Blogs on Executive Coaching, Inclusion, Equity, Belonging, Employee Engagement, Retention Strategies and more

Are You a Trusted Advisor?

By Kittie Watson | September 24, 2015

Are you an internal business leader who wants to be viewed as a Trusted Advisor? To secure a “seat at the table,” you must have the leader’s best interest at heart and gain the executive’s confidence in your ability to offer wise counsel.

Unwritten Rules: Does Your Shadow Organization Promote or Prevent Engagement?

By Kittie Watson | August 20, 2015

In each organization there are, in reality, at least two cultures–one that we speak about and one that we don’t. Click below to learn more about which one is more powerful and what that means to your employees, as well as the organization overall.

Communicate with Impact: The Real Work of Successful Leaders

By Kittie Watson | June 11, 2015

What is the “real work” of a leader? Communication. Without clear and compelling key messages reinforcing their vision, strategy, priorities and values, leaders are not successful. All great leaders possess at least one key communication asset…

High Potential Boot Camp: Legacy Leadership

By Kittie Watson | May 18, 2015

Volunteer service can be leveraged to deepen leadership capacities within each organization in ways that dramatically strengthen a company today, and lay the foundation for a more promising future for both the company and their community tomorrow.

Humility in a World of “Know it All” Leaders

By Kittie Watson | April 14, 2015

Many leaders who advocate for their own point of view discourage real conversation to inspire creative thinking, problem solving and dialogue. Innolect, a leader in offering the most current listening research, assessment tools, products and training, understands how listening leaders are critical to the sustainability of successful businesses.

How Smart is Your Team?

By Kittie Watson | March 13, 2015

We expect our teams to be agile and effective in solving problems, establishing strategy and making decisions. Leaders can help ensure that their teams are working “smart” by encouraging and facilitating in ways that help team members use their collective intelligence to adapt to changing situations.