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Coached Leadership Circles
Cheryl Alexander & Associates!One Table !Multiple Minds !Breakthrough Conversation !Profound Connections !Expanded Possibilities !Extraordinary Results!
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Cheryl Alexander & Associates (CAA) interviewed 10,000 people about what led to their career success, engagement, productivity, dissatisfaction and departure: !
LEADERS THRIVE WHEN THEY:!
Capitalize on their strengths, values, perspectives and experiences.!
Experience trust, respect, and desire for multiple perspectives. Their voice makes a difference.!
Gain honest feedback, mentor one another, grow, and seek input.!
Have practices that keep life and self in dynamic balance.!
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The Need for Peer Learning + Coaching!
“With todayʼs fast-changing technology, increasingly global, multi-cultural, and team-based work
environments, no one mentor can possibly provide the guidance, exposure, and opportunities that are
so essential to effectively managing current job challenges or preparing for future leadership roles.”!
! ! ! ! ! !- MIT Sloan Management Review!
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A NEW PATH TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT !
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CAA Launches Coached Leadership Circles in 2003!
Marriage of peer and executive coaching with professional development, grounded in positive psychology and character based leadership. !
Sustained authentic engagement through structured deep discussion about what matters. Focus on critical career competencies and core leadership behaviors. Each month new insights are embedded in action, culminating in final individual ROI impact presentations.!
Customized 6-12 month programming. 1300 graduates.!
Representative clients: Covidien, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Carlson School of Management, Allianz, Flint Hills Resources, Buffalo Wild Wings, MN Recreation & Parks Association!
“The program moved me from disconnected and unmotivated ! to very engaged.”!
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ROI: Survey from 300+ Graduates (6 months – 3 years post CAA Coached Leadership Circles)
84% Experienced Higher Engagement With Boss Or Colleagues, With Positive Outcomes!
83% Experienced Increased Engagement In, And Enthusiasm For Their Work!
77% Are More Proactive In Managing Their Career!
76% Experienced Improved Leadership And Influence Skills!
74% Received Feedback From Their Boss Indicating Improved Performance!
70% Experienced Increased Commitment To Their Organization!
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Optional Enhancement: Involve Par+cipants In Strategic Projects
Provide leadership opportuniFes and addiFonal tangible value to the organizaFon by involving parFcipants in strategic projects focused on key prioriFes in business units. ParFcipants present results to senior leadership.
Benefits to the Organiza0on: 1) Align high potenFal projects with future leaders by creaFng a forum for parFcipants to link their experFse to business success. 2) Give parFcipants hands-‐on experience with proposing, resourcing, execuFng and measuring a strategic project with relevance to the greater organizaFon. 3) Link parFcipants with visible role models and funcFonal experts within the organizaFon to expand producFve sharing of ideas across business groups.
* ExecuFves, coaches, and program alum act as consultants to each coached leadership circle. Strategic project skills development provided in: Project Management; Working in Virtual Teams; Powerful PresentaFon Skills.
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As an Organization, You Benefit By:
1) Improving engagement and retenFon.
2) Expanding the capacity, impact, influence and resilience of your leaders.
3) Broadening collaboraFon and innovaFve thinking.
4) Enhancing the reputaFon of your organizaFon as a great place to work.
5) Bringing your organizaFonal core values to life.
6) Increasing effecFveness with diverse colleagues and teams, supporFng organizaFonal cohesion while driving business success.
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Executive Sponsor Feedback
“CAA mentor circles fundamentally changed the landscape for women at this company.” !
“We are in the fourth wave of CAA coached leadership circles for our field sales talent. This is a critical program for us that must continue because it has measurably impacted engagement and retention while closing the communication gap between corporate and the field.” !
“The CAA leadership exchange prepared our high potential employees to excel in the leadership roles we need them for, and gives them visibility with senior management.”!
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As a Participant, You Benefit By:
1) Becoming part of a deeply connected community, with renewed clarity, energy, engagement and passion.
2) Linking life vision, relaFonships, and career to reach professional and personal goals, with tools enabling you to be at your best more of the Fme, so you can thrive and remain whole even in the midst of chaos.
3) Tackling your current business, leadership and life issues with new insight, skills and perspecFve, to address rapidly changing technology, shi]ing organizaFonal structures, and unse^led global marketplace dynamics.
4) CreaFng your own map to guide you through the o]en turbulent waters of managing in the office and at home, into the calmness of leading with authenFcity and increased capacity.
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Representative Participant Feedback
“This program became my anchor in the storms. It gave me courage, strength and the platform from which I take greater risks, and step forward: I am leading on a new level.” CEO!
“This is my oasis in the midst of the insanity of life.” VP!
“Because of this program I now stop, reflect and shift focus before entering key meetings. I mentor and lead differently, helping people think on their own. In the other participants I have seen more intentional networking, leveraging of time, and speaking up with heightened impact. This has given me great confidence in the quality of our future leaders.” VP!
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What Makes CAA Coached Leadership Circles Unique!
Role of the coaches ! Rapidly builds trust and authentic dialogue! Content customized to fit strategic objectives ! Monthly participant commitments to action! Participant ROI presentation ! Rapid and large roll-out! Participants cascade learning into their team! Program rigor! Data proving program outcome! Combines executive coaching with peer learning and leadership development! Takes the ordinary out of leadership conversation! Opportunity to forge powerful connections between executives and high potential leaders!
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Why Coach-Led is Key!
Creating and maintaining a safe environment! Motivating all participants to go deep, fast! Asking powerful questions at the right time! Keeping participants in meaningful structured dialogue ! Maintaining positivity and talk from the inside out! Safeguarding focus on the topic and on possibilities! Adjusting continually to what the group needs while providing
consistency of experience across groups! Moving participants forward toward achievable goals ! Teaching peer mentoring, coaching, and listening skills! Holding participants accountable ! Managing the air time, flow, agenda, and fun! Moving the group toward self sustainability!
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Ques0ons? Thank You!
Our innovaFve, coached leadership circles boldly stand out in a crowded marketplace of mediocrity.
We welcome you.
Let’s Talk
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