Let’s be clear—we’re not a coaching company. For us, coaching is a strategic tool, not the ultimate goal.
There’s been a lot of noise lately about the “death” of consulting, especially with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). But as Luk Smeyers aptly put it, “Consulting is not dead. Stop the nonsense.” We couldn’t agree more.
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Type the words “top leadership skills” into the search engine of your choice and you’ll get an endless list of lists.
I was working with a senior leader who was promoted and suddenly found himself overseeing one of his companies’ largest strategic divisions. The role involved managing more than 3,000 people in multiple functions and taking full ownership of P&L.
I recently read that amateur golfers like me should spend about three hours per week on the practice range trying to refine our games.
Imagine this scene: Fade into a senior leadership team meeting, in progress:
"Wait, wait, wait! Didn't we already decide that we were moving forward with the design?" asked Heather.
Stefano jumped in, "I thought we agreed on what we were going to do, but we still need to talk through how we're going to do it."
"I remember having a conversation about it but not making a decision," replied Nanda.
"What are you talking about?" quipped Millie.
Sadly, this type of exchange happens too often within leadership teams*.
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