ENLIGHTEN
The answer is right in front of you.
A focused vision can provide a path.
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You have the ambition. You have the vision. Now, let’s make things happen.
A culture of excellence just doesn’t happen by chance. You have to commit to make changes.
We’ll help you build a culture of excellence on a solid foundation of employee engagement where an inclusive environment leads to a bias towards action. Successful executives are concerned about their company’s culture; how their employees perceive it; and, how their customers perceive it.
"Being a great place to work is the difference between being a good company and a great company."
– Brian Kristofek, President and CEO, Upshot
Here’s the Big Question:
Are you unsure about the current state of your organization’s work culture?
Whenever we begin speaking with a new client about leadership, communication, or relationship building, we begin with some -or all- of these questions. And if you’re able to answer these open and honestly, 99/100 times you’ve built a clear roadmap to improving performance and culture. Let’s see how you do:
Lessons from the L&P Blog: Engagement in today’s New Normal.
You are missing a good opportunity for full employee engagement if you are unprepared to deal with the underlying issues impacting today’s workforce. The best way to provide this opportunity is to model a non-confrontational environment based on discussion and inclusion. The company that does not shy away from important current topics will be the company that demonstrates their culture is not just on the surface.
Posted On: 01/21/21
The Next Generation
Veteran managers and supervisors are often suspect of the younger generations’ motivation and commitment…
Posted On: 01/21/21
Social Justice
It appears that many today are talking “through” each other. Terminology used in the discussion is often is ambiguous…
Posted On: 01/21/21
Blue Review
Without a doubt, the strength of our communities begins with the confidence we place in the first responders…
Leadership in the Field: L&P Resource Library
Ron Hewett is a prolific writer and speaker. Over the course of his career, he’s built an impressive catalog of articles, thoughts, and essays around the importance of leadership skills and communication. If you had to research the important characterizations of a successful leadership style, you couldn’t ask for a better place to start.
A Culture of Excellence
As a leader, at some point in your career you will probably have the opportunity to take over a failing operation or see the need to rekindle the fire in an organization that has grown content with its past success. In either case, all eyes are on you, as well as the pressure, to generate the spark to lead change in a positive direction…
An Inclusive Environment
At some point when I coach executives and managers we arrive at a discussion of the most important characteristics of a good leader. You can find dozens of surveys pointing out the Top Ten characteristics. Vision, honesty, integrity, communication skills, resilience, passion are often cited among others, but you never see one survey match another.
A Bias Towards Action
Ramona has 18 direct reports which she describes as high performers. During discussions aboard the battleship she was concerned about meeting her supervisor’s expectations and the pressures of having a large number of direct reports. At times, juggling her supervisor’s expectations and the needs of those she supervised created an anxious environment for her…
