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Whether it’s learning to navigate the new era of business, leading in turbulent times or giving space without micromanaging, this informative and educational collection of blog articles written by Rob Luke will help you as you develop as a leader-manager and unlock new levels of growth.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1, 2, 3—Not It! The Games that are Impacting Your Team’s Performance
As a Leader-Manager, you may occasionally need help with a side project or task that is slightly out of scope. You ask for volunteers, look around, and it’s kind of like a silent game of Not It! Is taking place. With the rules reversed in the workplace, it is the first to speak who will be tagged “It,” so the object of the game is to avoid communication and eye contact.
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...
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....
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...
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...
- 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.