“It’s time to update and simplify leadership! Too many leadership “models” have
too much science and not enough practical direction. Great leaders define four
key activities that engage their business and provide clear strategic direction.”

— Steve Walmsley

Leadership Effectiveness

Developing strong leadership effectiveness skills will help your organization grow, be more profitable and drive long-term success. We have over 20 years experience and coaching expertise working with leaders at Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies and entrepreneurial firms.

We define the four key activities of great leaders through the simple questions of Where, What, Why and How:

• Where are we going? Direction and strategies need to be relevant, practical and understandable.
• What are we doing? Progress and results are clear and observable. Ensure success today and while advancing strategically.
• Why are we doing it? This characterizes your mission and purpose – why we can make a difference in behaviours and processes that are meaningful to people and defined in more than mechanical or quantitative terms.
• How do we work here? This is the single biggest culture defining piece; this exemplifies how we make a difference, how we can be successful, how we can help the business succeed and how we make the strategy come alive.

Our Leadership Effectiveness is based on research with top-performing businesses, and our approach coaches leaders to integrate high performance behaviours by communicating and demonstrating the where, What, Why and How. This process invites engagement and drives ownership.

We help you make business growth and strategies real by connecting past with present and future thus clarifying the path and making it relevant to the present. We show you that people become engaged when they see real commitment, use of strengths, and openness to learning and adapting.

Leadership Support for You and Your Team

We work closely with you and your team to identify the critical actions that will achieve immediate and dramatic results. Whatever your challenge, we make sure you have information and strategic coaching to get where you want to be – and beyond. Our unique process will:

• Strike a balance between personal goals and the broader priorities of business
• Maximize the potential of your people and your business
• Align your group goals and values with your organization’s overall business plan
• Get everyone performing with more enthusiasm and focus, greater productivity and clearer communication.

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“Steve had a challenging time dealing with the three people at a time, but stepped up to the challenge. He remained objective and supportive in very trying circumstances. Personal coaching was valuable in that it was pointed, relevant, effective, and responsive. It enabled me to become more objective and conscious of dynamics. Steve is smart, likable and he caught on fast. He had a client with a situation that was neither trivial nor a simple exercise and acquitted himself well.”

David Williams
Managing Partner
Decoform Inc. (since acquired)

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Walmsley and Co circa 2002

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