Executive Coaching and Leadership Strategies that Inspire Extraordinary Performance
The Leadership Cascade:
Cascading occurs when the CEO fosters a unified, safe environment for the executive team, so they perform better together and model behavior. Leaders make better decisions, are more candid, and have more courageous conversations that lead to better answers. Ideas multiply. Authenticity permeates the organization.Other teams follow suit. Actions between departments are in sync. The company is acting in concert.
— Adapted from the Forbes.com article, The Cascade Effect, by Stephen C. Wakeen, CEO of Playbook.
Cascading begins at the top.
Authenticity, engagement and confidence in you and your team– these expectations can make the difference between good and extraordinary leadership.
Playbook provides leadership coaching, assessments and team workshops across your leadership structure. We also provide high level coaches across your geographic footprint. So you can be confident that when its time to act, your leaders are ready.
Leaders transform from the inside first–which transforms others.
It’s where the Cascade begins. When leaders transform from the inside, they can help others change behavior. It starts with the right development plan. Playbook benchmarks individual leadership effectiveness against norms. We identify the critical factors that leaders need in order to be exceptional. We then develop a path forward to improve every aspect of an individual’s leadership.
Leadership Team Effectiveness as a Strategic Priority.
Putting the best talent together no longer guarantees success. In difficult times, leadership is exposed. Studies have shown that many leaders feel unprepared for today’s complex challenges. Can the company respond nimbly to threats? It’s a good indicator.
Playbook pinpoints the collective effectiveness of a team with surprising accuracy. Through team coaching and strategic facilitation, Playbook helps teams unify around the right issues, working together to think, lead and execute in concert.
“Working with Steve has been extremely helpful in my development as an executive. The results from the Leadership Circle Profile — his preferred diagnostic — are eye-opening to say the least, and they serve as a roadmap for the ongoing coaching that Steve provides. His questions are insightful without being leading, and he really makes you think. If you’re open to change and learning, Steve is the guy to have on your side.”
- TONY JAROS, CEO, CULTURE IQ