The Situation Room; Leveraging all Three Styles of Action to be a Better Leader-Manager
How to Leverage Three Styles of Action to be a Better Leader-Manager Getting things done and motivating others to do the same is the most essential skill-set of all leader-managers. In general, there are three styles of leadership action that can be used to motivate...
AM, FM, Sirius Satellite Tuning into the Right Frequency for Clarity & Focus
Leadership Frequencies and Regaining Time and Energy Each of us is pre-wired to start every conversation or discussion in one of the three frequencies at which our brain operates—thinking (executive function), feeling (limbic system), and acting (bottom brain stem)....
Time & Energy; Shaken Snow Globe Syndrome and Regaining Focus & Energy
How to Regain Focus & Energy Have you ever gone from one meeting to the next and felt like your head is a snow globe? When you shift context and jump from one part of your mind to another without appropriate adjustment time, it feels like going from a dark room to...
Time & Energy Management; Avoiding Altitude Sickness While Mountain Climbing
Mountain Climbing Time Management Avoiding Altitude Sickness Entrepreneurial and mid-level leaders derive great satisfaction and energy from jumping between tasks, but often don’t really consider the operating level at which they lead. Over time, this constant...
Time & Energy; Google Earth and Leading at the Right Level
Some leaders are high-level thinkers. They speak in terms of vision and strategy, and love to use big picture ideas to inspire their team. Other leaders are more technically-oriented, and prefer to roll up their sleeves and get into the weeds, leading by example to...
Navigating Re-Entry; The Work from Home Productivity Bubble Has Popped
It has been months since remote work has become the reality for most workplaces. For many, this has been a victory over the daily commute and grind of never-ending meetings and late nights. Some employees have even moved further away from the office in hopes that this...
The Science of Goal Setting
Is this the year to ditch goal setting? To the organizational consultant, goal setting makes sense. If you get a team or organization to set a vision for the future they are more likely to grow and form into something bigger and better. The science of goal setting...
A Manager’s Guide to Meetings
Senior managers report spending up to 75% of their week in meetings. Being able to effectively manage and communicate in meetings is an essential skillset required of any leader who wants to be successful within their organization. The Meeting Tracker tool provides...
Performance Tools for Managers
Performance conversations are part of the core activities of a leader-manager. Performance conversations provide an opportunity for leaders to sit with direct reports and provide real-time feedback on what is working, what isn’t and what needs to change. It’s...- 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.