It’s Kind of Like Hockey, Baseball and Football; Adjusting Your Leadership Approach to Team Type
Adjusting Your Leadership Approach to Team Type The term ‘team’ is often used so loosely that it can create confusion about the specific type of team leaders should be looking to build. At its core; a team is a group of individuals who report to the same...
A Fresh Approach To Leadership Training
You know you need to invest in leadership training this year but you want to ensure the impact is worth the investment. You are juggling tight budgets, lean teams, and increasing pressure for leaders to perform at their highest level. Today’s development programs must...
Leading in Turbulent Times; It’s Time for A New Leadership Approach
Forget what you learned about traditional leadership. Leading in Turbulent Times takes a different approach to seizing opportunities, driving results, & motivating others. I recently heard the Sturdy Pilot metaphor (Dr. Becky Kennedy from Good Inside), and it made...
The 4 Core Leadership Qualities Critical to Leading Well in Turbulent Times
Within the next few weeks, we are excited to unveil our Core Leadership Operating Model (CLOM) for the first time publicly. Core Leadership Operating Model (CLOM) When we developed the Core Leadership Operating Model (CLOM) we wanted to provide leaders with a...
It’s Kind Of Like Long-Distance Hiking; Show Them the Mountain, Not the Horizon
Show them the Mountain, Not the Horizon There is a lot of strategy talk right now. In this uncertain landscape, business leaders have been forced to rethink everything. From their go-to-market approach and financial structure to their business model and long-term...
Navigating the New Era of Business: Decoding Your Team’s Financial Culture for Business Success
The new era of business strategy is here, and there is very little room for error. You’ve likely heard the Peter Drucker saying “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. And while this has historically been true, in this new turbulent era of business, it’s no longer the...
Leading in Turbulent Times
Leading during a turbulent time requires a different style of leadership. Before leaders used a servant, charismatic, social work or roll up your sleeves type of approach, but what is needed during turbulent times is a bold, focused, caring and decisive leadership...
4 Things Leaders Should Be Thinking About
It doesn’t look like things are going to be getting any easier for leaders this year. The good news is that this is the time for great leaders to shine. Like sales where it is rather easy to look like a superstar in a buyer’s market, the same goes for leading...
GPS Style Leadership; Setting a Direction Then ReRouting
How To Make a Plan and Deal With Changes Along The Way Most entrepreneurial organizations I work with resist having a plan. Whereas, the government, academic and healthcare organizations I work with tend to over plan. It feels like both sets of organizations are never...- It’s Kind of Like Beachball Coaching; Bouncing Back Ideas & Resisting Advice Giving
I once coached a CEO when one of their VPs interrupted to ask what colour the boss wanted the office painted. The CEO offered their opinion and then refocused on our conversation. I responded, “Do you really feel that picking out paint colours is a wise use of your mental energy as CEO?” Their counter was, “I don’t stop to think about it much. If someone asks me for my opinion, then I give it to them.” Oh, the double-edged sword of leadership. Senior leaders must become exceptionally good at making decisions with limited data and be comfortable just making the call. Overusing this style can create a check-in culture where the team becomes overly reliant on the boss’s opinion and hesitates to move without consultation.
Rob Luke, BSc, MA
Rob Luke is a highly sought-after advisor to CEOs and Founders who are leading through periods of rapid business growth or navigating through significant change. Over the past 10 years, Rob has worked with 75+ businesses across 16 industries and has supported CEOs, Founders and Boards through business restructuring, stabilizing core culture while scaling fast, CEO/President selection, finding and integrating key leadership talent into existing teams, and advising on change plans & communications.
Prior to co-founding Allen Leigh, Rob held various leadership roles within the public and healthcare sectors and was responsible for implementing large multi-stakeholder change and quality improvement initiatives. In that environment, Rob managed the performance of over 1,500 healthcare professionals. Rob has delivered over 3,000 leadership assessments, has worked with more than 500 senior leaders, and has managed 30+ organizational change, development, and leadership projects in industries such as hospitality, retail, technology, healthcare law, accounting, construction, manufacturing, and non-profits.
Rob has his Master of Organizational Leadership and is certified in more than 30 individual and organizational assessments.
Jessalyn Hanna, BA, CHRP
Jessalyn Hanna is our in-residence Executive Coach and co-founder of Allen Leigh Consulting (ALC). For the past 10 years, Jessalyn has coached hundreds of senior and emerging leaders across 16 industries including healthcare, retail, non-profit, academic, manufacturing, technology, and government.
Jessalyn’s focus in coaching is to provide leaders with the thinking space to reflect on and process current business challenges, supply practical tools to support and leverage their personal style, and bring a fresh perspective to help critically shape their thinking and experiment with new shifts in style to achieve greater impact.
Jessalyn also leads our Assessment Centre and is certified in 20+ global assessments and provides a unique practical perspective in using assessments to accelerate individual/business growth and bring critical insights into the hiring process.
Jessalyn has her BA from the University of Guelph and is a Certified Human Resources Professional and Kolbe™ Consultant and has accumulated the required professional hours and is finalizing certification with both CTI and the International Coaching Federation.