I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I don’t have all the answers for you. I mean, it’d be nice, wouldn’t it? But I don’t. And I wouldn’t trust anyone who said they did.
Process matters. We will work together to develop what’s right for your leadership style and organization. I wonder, when you’ve made plans in the past, did everyone have confidence in the process? Did you know why you needed a plan? Were the right people in the room? The people who were really having to do the work involved?
This is the beginning of the process we will work on together when creating a vision and strategic plan. And I want to admit something here: I’ve tried to do this as a leader from within the organization, but it was hard. With a capital H.A.R.D. Why? Because we are limited even as a team leader, even when we are at our best and self-differentiated, we are limited.
Having an outside perspective allows us all to observe ourselves differently. It allows us to hear each other in new ways and learn the culture of your organization. In other words, it deepens your understanding and allows everyone to get on the same page. Hopefully, you will get some help from your team while you push that bolder uphill.
Last, because I combine Leadership Coaching with Process Consulting, your team will not just walk away with a plan but action items and an accountability system to achieve your goals. I have a gift of being able to see the big picture while working on practical details. If you’re ready to get unstuck in your progress, set up an appointment below. I’d love to help.
Organizational Assessments & Evaluations
Organizational assessments and evaluations help bring clarity, focus, and direction by aligning your internal resources (people, programs, stated priorities) with your current resources and external marketplace realities.
What is the ethos of your organization?
This question raises my heart rate; I get excited, and I get curious in anticipation of your answer.
However, many organizations cannot answer this question. I often hear elevator pitches or a recitation of a mission statement, but often these answers do not get to the character of your organization, your guiding beliefs, or your ideals.
To get to a concrete answer, we will spend time together listening to everyone within the organization, asking the right questions, and being able to do evaluations from an honest place, looking at all angles. This isn’t just a process of ideals but of reality as well.
Once we answer these questions, we can begin to ask if these are the characteristics we want to live with. Is this who we want to be? If the answer is no, we can develop a plan to live more authentically into who you want to be.
If you come to learn that your ethos is aligned with who you want to be, then how do you communicate that message more effectively? How can our organization grow in this learning?
Being able to fully articulate your organization’s ethos brings clarity to the organization and its leadership. Everything you do, every decision you make, is seen through that filter. Does this align with our values and character? Will this decision allow our organization to fully understand our mission and purpose?
Think about all the possibilities for you as a leader and the other leaders of your organization if you had this clarity. Lean into that excitement and set up a time to talk using the link below.
Shannon Weston 