Evolving conscious leaders, teams and organizations through coaching and consulting Have you ever known someone who worked on a team, they brought out the best in all the players, and they achieved results beyond anyone’s expectations? (more…)
Leading the 21st Century Small Business On-the-Job Learning for Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Managers Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers want to build high performance cultures, but most are unsure of how to begin. We built our collaborative leadership and management development programs on our 25 years of developing and coaching the most successful executives and managers within the best workplace universities and cultures. Unlike university leadership programs built on theory alone, we empower business owners, CEOs and managers through a collaborative learning model. In small groups, participants learn and develop skills required of their roles by applying the lessons within their companies and learning from each other. Working collaboratively in your learning team, you will focus on practical solutions to sticky leadership challenges people are facing and figure out why their…
The Engagements Led the Culture Transformation of three airplane programs to a team-based system for engaging and involving 10,000 employees site-wide. The one-year project resulted in significantly improved levels of employee engagement, measurable efficiency and resource optimization. Entrepreneurial Culture Threatened: After merging with a large, successful company in the entertainment industry, the CEO hired us to assist with the post-merger integration of his entrepreneurial communications company. After experiencing phenomenal growth, the CEO’s major concern was losing his best and brightest talent due to the perceived clash between entrepreneurial and big political cultures. Testimonial "Great leaders know that people are the priority and Cynder is a prime example of a Level 5 leader (Jim Collins - "Good to Great")! Her innovative ideas helped shaped us to both drive business and…
Blog – EE Engagement If you want to stimulate creativity in the workplace, evaluate your company’s organizational structure. Leaders typically tap only a small portion of their employees’ creative capabilities. We consult with companies to develop talent strategies that identify andleverage employees’ strengths and align with business objectives. A few of our projects include:
Leadership Skills Training: A Collaborative Model for the Small Business Take your company to the next level Business owners, entrepreneurs and managers want to build high performance cultures, but most are unsure of how to begin. Cynder Niemela empowers them through a collaborative learning model. In small groups, participants learn and develop a combination of skills required of their roles to advance their company cultures. In collaborative learning groups, leaders learn by applying the lessons within their companies and they learn from each other. Recent topics covered include: Leading the 21st Century Small Business Gaining Competitive Advantage with Shared Leadership Teams Delegating for Business Success Setting, Managing and Achieving Organizational Goals Blue Belt Leadership: Align your business strategy with your leadership values and strengths Leading High Impact Teams Create Innovation…
Research shows most people join an organization eagerly ready to perform and add value to their new employer. However, few organizations can sustain that level of employee engagement past six months. Employee engagement is defined as the extent to which employees commit to something or someone in their organization, how hard they work, and how long they stay because of that commitment. 35 years of research consistently finds that employees perform best when they feel personally connected to their work and their organization, they understand the company’s direction, and they can connect the significance of their role in helping the company reach its goals. Building an engaged workplace requires the consistent commitment of leaders and managers. Engagement is a challenge to measure and affecting it requires a holistic understanding of…
The need for transformational leadership in business, government and society has never been greater. Beyond conventional wisdom and servant leadership, today's leaders focus on developing practices, behaviors, attitudes and values that provide focus and meaning, energize people and their organizations. (more…)
