New York Times best-selling author and Executive Coach, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, PhD, has partnered with Charlotte based WeSkill, to develop an innovative leadership program for business executives. Recognized as one of the fifteen most influential business thinkers in the world by Forbes and The (London) Times, Marshall’s partnership with WeSkill, a local business education delivery firm, establishes Charlotte as a hub for progressive leadership instruction.
WeSkill’s innovative Leadership program is 6-months in the making with insight provided by another well known thought leader, partner and fellow mentee of Goldsmith, Dr. Frank Wagner, PhD. “In a wired, hectic, ‘never the right time to work for oneself’ society, improving leadership needs to be specific, time sensitive, measured and reinforced. The WeSkill platform is the only delivery platform that can honestly say it hits each of these conditions,” says Dr. Wagner. Dubbed, “The Federal Express of Feedback,” while working with senior executives at IDS American Express, Dr. Frank Wagner has helped leaders achieve positive, long-term change in behavior since 1976. Together, Wagner, Goldsmith and the WeSkill team including founders Brian Parsley and Michael Hernandez, have created an in-depth foundation in established leadership principles and practice. Their challenging program focuses on personal values and behaviors, immediate and continuing improvement of concepts and skills, added insight into the many elements of leadership, and the creation of a personal philosophy of leadership. Working in harmony with the busy lives of professionals, the program blends online courseware with peer reinforcement to facilitate a face-to-face exchange of ideas, experiences and visions.
“Choosing WeSkill as a partner in developing an innovative leadership program was a no brainer,” says Dr. Goldsmith. “They’re consistent in their ability to provide reliable, relatable and relevant processes for behavioral change at the executive level. It is my belief that our leadership program has been designed to help top executives achieve genuine success in their role as leaders."
Co-founder and COO of WeSkill, Michael Hernandez emphasizes, “Charlotte is the leader in knowledge capital. This program harvests the same type of “best in class” leadership principles and truly has the ability to make Charlotte what Silicon Valley is to technology. It’s an online tool that allows for 360 degree conversations between senior executives and their leadership teams – an interaction missing from today’s intense business climate. ”
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, PhD and Dr. Frank Wagner, PhD are available for media interviews. To schedule, call 704-944-9400.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Turning Todays' Executive Challenges into Tomorrow's Successes
Summit Consulting and Training, the UK and Bahrain based leadership and management development company has announced the launch of its specialist executive and high-potential coaching service at http://www.scottwatson.co.uk/.
The new service, which has been painstakingly developed during the past three years, is intended to help key business executives and high-potential managers maximise their effectiveness and enhance employee engagement.
More than ever before, business leaders and managers are under ever-increasing pressure to deliver more value for their company, their employees and of course eager investors. But according to a survey of over 100 senior corporate executives undertaken by Summit, many leaders do not have access to a specialist, expert executive coach who can assist them in tackling significant business challenges more effectively and help them to develop higher levels of employee engagement.
Speaking of the launch, Scott Watson said, 'The current economic climate brings with it very different challenges than those faced during a period of economic growth or stability, and many leaders, whilst being technically brilliant, lack the very mature inter-personal skills, qualities and awareness to lead at or near their best on a consistent basis.'
But what did the survey results find?
78% of recipients stated that they did not currently have access to an executive coach, even though they thought they would benefit from such support
84% of recipients stated that they would prefer their company to recommend executive coach support rather than initiate it themselves
73% of recipients stated that they currently did not have time to participate in an executive coaching programme
but 86% stated that they believed they would benefit significantly by participating in an executive coaching programme
Commenting on the findings of the research, Watson stated, 'It is apparent that many executives believe they can enhance their effectiveness by participating in an executive coaching programme, but they perceive the obstacle in their way is a perceived absence of time to do it. And he believes that it is this very belief that will cause some executives to carry on as they currently are, even though they believe that their current habits and practices aren't adding best value to their employer. He continued, 'If an executive witnessed one or more of their direct reports under-performing, losing focus and not delivering the best results in terms of quality, productivity, efficiency and value, I expect the executive wouldn't think twice about addressing the person and the issue.'
And what does Watson see as the major stumbling block for executives not committing to an executive coaching programme? 'There aren't many employees who would be brave, or foolish enough to tell their boss that they weren't performing as well as they should, and that's the reason so many executives don't receive the candid, supportive feedback they would benefit from so greatly.' he concludes.
Please visit http://www.scottwatson.co.uk/ or http://www.summittraining.co.uk/ for more information.
The new service, which has been painstakingly developed during the past three years, is intended to help key business executives and high-potential managers maximise their effectiveness and enhance employee engagement.
More than ever before, business leaders and managers are under ever-increasing pressure to deliver more value for their company, their employees and of course eager investors. But according to a survey of over 100 senior corporate executives undertaken by Summit, many leaders do not have access to a specialist, expert executive coach who can assist them in tackling significant business challenges more effectively and help them to develop higher levels of employee engagement.
Speaking of the launch, Scott Watson said, 'The current economic climate brings with it very different challenges than those faced during a period of economic growth or stability, and many leaders, whilst being technically brilliant, lack the very mature inter-personal skills, qualities and awareness to lead at or near their best on a consistent basis.'
But what did the survey results find?
78% of recipients stated that they did not currently have access to an executive coach, even though they thought they would benefit from such support
84% of recipients stated that they would prefer their company to recommend executive coach support rather than initiate it themselves
73% of recipients stated that they currently did not have time to participate in an executive coaching programme
but 86% stated that they believed they would benefit significantly by participating in an executive coaching programme
Commenting on the findings of the research, Watson stated, 'It is apparent that many executives believe they can enhance their effectiveness by participating in an executive coaching programme, but they perceive the obstacle in their way is a perceived absence of time to do it. And he believes that it is this very belief that will cause some executives to carry on as they currently are, even though they believe that their current habits and practices aren't adding best value to their employer. He continued, 'If an executive witnessed one or more of their direct reports under-performing, losing focus and not delivering the best results in terms of quality, productivity, efficiency and value, I expect the executive wouldn't think twice about addressing the person and the issue.'
And what does Watson see as the major stumbling block for executives not committing to an executive coaching programme? 'There aren't many employees who would be brave, or foolish enough to tell their boss that they weren't performing as well as they should, and that's the reason so many executives don't receive the candid, supportive feedback they would benefit from so greatly.' he concludes.
Please visit http://www.scottwatson.co.uk/ or http://www.summittraining.co.uk/ for more information.
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