“Without clarity of purpose and humanizing leadership, all strategies will fail.”

IF YOU WANT TO

BECOME A BETTER OWNER

Using The Leadership Circle 360™, we will work with you to assess your leadership effectiveness, hold yourself accountable for your decisions, and modify your behaviors so that your team will be more cohesive, loyal, responsive, and productive.

BUILD YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Using The Leadership Circle 360™, we will assess your current key leadership team, determine leadership needs, and coach or re-structure your organization so that your team will be more cohesive, loyal, responsive, and productive.

OPERATIONALIZE YOUR CULTURE

Using the CultureWise™ system, we will determine the set of Fundamental Behaviors that define your culture and guide how your team functions, internally and with vendors and customers, so that your company executes its Brand Promise.

SELL OR EXIT YOUR COMPANY

Standing beside you, we will help you with your legal and financial advisors to make the best decisions to sustain your legacy when you leave the company, trust the next set of leaders, and prepare for the next phase of your life.

THE UNIVERSAL WHY

OUR PURPOSE – the “Universal Why” – is the personal and professional growth of everyone who affiliates with our client organizations.

WE BELIEVE that people are more productive – thereby creating sustainable profits – when the organization implements a culture that supports their personal and professional growth.

OUR WORK TOGETHER benefits the families of everyone affiliated with the firms who join us on the journey to discover how business can bring JOY to our lives.

OUR MISSION is to develop courageous, authentic leaders who grow companies and grow companies that develop courageous, authentic leaders.

Our Approach

Our approach follows the principles and practices of The Leadership Circle
(“Mastering Leadership,” by Robert J. Anderson and William A. Adams, Wiley, 2016):

Purpose and Vision First

The ongoing discovery and exploration to create what matters in the face of difficult circumstances comes from within, from passion and conviction, from leadership. Without this, resources are wasted to try and “solve problems” in sales, finance, operations, or HR.

Distilling Vision

Translating vision through collective leadership throughout the organization. Everyone in the organization must have a clear and compelling role in achieving personal and organizational results.

Creative Decision-making

Making decisions based on our fears – what has “worked” in the past – does not grow leaders or organizations. To transcend the status quo, leaders must act from an inner passion for change and achievement.

Authentic, Courageous Dialogue

Conversations where all parties seek the truth and are willing to accept responsibility are the lifeblood of high-performing organizations.

Intuition and Inspiration

Leaders must learn to use data and rational analysis and then rely on intuitive “knowing” about the right thing to do, guiding the vision, strategy, decision-making, and creative innovation of the organization.

Systematic Thinking

Structures and systems must “evolve” to serve a compelling, creative vision. “Culture beats Strategy every day. Only when leaders courageously meet the challenge of structural change head-on can they make their vision a reality.”

CLIENT PROFILE

OUR CORE CLIENT is a business owner who realizes that he/she needs help to build the company so that it will thrive without them involved in daily operations. In other words, the owner has engaged in sufficient self-reflection to understand that he/she has to learn new things and change habits if he/she is going to achieve their personal and business goals.

Many of our clients are active owners who want to assure that the company continues to provide for employees and their families when the owner transitions from day-to-day business activities and responsibilities – a very difficult process. In that context, our goal is to develop and grow a sustainable business and help the business owner clarify and realize his or her hopes and dreams.

TESTIMONIALS

When I worked with Warren as my executive coach and Vistage Chair, I found his advice and counsel to be focused, timely and extremely helpful in addressing a number of critical business issues. More importantly, helping me (and our team) determine what the “real” issue was or would be. I would highly recommend him.

Warren is an exceptional executive peer group leader. He is able to attract, cultivate, and collaborate with business leaders from companies of various sizes to build a solid advisory team.

I’ve been working with Warren as my executive coach since 2015. Warren’s guidance, experience, and ability to hold me accountable has made a tangible impact on my business and on me as a business leader. Warren has helped me navigate through some of the most difficult business-related issues that I’ve encountered in my career. I highly recommend working with him.

I have been working with Warren as my executive coach and peer advisory group facilitator since 2015 in my role as Chief Operating Officer at RESCO Defense. I truly value the insight and experience that Warren brings as we discuss ways to improve the company’s operations and culture as well as my abilities as a leader and business person. Warren has contributed to both RESCO’s growth in addition to my own personal growth. I feel fortunate to have met Warren and look forward to working with him for years to come.

Warren has been my executive coach and peer advisory group chair for since July 2015. In that time he has helped implement several new processes and new ways of thinking on both a personal and business level. He is a very valuable asset to me and to my company.