Leadership Resources

These pages offer Leadership Resources designed to support the Effective Executive™. They help executives deal with the stress from chaos, frustration, overwhelm and isolation created by our uber-competitive 21st Century Economy – “Econ21.”

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A Simple Leadership Model

“Resonance & Rapport” are what create trust and confidence among employees, customers and suppliers. This two page article introduces the concepts of Resonant Relationships™ and a Rapid Response Culture™ in our 21st Century Economy – “Econ 21.”

The Benefits of a Rapid Response Culture™

Customer Loyalty is Priceless in Econ 21. But the market is always changing; the customer’s desires and expectations are a moving target! Only with a Rapid Response Culture™ can an organization meet the expectations of the customer for high quality, low price and immediate availability. This two page article describes the benefits of creating a Rapid Response Culture™.

Creating a Rapid Response Culture™

In Econ 21, the Organizational Culture, more than any other measure of executive leadership, will determine who succeeds and who fails. It is the culture that nurtures a following of loyal customers or drives them away. It is the culture that attracts and holds fully engaged, enthusiastic employees or drives them away. It is the culture that creates reliable suppliers who will be there in a crisis, or have gone away. For better or worse, it is the culture that defines the organization’s Brand, reputation and status in the market.

This three page article describes the Four Points of Leverage available to management for creating a working environment that will elicit a Rapid Response Culture™.

“When you find yourself in a hole, STOP digging!”

This two page article discusses how rapidly ALL jobs are changing, even those of executives and business owners, in Econ 21. Many well-paying jobs requiring college degrees will be washed out of the economy as the economic tsunami sweeps over us in the next five years. The implications of this phenomenon on employee retention, leadership development and selection are profound.

We are All Leaders, All the Time

Too many employees and far too many managers overlook the fact that every employee, independent of their position, formal authority or role, has leadership responsibility. This one page article discusses this “Blinding Flash of the Obvious.”

An Overview of the Leading From Resonance™
Leadership Model

This two page overview “paints the big picture with a broad brush.” If your goal is to create an agile organization designed to enthusiastically respond to your custome’'s ever-changing expectations, then consider this leadership model. The model consists of three parts: Temenos, the Eight Core Principles of Leading From Resonance, and the Four Master Relationship Principles. These concepts are expanded in the next articles.

Temenos: The Crucial Element of Cultures that Thrive

Temenos is a Greek word identifying a very safe environment. The challenges of Econ 21 require ever-increasing levels of innovation, creative problem solving and effective communications; to be done well, all require Temenos! Within a very few years, all well-paying positions will require imagination, innovation and creativity. Creativity can only exist in a safe environment, one where it is safe to take risks required to discover creative solutions to the intractable problems of the past.

Temenos is the indispensable ingredient management infuses into working environment that invigorates personal growth. This two page article fully describes the concept.

The Eight Core Principles of the Leading From Resonance Model

The power of this model is in its simplicity. These eight principles are so logical as to be nearly self-evident. For example, the last principle insists that anyone embracing this model test its concepts, principles and wisdom before owning it. While this three page article fully describes each principle, this material will fill a book (within the next few months).

The Four Master Principles for Building
Resonant Relationships™

Our lives are defined by our relationships: our joy, success and happiness are limited only by the quality of our relationships. However, few of us are skillful at creating high quality, Resonant Relationships™. This two page article presents the Four Master Principles and their corollaries for developing successful relationships. This material is more fully developed in coaching engagements, an individual’s Personal Development Manual and workshops.

The power of this approach is its simplicity. While it is “not Rocket Science”, it is also not easy. Mastery of these principles requires dedication, determination and the development of Emotional Intelligence. Patience, understanding and a sense of humor are also essential.

The Designed Alliance

All relationships have an “alliance” that defines how everyone will relate to each other. Generally, these Rules of Engagement are implicit and easily contaminated with dissonant misunderstandings, hurt feelings and un-negotiated expectations. An essential part of all Resonant Relationships™ is a Designed Alliance, designed to meet the needs of each individual and evolve as the relationship matures. This two page article describes how to transform an unsatisfactory relationship alliance into a Designed Alliance that meets everyone’s needs in a Resonant Relationship™.

The Evolution of the Successful Executive

The confident and competent “Homo Freonis” is rapidly being replaced by with the wise and intuitive heart of “Homo Empatheia.”  What are “Homo Freonis” and “Homo Empatheia”?  Read this article to learn how you can evolve into an effective leader in Econ 21.

Organizational Relationship Coaching:
A Brief Summary of Benefits

How can a Coach help you thrive in the 21st Century Global Economy?  How can a Coach help overcome the stress, isolation, overwhelm, and frustrations of being a leader?  Be prepared to explore below the surface so as to understand the limitations as well as the benefits of engaging an Organizational Relationship Systems Coach.  This article gives you the short answer about what you can expect from a coaching relationship.

Organizational Relationship Coaching:
An In-depth Discussion of the Benefits

This article reviews the history of the business coaching industry. It discusses what coaching is and what it is not. It explores the two forms of Organizational Coaching in detail, describing where the various coaching techniques may be employed to produce the desired results. You will come away from this article with a clear understanding of what benefits you can expect from working with In Search of Eagles.

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