There’s no doubt the word empathy brings warm, touchy-feely things to mind – but don't be fooled. The power of a relationship of empathy and understanding is alive and highly valued among the elite SEAL Teams and ultra-performers as noted in Jim Collins’ best sellers “Good to Great” and “Great by Choice”.

As leaders we desire to be understood, but all too often we fail to understand. It creates a tension that can handcuff our influence and our leadership – and diminish our teams’ effectiveness and derail our teams’ goals and objectives. 

This Simple Truth can be a game-changer for your leadership. We'll unpack this critical truth that can break down silos, increase trust, and position you and your team to perform at a higher level.

The Edge // Simple Truths:  Empathy (Mar 2014)

Being committed to personal and professional development is necessary and critical for leaders. Our credibility to lead often comes from those who see and experience our growth journey that brings change to the organization – from the inside out.

The challenge is that most development occurs in the midst of problems rather than through a proactive lens and strategic plan. The result of problem-based development is a leader who pushes his team with the flavor-of-the-month leadership which breeds low trust and low results. The result of proactive development is a leader who pulls and challenges his team to reach new levels through the lens of a much bigger plan.

Join us as we dive into how to put together a proactive development plan that impacts the organization from the inside out.

The Edge // Simple Truths: Growth (Apr 2014)

Everything rises and falls on leadership, and leadership rises and falls on character. Who we are, when no one is looking, is a deep and personal journey for every leader. What's funny, is that when we think about character, we often tend to think of those around us who need to work on their character - before we think about needing to work on our own.
 
We'd all agree, in this day and age of speed in business and media and everything that comes with it, character matters! Truth is, we are all just one bad decision away from messing up everything that is good in our lives.
 
Don't miss this final "Edge" when we'll focus on how we can build and strengthen our character over the summer so we can meet the challenges of life and business head-on in a healthy, profitable way that impacts our companies, our teams, and our families.

The Leader's Edge Inc.