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Your Best Performer Just Became Your Worst Manager
At a Glance: Most new managers fail because organizations promote based on past performance instead of role fit. When talented people move into positions that clash with their natural working style, both the person and the organization suffer. The...
How to Measure Strengths Training Effectiveness Beyond Completion Rates
Executive Summary: Traditional strengths training metrics (completion rates, satisfaction surveys, self-reports) don't measure actual behavior change. Instead, track these five indicators: (1) frequency of strengths language in team interactions,...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Five: Versatility & Organizational Development Skills: Guiding the Journey: Skill 56 – Facilitate a Group or Organization Through the Five Stages of Development
Understanding team and organizational stages (Skill 55) is crucial—but being able to guide individuals, teams, and even entire organizations through those stages is where transformational leadership truly comes to life. This skill moves us from...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Five: Versatility & Organizational Development Skills Understanding Group Dynamics Skill 55 – Recognition of Team and Organizational Development Stages
If you’ve ever led a team, you’ve likely noticed that some days the energy is high, collaboration is seamless, and momentum is strong—while other times feel disjointed, tense, or uncertain. What’s happening? Team dynamics don’t just happen...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Five: Versatility & Organizational Development Skills Sharpening Your Leadership Toolkit Skills 53 & 54 – Skill Assessment and Skill-Shifting
As transformational leaders, we don’t just operate from intention—we act with precision. That’s where Skills 53 and 54 come in. These two skills are about mastering your leadership toolbox and knowing not only what to do, but when and how to do it....
Transformational Leadership Series Section Five: Versatility & Organizational Development Skills Leading with Role Clarity and Adaptability Skills 51 & 52 – Role Assessment and Role-Shifting
As you continue to mature as a transformational leader, it becomes increasingly important to understand the different roles you may need to play in any given situation. Just as you learned to assess and shift your style in Skills 49 and 50, Skills...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Five: Versatility & Organizational Development Skills Leading with Flexibility and Insight Skills 49 & 50 – Style Assessment and Style-Shifting
In this section of the Transformational Leadership framework, we move into a powerful set of skills that amplify everything you’ve built so far. Mastering versatility—especially in how you relate to people, environments, and roles—equips you to...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Four: Team & Consulting Skills Sustaining Growth and Accountability Skills 47 & 48 – Leading Continuous Learning and Building Accountability Systems
As we move deeper into team and organizational development, it’s no longer enough to simply launch plans and assess outcomes. The most effective teams grow stronger through continuous learning—and they thrive when everyone is accountable for...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Four: Team & Consulting Skills From Vision to Execution Skills 45 & 46 – Implementation Planning and Assessing Team Performance
A compelling vision and a well-aligned strategy are only as powerful as the actions taken to bring them to life. This article in the Transformational Leadership Series moves us from agreement to execution and measurement with two vital skills:...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Four: Team & Consulting Skills Direction and Unity Skills 43 & 44 – Facilitating Consensus on Mission, Vision & Purpose and Strategy Consensus Building
At the core of every high-performing organization is clarity of purpose and alignment of strategy. Without these, teams drift, decisions splinter, and energy scatters. In this article, we explore two skills that help leaders create both the “why”...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Four: Team & Consulting Skills Readiness and Resonance Skills 41 & 42 – Change Willingness & Readiness and Facilitating Team Spirit & Values Alignment
When organizations change, not everyone moves at the same pace. Some race ahead, while others dig in. Some align with energy and trust; others drift in confusion. That’s why transformational leadership requires more than process—it...
Transformational Leadership Series Section Four: Team & Consulting Skills Guiding People Through the Unknown Skills 39 & 40 – Change Management Facilitation & Change Communication
Change is no longer an event—it’s a permanent reality. Whether you’re rolling out a new system, restructuring a department, or redefining culture, people will feel the stretch between the comfort of “what was” and the uncertainty of “what’s next.”...