Category: Leadership

Leadership Training: What’s The ROI?

For all levels of leaders - from brand new managers to C-suite executives - leadership training offers a path towards expanding the capacity of leaders in your organization to operate in the roles they currently possess, and the roles you hope they will grow into. Companies that invest in leadership training understand that investing in…

Leadership: Where Everything Rises and Falls

Every organization involves a complex dynamism of human activity, and every new individual added increases the complexity. How can an organization ensure that all that activity happens synergistically, make sure people aren’t working at cross-purposes, resolve disputes, bring people together to work toward a common purpose, and achieve alignment across stakeholders with a common set…

Key Leadership Competencies For Consulting & Management

What are the key leadership competencies every employer is looking for? What are the essential competencies that make employees stand out across organizations? How can you develop your abilities? Although there is a seemingly endless list of leadership competencies that cover a vast array of roles within a company, there are only a handful of…

The Effects of Micromanagement

Micromanagement is a demoralizing, controlling, rarely effective management method that wreaks havoc in many workplaces. While the intent behind micromanagement is often sincere, the resulting outcome leads to diminished productivity and employee morale. So, how can we learn the signs of micromanagement and how to prevent it? Let’s dive in. What Is Micromanagement? Micromanagement, in…

KPMG Lakehouse: KPMG Professional Development Center

KPMG Lakehouse is changing the training game. Prior to the launch of the KPMG Lakehouse training center in Orlando, Florida, you’d never hear a KPMG consultant saying, “I really love corporate training. It’s so much fun. It’s especially enjoyable when combined with stays at ‘Hotel Ho Hum’ after endless traveling to and from those training…

Tipping Point Leadership

Leading in today’s business environment is not easy, and creating change is even harder. William Bratton understood that. In 1994, Bratton pioneered what has now come to be known as tipping point leadership, an unconventional method for approaching large-scale organizational change. Bratton is a former New York City Police Commissioner who took the reins of…

Adaptive Leadership: 5 Principles

In today’s world, adaptive leadership is an essential skill for anyone interested in pursuing a career in management consulting. Originally developed by Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky of Harvard Business Review, adaptive leadership principles are quickly replacing the more traditional top-down leadership structure of days gone by. In today’s fast-paced business environment, the old approach…

Effective Leadership in Turbulent Times

In turbulent times like these, effective leadership sets the tone and direction for an organization. Nerves are on edge and uncertainty can decrease productivity, but an effective leader can motivate others to remain calm and keep the larger vision in view. What Is Effective Leadership? Before we can talk about effective leadership, it is important…

Leadership Development: The Ultimate Consulting Soft Skill

Leadership Development is a big focus of organizations the world over, with Leadership Development programs and training garnering an annual investment of close to $14B each year. This is for good reason – leadership is the one “it” factor that can quickly transform a company. With so much money being spent on developing leadership skills,…

Types of Leadership: Position vs Influence

There are two types of leaders. We’ve all experienced both types at some point in our careers. There is the leader who solely relies on his or her position to lead but doesn’t know how to effect real change. Then there is the true leader who knows how to influence people, not relying on a…