggestions of others may not be well-liked leaders. Issues with arrogance can breed resentment within a team, ultimately inducing failure.

Poor Communication

Leaders who don’t correctly communicate expectations, changes, or even feelings are not likely to find success. Poor communication equates to poor execution of strategies and goals. Employees who struggle with communication should improve verbal and written skills before being placed in positions of authority.

Selfishness

Someone who cares only for their own success and problems may be a selfish leader. Selfishness could look like unfair distribution of tasks, being inconsiderate of others’ feelings, blaming others for problems, and taking credit for successes. Greedy managers and leads hurt team morale and will find it difficult to get others to follow them.

Measuring Your Employee’s Leadership Skills

Now that you know what you want and need in your workplace, you are better equipped to monitor the leadership skills of your team members.

Measure your employee’s skills by:

Keeping track of each individual’s productivity
Having quarterly performance reviews
Ask for feedback from team leads
Workplace simulations
Education and certifications
Invest in leadership assessment tools

What Can Leadership Assessment Tools Do For You?

Leadership assessment tools are a precious investment you can use to ensure your company is on track for success. They can help you:

Keep Track Of Your And Your Team’s Strengths And Weaknesses

Identifying strengths and weaknesses allows you the opportunity to celebrate successes and zero in on issues. Acknowledgment is the first step in initiating meaningful change, and once you can see the flaws in your and your team’s strategies, you can start making a conscious effort to do better.

Make Decisions In Regards To Training And Coaching Methods

With a better understanding of your business, it’s easier to know what training and coaching your company will benefit from. Now that you’ve assessed your employees, there are many leadership programs that you can use to build your success.

Adapt Your Leadership Style To Align With Your Industry And Company Values

Every business has different needs, goals, and cultures. Leadership is not one-size-fits-all. Leadership programs in Melbourne enable you to adapt your style to fit your organization’s identity personally.

Good leaders can adapt their leadership skills to meet cultural needs — Good leaders can adapt their leadership skills to meet cultural and company needs

Become Aware Of The Individual Needs Of Each Team Member

Every employee brings a unique set of skills to the table. Identifying the various kinds of leaders you have in your business will help you better understand how to cater to their needs. By tuning into the diversity of your employees, you can help them flourish in the positions they are best suited to fill.

Become Better Equipped To Manage Your Growth

As a fast-growing business, things can start to feel overwhelming quickly. Assessing your team’s wide range of leadership skills allows for better delegation of tasks and understanding of needs. Knowing your team’s dynamic ensures you can manage the change that comes with growth.

Better Leadership Skills Is The Key To Success!

Taking the time to measure your employee’s leadership skills is a well-worth investment that helps increase your business’s revenue and makes your company a wonderful place to be. Investing in your employees’ success is an investment in your own success.

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05Sep

How to Choose An Executive Leadership Coach – Question 7 – What Resources and Tools Do You Use?

Michael PeinigerExecutive Leadership Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

This is a broad question, and it is seeking to understand the depth of knowledge of the leadership coach you will be working with. An effective Executive Leadership Coach talks about their field of expertise – either publicly in keynote speaking or webinars, online through videos or tutorials, or written in blogs / posts and articles. Take some time to read, listen or watch what they talk about and see if it resonates with you. Does this person talk about leadership / leadership skills in a way that appeals to you? If you can’t find your chosen leadership coach speaking about the topic of leadership in at least one of these mediums, walk away. Effective leadership coaches have a body of work that should be easy to find and demonstrate their understanding of the topic.

AIRBLEEDS - Personal Responsibility and Productivity Model — AIR/Bleeds Model for Personal Responsibility

In addition, ask to review or discuss their coaching outcomes documents and their confidentiality policy – it should be clear and easily understood. You want to know before you undertake a coaching process who the information you discuss is going to be shared with, how long notes are kept and what the records process entails.

Executive Leadership Coach Review:

Their website for articles, tutorials and videos
Look for Youtube or Vimeo videos speaking on the topic
‘Google’ their name and search for things like ‘leadership articles’

Ask:

Where can I find articles or videos of you discussing and explaining leadership and / or coaching?’
‘Can I have a copy of your Coaching Outcomes documents?’
‘What is your policy on confidentiality’

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How To Choose An Executive Leadership Coach – The 9 Questions

Question 1 – Do you have a coach yourself?
Question 2 – Are you an accredited coach?
Question 3 – What is your experience as a leader?
Question 4 – What is your own coaching style?
Question 5 – Who else would you recommend?
Question 6 – What recommendations and success stories do you have?
Question 7 – What resources and tools do you have at your disposal?
Question 8 – What leadership assessment tool do you use?
Question 9 – How will you challenge me (and yourself)?

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02Sep

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7 Signs Your Business is Lacking Leaders

Michael PeinigerDeveloping Culture, Emerging Leaders Program, Leadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

High-quality leaders are essential to the success of any business. A good leader will make your employees feel excited about their job, optimizing productivity and increasing company revenue.

Here Are 7 Signs Your Business Is Lacking Leaders

How can you tell if your business’s leaders need help? It helps to evaluate yourself first. Leadership training is a valuable tool that can teach your employees how to become more effective leaders in your work environment. Every business can benefit from leadership training, but yours may need it desperately if you struggle to inspire your employees.

