Using Executive Development as a Forum to Drive Alignment and Cohesion

Posted by Andrea Butcher on Feb 11, 2019 9:28:00 AM

There's never been more pressure on executive leaders to perform at a higher level in a wider range of areas. While leadership today is more complex at all levels, the role of enterprise leadership presents unique challenges. It can be daunting to keep up, given the complexity and the rate of change in so many different parts of the business.  

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Topics: Talent Mangement, Strategy, Leadership, Talent Development

Leadership Development is a Process: 5 Tips to Maximize the Experience

Posted by Andrea Butcher on Nov 6, 2018 9:34:00 AM

Transformational – Empowering – Collaborative – Thought-Provoking – Practical – Enlightening

This list represents six of the words that individual participants shared when I asked each of them to use one word to describe the leadership development experience so far. We were three months into a six-month development process and I wanted to see where their heads and hearts were.

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Topics: Talent Mangement, Strategy, Talent Development

Focused Visioning & Goal Setting

Posted by Andrea Butcher on Sep 28, 2018 2:28:27 PM

You are creating your life as you go based upon how you think about your life. Are you intentional about that or are you reacting to what is?

I am passionate about visioning and goal-setting. In 2007, I created a 10-year plan for my life using the process that I outline in this post. At that time, I was single (three years post-divorce), working for a consulting firm, and trying to figure out how to balance a career while raising my five-year old daughter, 

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Topics: Vision, Goals, Strategy, Planning, Leadership