by Sean McDonald
Practicing What We Preach
Strategic Thinking
Leveraging the same tools we talk about in our leadership development programs, we went through a strategic thinking exercise focused on our clients. We discussed trends, such as economic pressures, developments within their workforces, and the increased need for collaboration. We also ran through a formal SWOT analysis and followed that with a strategic priorities exercise.
We narrowed in on the following 5 areas that will influence our strategic direction and upgrades in the cycle ahead:
To our clients and program alumni, if you would like to engage or collaborate with us in any of these areas in any way, please reach out. We welcome your involvement!
Attending to Our Own Personal Development
After the hard but energizing work of thinking about our desired future state the entire team spent time collectively and individually enhancing our coaching skills. Stretch and challenge was the main focus! We had mini coaching clinics, coaching pairs, the works! We also discussed possible early signals from program participants that convey whether or not they are ready to engage in the work of the program and different coaching pathways we might pursue to get them pointed in the right direction.
In the spirit of “Feedback Is a Gift”, you’ll be happy to know that Brian and Sean were provided with feedback around their leadership at MOR, specifically what they should they stop, start and continue doing.
All in all it was a great success. Since we are a distributed cast of 20+ people engaged in various programs and with limited opportunities to gather, these times to connect, collaborate and celebrate are precious. We are all looking forward to gathering again in December for our holiday party.
We hope you too are taking time to engage in thinking strategically and devoting time to your ongoing professional development.
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