- Leadership a position.
Leadership is not a position, it’s a choice. It’s your choice. Between stimulus (what happens) and (your) response is a space. In this space lies the freedom to choose our response. In these choices lie our growth and our happiness.
- Coaching is only for senior executives.
Anyone can benefit from using a coach. “The best athletes in the world have a common trait - they practice to improve their performance and hire a coach. Tiger Woods is the best golfer in the world, yet he is always practicing with his coach to improve his game … coaching is required for anyone who wants to lead, inspire and more fully engage with their business colleagues, family and friends.”
- IQ and experience are more important than emotional intelligence (EQ).
The development of emotional intelligence multiplies the results obtained from IQ and experience [(IQ Experience)EQ]. Companies typically hire people for their IQ and experience – they fire them for a lack of emotional intelligence.
- The effects of leadership development within an organization are difficult to quantify.
Gallup’s Employee Engagement Index which measures the annual level of employee engagement has been running between 20-30 percent. Employee disengagement cost the US economy over $350 Billion last year alone. Global studies that reflect over 10,000,000 employees and 500,000 work groups confirm that the development of Authentic Leadership™ within an organization is the key to greater profitability, productivity and growth.
- Companies can get better results by continuing to do what they have always done.
What got you your current results may now be standing in the way of better results. Our egos and a lack of emotional intelligence can blind us to what we don't know. Ego costs corporations more money than any other single factor. IQ and experience is no longer enough if you want to create outstanding business results.