A daunting new responsibility, a challenging assignment or a personal life change – these can all be inflection points. The best leaders take these moments for leadership development.

• We work with you to diagnose where you are, and why. 
• Using tools and metrics, we help you to learn about yourself and how you are showing up.
• Then, we identify leverage points for change, unlocking growth and putting you on a virtuous growth cycle.

Grounding

Strong leaders don’t just believe in the value of their work. They feel it is important to the world, and making it happen fascinates them. This makes them resilient. They learn from failure and move forward. 

We help leaders to get fully grounded by asking:

• Are your personal values connected to your firm's purpose and today’s work?

• How can you make the work important for the people who will do it?

• How can you inspire optimism, while not ignoring the learning that failure brings?

Relating

Getting things done in a complex environment is difficult. It can’t be accomplished in a vacuum. Successful leaders build broad networks and constructive relationships with the people who make their work successful. Relationship-rich leaders develop deeper organizational awareness and empathy. They are genuinely curious about their organizations and seek learning opportunities. 

We ask:

• Do you have networks, relationships, or both?

• Are your relationships centered on the most important areas of work and life?

• Do you act with your legacy in mind?

Owning

Feeling ownership lets leaders raise the bar for themselves and their teams. They create stretch performance standards for themselves and others. They also know their teams need to feel ownership as well, so they give autonomy and inspire mutual trust.

We ask:

• Do you have autonomy and trust from your bosses and peers?

• Do you trust your teams, and do they trust you?

• How do you monitor progress?

Working

Without productive, efficient ways to work, even the smartest plans will fail. Beyond work, leaders need time to re-energize and dream. 

We ask:

• Do you understand the difference between routine and ad hoc work?

• Do you have efficient, regular forums to review and recalibrate progress toward your goals? 

• Are you a role model for sustainable leadership?