Align4Profit Leadership Development Blog

Helanie ScottLeadership development may be the most important activity in any organization. In my quest to helping men and women become more and more effective leaders, I share weekly articles that are a quick read with a promise to give your leaders actionable tips they can implement immediately.

It’s my goal to share my experience together with candid and pragmatic advice founded on deep research.

Read and enjoy! To make sure you don’t miss any updates, let me send you a weekly article to your email.

May 31, 2018
performance feedback

Want your managers to be seen as more effective?

Guide them towards dishing out WAY more positive feedback. Research shows that people see leaders as more effective when they give praise. Obviously the feedback of a job well done […]
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March 9, 2018
lead2018 award

Align4Profit Wins Top Leadership Partner Award

LEAD2018 goes to CoachQuest We have just learned that once again our CoachQuest Leader-as-Coach program has earned a LEAD2018 award under the Top Leadership Partner category by HR.com. The LEAD2018 […]
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February 5, 2018
providing essential performance feedback

How to Share Feedback Effectively

It’s one of the most critical job of any leader. Whether working with a colleague, direct report, or even with your boss, every manager needs to know how to provide […]
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February 2, 2018
ubuntu

Develop an Inclusive Organizational Culture

Using Ubuntu as your guide. In 1993 when I left South Africa to move to the U.S., the country was transitioning to a free democracy after years of apartheid. With […]
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February 1, 2018
diversity

Are your leaders embracing the diverse work styles on their teams?

Diversity goes beyond race and gender. It also includes thinking, learning, and communication styles. More importantly, your managers are charged to create an organizational culture where differences are embraced, so […]
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January 31, 2018
diversity

Create an inclusive corporate culture through Leadership Intimacy

Building a truly inclusive environment does not happen overnight. Much like building relationships take place over a longer period of time. Leadership Intimacy means to be known by and to […]
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January 29, 2018
embracing diversity

Let’s deepen and widen the conversation of diversity and inclusion

And bring about real change in your organization. We have all read the research that confirms the organizational benefits of diversity. Your leaders know that diverse teams and organizations are […]
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January 26, 2018

Good Managers Are Diligent About Following Up on Agreements

It’s just one part of being skilled at leading Compelling Conversations And in order to lead Compelling Conversations, your managers must become exceptional at the 4 Ups!. That means they: […]
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January 25, 2018
compelling conversations

Taking Action Is a Key Indicator of Compelling Conversations

Are your leaders leading with Compelling Conversations? In a series of posts on my 4 Ups! model (Bring it Up! Talk it Up! Wrap it Up! and Follow it Up!) […]
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January 24, 2018
compelling conversations

Leading Is Talking

But talking is much more than making conversation. Think of your workplace and count the astounding number of conversations, debates, disagreement, negotiations, and feedback discussions that take place daily, monthly, […]
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January 23, 2018
bring it up

Bring it Up!

The skill leads to better performance. One could suggest, among the variety of definitions of leadership, that leadership is made up of a series of conversations with peers, managers, team […]
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January 22, 2018
effective meeting management

What do good managers do once the meeting is over?

We love to hate meetings. But since they aren’t going away any time soon, we should think of ways to make them more effective. It can be challenging to keep […]
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January 21, 2018
effective meeting management

Ugh! Another dreaded meeting to attend!

Too many meetings drag on without participants discussing the real problems. People talk around the important issues, check their mobile devices, introduce unrelated topics, and so on — which all […]
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January 18, 2018
leadership attraction powers

Say what? Compelling Conversations Are Key To Great Management

Your managers’ main job is getting work done through others. Excelling at that responsibility relies on the quality of the relationships they build, which is largely driven by the quality […]
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January 18, 2018
effective meeting management

Failing to plan effective meetings means you might be planning to fail

If you were to evaluate your managers on running effective meetings, what would success look like? One of my clients is a healthcare organization with 50,000+ employees who never fails […]
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March 18, 2013

6 Coaching Styles to Avoid, 1 to Adopt

As anyone who has attended one of my CoachQuest Leader-as-Coach Workshop can tell you, 93 percent of what you communicate comes across non-verbally. That is, with your tone of voice, […]
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March 11, 2013

Coaching Leadership Checklist

Almost half the working population, according to one source I found, moves on to another job because of the poor training they feel they’ve received from their employers. So if […]
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February 18, 2013

Leadership Styles Worth Avoiding

If you want to dramatically reduce your Leadership effectiveness, here are two styles guaranteed to do just that. Both approaches dramatically decrease the probability of gaining a competitive advantage and […]
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January 14, 2013

Coaching with Courage

I’m sure you’ve heard your share of quotes advising you how to deal with fear. One of the most famous, of course, comes from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He reminded a […]
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December 12, 2012

What leadership must KNOW, and must AVOID

Experience the Power of Coaching Could poor coaching be restricting the potential of your people and compromising performance? When handled effectively, coaching will drive High Commitment and High Performance. Join […]
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December 3, 2012

4 Dimensions of Leadership Coaching Excellence

We live in 4 dimensions—three dimensions of space and one of time. It should be no surprise then that coaching has as many dimensions. Whatever goals you pursue, if you […]
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