Leadership coaching and leadership development initiatives need to start with trust and rapport. There are any number of changes that may be required for effective leadership to take place, and it's the coach's job to recognize and guide you through the process. This takes willingness, but it's the trust we build that will transform you into an effective and influential leader.
Each leadership development program is tailored to each leader's specific personality and the target areas where you want to improve performance. Connie Dieken has developed a proven methodology to identifying leadership strengths and blindspots, empowering you to grow your abilities faster and more effectively.
When you are looking to affect organizational change of any kind, the main skill you'll need is influence. When you are looking to improve buy in and sell anything, even an idea; you need influence. Nothing will help your leadership more.
Connie's clients don't persuade people to act, they're inspired to act. Evaluate the key traits of the most successful leaders in the world, you'll see they know the secret Connie will deliver: to influence the best from people around you.
Learn the effective leadership skills needed to succeed and to stay on top.
Every engagement is customized to your specific style and abilities. We'll bring out and enhance your inherent strength.
In a week that's featured the return of Adele's powerfully emotional voice, the silencing of Whitney Houston's soaring vocals, and the imminent finale of Glen Campbell's crooning to Alzheimer's disease, I feel compelled to share this this truth: Use your voice. It's the center of your influence. Ever lost your voice? I've been silenced by a case of full blown laryngitis this week and am under doctor's orders to stay completely silent for 48 hours. No talking. No whispering. Not so much as a gentle throat clearing. You'd be surprised at how much you learn about your ability to influence when you're suddenly silent – and what others imply by your stillness.
The All American linebacker with the crazy face paint – that's how Mark Herzlich was defined during his stellar football career at Boston College. Then came cancer. Doctors hoped to redefine the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year as Mark Herzlich, cancer survivor. Finished with football, yet alive and well. But Mark disagreed. He had a goal. Always ambitious, he was still determined to become Mark Herzlich, NFL linebacker.