Executive & Leader Training

Design Thinking. Frameworks, Critical and Creative Thinking. Design thinking is a powerful learning framework for making sense of complex adaptive systems and ill-structured problems. Design thinking involves abductive reasoning, using creativity and empathy, to construct an explanation from observations. Properly framing a problem is critical to the iterative process of developing an approach to address it.

Vision versus Visualization. A "leader's vision" is the overarching, future-oriented goal or desired state that a leader aims to achieve, essentially a mental picture of the organization's future direction, while "leader visualization" is the active mental process of creating a detailed, vivid image of that vision in one's mind, allowing for a deeper understanding and commitment to the leader's vision; essentially, visualization is the act of mentally picturing the vision in detail.

Decision-Making Processes. Effective decision-making is the ability to make informed choices that lead to the desired outcome. It's a skill that can be developed and is important for success in both personal and professional life. The ability to gather tools, information, analysis, alternatives, and weighing consequences / cost / risk against the opportunities and time available.

Identifying Cognitive Bias. Cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from the norm or rationality in judgment. Individuals often create their own "subjective reality" from their perception of the input. It is about how we process information. The ability to understand when and how they are built can help diagnose the limitations of your own biases.

Executive Relationships. Mentorship, Leader Presence (direct v organizational leader relationships), trust, initiative, and empowerment are key components for the success of an organization and the people within them. Building and leading teams are not “one-size fits all” recipes that require the leader to be able to reference a variety of frameworks for success with subordinates, peers, and superiors.

Leading through Transitions.  Today’s leaders need to develop capabilities that can facilitate ongoing transformation. New leaders need to identify frameworks that allows them to scale a change or strategic initiative, encourage individuals or teams of teams, or meet a unique business challenge that deliver impact now while building additional capabilities to lead through future changes.

Resiliency (Personal and Professional). The resilience can be built through planning, training, culture, empowerment to the junior leaders, and a belief in their mission. It keeps the organization focused on its core competencies, builds trust and confidence with its customers and employees.

Reception, Organization and Reorganization. Military organizations have huge turn-over every year - but so do businesses. Personal attention made by a leader ensures everyone is integrated as part of the team. Leaders that invest time and focus on the reception of new members can set an important tone in the organizations culture.

Innovation Mindset. It’s a combination of curiosity, resilience, collaboration, and a drive to make an impact. It's about fostering an environment that encourages new ideas and nurtures bold thinking, finding new paths, new ways, and challenge the status quo.