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.
Leading Through Uncertainty: How to stay on Track and communicate with your team
Leadership is simple, not easy. This is one of our core beliefs at Building Champions because it concisely conveys that leading is more about hard work than complicated plans. And in times of uncertainty in business, it can feel like all of your energy is dedicated to keeping your team motivated and focused.
The Power of Connection
In March 2020, the global pandemic wiped the calendar clean. All events were cancelled. We moved to remote work, and the apartment I had merely slept in became the walls that protected me. And I didn’t notice at first, but the lack of social interaction began to wear on me. I felt tired, lethargic, uninspired.
Are Executive Retreats a Good Use of Resources?
Executive retreats are making a comeback after the pandemic. With many teams unable to get together for the past couple of years, a well-planned and properly executed retreat can be an excellent use of resources. They can provide a wealth of benefits to help your company get out of a rut or elevate organizational success.
What is a Leadership Development Program?
A good leadership development program is flexible and tailored to meet the individual’s needs. It recognizes that growth and development is a personal journey that calls for a personalized approach. Therefore, each program should provide support for the individual’s current needs and for any challenges they may encounter in the future.
The Importance of Leadership Coaching and Development
Leadership coaching isn’t just about teaching developing professionals to be better managers, but it’s about enhancing their personal drive for success throughout everything that they do. True leadership is about real human relationships and taking responsibility for the success of others around you. A developing leader of tomorrow can’t be expected to succeed though until they have learned how to properly self-lead, set goals for success, and establish the baseline they need to continue honing their craft throughout their careers.
What Are Leadership Competencies?
There are many education and experience requirements for leadership positions. However, leadership competencies don’t fall into the category of qualifications you possess to get hired for a position. Instead, leadership competencies are a combination of knowledge and abilities that make you an effective leader in a given position or organization. When you consider the varied roles that leaders fill in an enormous number of industries, it quickly becomes obvious that the same competencies might not work for every leadership role.
Understanding and Harnessing Executive Presence
The key element at the center of executive presence is a high level of confidence and an ability to easily make connections with the people around you. Having executive presence means showing your value, and that you belong in the room where it’s happening. This trait can be hard to define and even harder to learn, but it’s not impossible to cultivate.
Gain Trust as a Leader
Are you a trustworthy leader? Trust is the foundation of every healthy relationship. And before you, as a leader, can be trusted, you must be able to answer four key questions. Building Champions Coach Dan Foster unpacks each question in the newest Virtual Coaching Tip!
Boss vs. Leader: Which One Are You?
True leaders inspire others to be their best while providing clarity, purpose and guiding people to realize their set objectives. Unfortunately, not everyone in a leadership position is a good leader.
3 Ways to Calculate Vision
As humans, we spend a lot of time looking forward, to both determine our direction so we know what’s to come and build excitement for future experiences. And as leaders, it’s one of the most important things we bring to our team. After all, leadership without vision is just management.