The Building Champions Leadership Development Blog
Drawing upon their decades of leadership experience—and the hundreds of conversations they have each week with leaders across the country—our team of coaches deliver insights, strategies, and tips to help you improve how you lead and live.
The Power of Reflection
Greek philosopher Socrates famously stated, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” And from this statement, we can infer meaning that to live a life without self-assessment, intentionality, and feedback would risk purpose, potential, and fulfillment. And that’s why self-reflection is so necessary for a human seeking purpose in both life and leadership. We all need course corrections and adjustments at times, but it’s impossible to know the changes needed if we don’t take the time to pause and reflect.
In this article, we discuss the power of reflection and the three key areas every leader must regularly reflect upon in order to be their best both personally and professionally.
Building Trust as a Leader
Belonging is built on trust, and trust is shaped by how leaders show up every day. In this Coach Tip Video, Executive Coach Todd Mosetter explores the four questions employees are always asking their leaders—questions that influence whether people feel seen, supported, and safe enough to fully engage. Watch to gain practical insight into how intentional leadership fosters belonging and helps create healthier, higher-performing teams.
Belonging: The Antidote to the Great Detachment
Throughout the last few years, we’ve experienced the Great Resignation, quiet-quitting, and the Perk-cession, just to name a few of the buzzy terms assigned to workplace culture shifts. But for the last year or two, we’ve been wading through the Great Detachment. Employees are struggling to find contentedness in their roles, resulting in low levels of engagement and job satisfaction. And with economic fluctuations and increasing technological advancements, it makes sense that prolonged uncertainty and rapidly changing market needs could discourage employees from fully embracing their work.
So, what can be done about it? How do leaders help employees attach to their roles in a healthy way?
In this article, we cover the importance of belonging, how it can increase employee engagement, foster a dynamic organizational culture, and create an environment where people want to be.
The 4 AI Strategies You Need
We’re currently living in what has been termed the New New Economy (and no, that’s not a typo). It means that the digital landscape and introduction of artificial intelligence have dramatically shifted and globally impacted the way we all do business, differentiating it from the New Economy launched by the dot com era. And when the way we work changes, the specific functions and skills needed to accomplish a new way of doing business must adapt too. Of course, many are interpreting that to mean that AI is taking away jobs, and in some cases, that will be true, but it’s also going to create new jobs—and it’s important to understand that technology will never replace human-centric skills.
In this article, we share four strategies you need surrounding how your organization embraces and integrates (or sometimes even rejects) artificial intelligence.
The Cost of Comfort: How Discomfort Builds Better Leaders
Most of us like to be comfortable, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing; but the pursuit of comfort can become a negative when chosen over growth. When you postpone the conversation you know you need to have, when you soften expectations to avoid tension, or when you delay a decision you need to make, you’re choosing comfort. And it can feel harmless—because in the moment, comfort looks like peace; but when you learn to lean into the opportunity that comes through discomfort, you grow.
In this article, we share how discomfort can actually be a catalyst for growth and the five leadership benefits that come with it.