None of Your Employees’ Work Is Up to Standard

Team members may feel aimless, confused, and unmotivated without an inspiring authority figure. If no one else around them is taking the initiative to produce exceptional results, why should they? A great leader at the helm will inspire employees to put their best foot forward and exceed expectations, increasing productivity and general morale.

Communication Is Limited or Nonexistent

Leaders should respond to messages, show up to work when expected, report on goals, and keep track of team members. As mentioned in a recent Harvard Business Review article, communication is key. A lack of communication demonstrates a disregard for the importance of the business, resulting in poor efficiency, confusion, and hostile culture.

Communication is Key To Developing Great Leader Relationships

Employee Turnover Is Through The Roof

High turnover indicates that your company may not be in a great environment. If a leader is not meeting their team’s needs, people will leave, resulting in an uneven workload and more investment into recruiting and training. Implementing excellent leadership practices in your business gives your employees somewhere to turn if they have a complaint or struggle. Resolving these problems may be the key to higher employee retainment.

There Is No Chemistry Between Your Team & Leaders

Good relationships make hard work days bearable. Good leaders maintain friendly, professional relationships with their team members and work to resolve any tension or argument. If it doesn’t seem like your team enjoys working together, they may be missing an inspiring leader to bring them together.

Low Morale Among Team Members

Work isn’t always exciting, but no one should dread it. Morale is what carries you through challenging or busy days. Good leaders buoy team members with encouragement, enthusiasm, and celebration of wins. If your workplace feels dull or tense, you may be missing an upbeat team lead. To better understand the individual strengths of each team member, consider using a leadership assessment tool like IMLD’s Velocity Leadership CheckPoint.

Employees Have Expressed Concerns About Current Team Leads

Don’t ever discount complaints from your team, especially when they are in regards to someone in a leadership position. If someone has made an effort to report concerns, the issue is severe enough to investigate. Leaders who play favorites, bully, and micromanage can be problematic and could be detrimental to your business.

There Are Many Incidents of Conflict Between Team Members.

Leaders inspire cooperation and ensure proactive resolution when it comes to personal conflict. Their involvement demonstrates expectations of respect and shows employees that they will not tolerate bullying. Constant fighting or intolerance between team members indicates a hands-off leadership style, which is not conducive to a productive work environment.

How To Improve Leadership

If any of these issues are prevalent in your workplace, it’s time to take action. If you feel powerless in how to improve leadership in your business, you’re not alone. It can be challenging to make assertive changes in company culture. Leadership training can help you implement strategies and expectations to improve the dynamic of your employees. Leadership assessment can help you identify your team members’ diverse strengths and weaknesses to better understand their role in your company and potential for growth.

There is no time to waste when it comes to changing leadership practices in your organisation. It’s time to lay out expectations and grow into your destiny for success.

Leadership Success can Take Many Paths - Leadership Coaching Can Provide That Perspective — Leadership Training and Assessment Can Make the World Of Difference For Employees

TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERS – A VELOCITY LEADERSHIP CHECKPOINT

Do you know the impact you have on your leader and / or team? Completing a leadership assessment tool to assess your leadership strengths and weaknesses is the first step that Carla took as part of her Emerging Leaders Program journey.

If you are unsure of your impact on your leader / team, perhaps you should complete the Velocity Leadership CheckPoint? 25 behavioural leadership traits, focussed in 5 distinct leadership capabilities – a ‘must know’ for any leader or team looking to drive high performance. If you haven’t completed the CheckPoint, get in touch with us today to arrange an appointment. Read through the comments and feedback from those that have – many say that it has had a profound effect on how they lead and perform within a team.

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01Sep

How to Choose An Executive Leadership Coach – Question 6

Michael PeinigerEmerging Leaders Program, Executive Leadership Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Assessment Tool

This question seeks to get past the fancy website and the sales pitch. An effective executive leadership coach will have dozens of recommendations from previous clients that are happy with the work that was completed, and even happier to tell others about it. Look to the person’s website for testimonials and see what they have said about the process, where they started and what they learned. Look up some of the testimonial names on LinkedIn – are they real people in leadership roles? Do they work for the person ? (I know, yet several coaches I sought for myself had a small number of reviews, and those were from peers, not clients). Look up the reviews of the business as well as the leadership coach on Facebook, Google reviews and alike – can you find recommendations?

Skilled Coaches Have Recommendations

If the person doesn’t have 20 or 30 clear and identifiable recommendations or reviews, they haven’t yet proven themselves as an effective leadership coach. It is also important to separate the leadership coach from the leadership business – while the business may have many reviews for their stable of coaches, the one in front of you may not. Also ask if you could speak to a previous client about what they got from the coaching process. An effective leadership coach will not only be able to provide you with names, they will have at least 5 clients they could willingly provide you the phone / contact details of to discuss their coaching.

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Executive Leadership Coach Review

Check their website or LinkedIn profile for 20 to 30 recommendations and reviews
Check reviews and people giving them are real and not from their own business
Separate the reviews of the business from the specific coach

Ask:

‘Can I speak to one or two of your previous clients to discuss what they learnt?’

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Question 1 – Do you have a coach yourself?
Question 2 – Are you an accredited coach?
Question 3 – What is your experience as a leader?
Question 4 – What is your own coaching style?
Question 5 – Who else would you recommend?
Question 6 – What recommendations and success stories do you have?
Question 7 – What resources and tools do you have at your disposal?
Question 8 – What leadership assessment tool do you use?
Question 9 – How will you challenge me (and yourself)?

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