This year we celebrate 19 years as a Leadership Coaching and Consulting company and it has been a wonderful experience. It is humbling to look through our database and see the names of thousands of leaders we have been able to help. We plan to keep it going for at least another 10 years and anticipate continued success. Thank you to all our clients, strategic partners, and coaches for all your help in our journey!
Also, shout out to our sister company, Real Coaching Success (RCS). Over 500 coaches have been encouraged and equipped through the RCS resources. Congrats!
New Resources for Our Clients
- Article by Dr. Nathan Baxter: “What are the Odds You Will Finish Well?”
- Brand new episode of our Finishing Well Conversation Podcast with Paul Taylor (on Spotify or Apple)
- 2 Executive Leadership Tips
- Quick Leadership Thought on Servant Leadership
What are the Odds You Will Finish Well?
by Dr. Nathan Baxter
I read a book in 1999, that posed this question and I have never forgotten how it impacted me. As a matter of fact, I went on to develop a leadership coaching model that I use in my practice today when I am working with executives.
What caught my attention is that the author that posted the question went on to say that in his 20+ years of tracking leaders, his conclusion was that MOST leaders do not finish well.
What an audacious claim to make. “Who is this guy and what does he know anyway?”
Click here to download and read the full article.
Finishing Well Conversations Podcast
Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Episode #4: Paul Taylor
Key topics include: Finding how to live again after the murder of his 3 grandsons, being a leader who lost his way, the battles most men face, and re-tooling so that he can finish well.
Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple.
My connection to Paul is that he was my pastor and boss for 16 years. He also performed my wedding ceremony and has counseled my wife and I over the years in our marriage. He served as a pastor in various churches for over 40 years. He now focuses on helping dying churches find the next best steps and he and his wife Linda speak to groups using their story to help others who are going through grief.
Two Executive Leadership Tips
Tip #1:
Take a fresh look at your org chart and place an “L” beside each name that you depend upon to help you lead your company/organization forward. Then rank each person on a scale of 1-5 in terms of how well they are leading. For example: Bob (L3), Terry (L5), Bill (L2), Casey (L4). Help each of your key leaders create a professional development plan (PDP) for 2025. Be sure to establish dates for each quarter where you will meet to review their progress.
Tip #2:
Your discipline to lead yourself well and focus on who and what matters most is critical to the success of your company. To help you continue to excel as a leader, create a list of you top 3-5 questions to ask yourself each week to help you focus your way forward. Examples: (1) Did I take time this week for personal or professional development?, (2) Did I properly prepare for our weekly leadership team meeting?, (3) Did I coach my top 3 leaders this week?
Leadership Nugget
Servant leaders feel their role is to help people achieve their goals. They constantly try to find out what their people need to perform well and live according to their vision. They put an emphasis on bringing out the magnificence in people. (Leading at a Higher Level, Ken Blanchard, p. 262).
Servant leadership is a popular philosophy of leadership but research shows that it does not consistently deliver the results it promises. If you are serious about being a servant leader, then be sure to insist on being evaluated for your performance for both the scoreboard and improving the culture of your company. No measurement, no improvement.
Consider engaging with Lead Self Lead Others
Let us know if we can meet with you and tell you more about any of the following:
- Leadership coaching for your key leaders, present and future.
- Performance evaluations with improvement coaching.
- Interviewing potential new hires using the Birkman® assessment.
- Customized leadership and management training.
- Company culture surveys.