Posts in Change and Transformation
VISION TO ACTION
VISION TO ACTION

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Whether it is an enterprise-wide strategy, a transformation plan or a key piece of work, moving from visualisation to actualisation takes a specific execution skill set, an investment in mission-critical talent, the right resource allocation, hyper focus and discipline. Certain operating styles create differentiation and impact.

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Capability, CEO, Change and Transformation, Focus, High Performance, Leadership, Mentor-Coach, Next Level, Perspective, Strategist, Strengths, Talent, Make Possibilities HappenDianne JacobsVisualisation To Actualisation, Multiply and Shape Your Impact, Making Possibilities Happen, Change and TransformationComment
BE CREATIVE - CONNECT DIFFERENT DOTS
BE CREATIVE - CONNECT DIFFERENT DOTS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | As an executive or a board director accountable for business direction, growth and differentiation, how can you Work Creatively! to be more effective as a strategist, innovator or problem-solver?

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Board Director, Boardroom, Career Advice, CEO, Coaching, Development, Directorships, Leadership, NED Capability, Next Level, Non-Executive Director, Perspective, Strengths, Strategist, Creativity, Imagination, Think Differently!, Problem-Solvers, Solutions, Innovation, Change and TransformationDianne JacobsStrengths, Think Differently!, Creativity, Imagination, boardroom, Strategist, Curiosity, Perspective, Next Level, CEO, development, director, Executive Leadership Teams, Focus, Performance, coaching, Dianne Jacobs, Skills-Matrix, Leadership, Non-Executive Director, NED Capability, Courage, EQ IQ, c-suite, Problem-Solvers, Solutions, AFR Boss Most Innovative Companies, Innovation, The Marginalian
TENSIONS, DILEMMAS and PARADOXES
TENSIONS, DILEMMAS and PARADOXES

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Useful guidance about tensions, dilemmas and paradoxes by Wendy K. Smith and Marianne W. Lewis, authors of ‘Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems’

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Leadership, Next Level, Perspective, Problem-Solvers, Solutions, Strategist, Strengths, Think Differently!, Change and Transformation, Coaching, ParadoxDianne JacobsProblem-Solvers, c-suite, development, Performance, High-Achievers, Think Differently!, Leadership, Next Level, Perspective, Governance, Strategist, Solutions, Both/And Thinking
SHAPE A PORTFOLIO CAREER AS A DIRECTOR
SHAPE A PORTFOLIO CAREER AS A DIRECTOR

Mentor-Coach Conversation | As you start to plan your NED portfolio career here is some tried and true advice to start the journey. Like most transitions, it takes time and planning as the move often unfolds differently to what you first imagined.

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Board-Ready Coaching, Career Advice, Coaching, Crossroads, Directorships, NED Capability, Next Level, Strengths, nominations, Networks, Boardroom, On Boards, Non-Executive Director, Change and TransformationDianne JacobsPortfolio Career, boardroom, board-ready, NED Capability, Next Level, ned, career, Nominations, Strengths, The Talent Advisors, Dianne Jacobs, Get On A Board
EMPATHY: THE HUMAN SIDE OF LEADING
EMPATHY: THE HUMAN SIDE OF LEADING

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Loss is often deeply felt during careers. Empathetic managerial leaders understand the impact of disruption on an individual during decisions relating to advancement, transition and change initiatives.

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CEO, Coaching, Crossroads, Empathy, Leadership, Perspective, Trust, Transition, Career Advice, Listening, Next Level, Mentoring, Change and TransformationDianne JacobsChange, Empathy, Coaching, Leadership, trust, Transition, power, career, Listening, next-level