Leadership Effectiveness Tips

Leadership EffectivenessOur mission is to optimize organizational performance by maximizing the effectiveness of leaders and leadership teams. Our philosophy is that the long-term profitability and growth of every organization is inextricably linked to the effectiveness of its leaders. Through The Power of Leadership®, leaders create a values-based environment where people perform to their full potential and maximize their contributions to the organization’s mission and vision. In support of that mission and philosophy, each month we publish Breakaway Performance – Ideas that transform the way you work — with tips to help leaders achieve leadership effectiveness. We hope you will enjoy our articles and find them valuable.

Alyssa Freas, Ph.D.
CEO & President
Executive Coaching Network, Inc.


Leadership Effectiveness: How to Observe National Mental Health Month

Leadership Effectiveness: How to Observe National Mental Health Month

May is National Mental Health Month. You may be impacted personally, or there may be people in your workplace who are experiencing depression, anxiety, or some other mental health concern. And you would not be […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Be Human

Leadership Effectiveness: Be Human

Leadership is always important. In times of crisis, the need for high quality leadership is magnified exponentially. Currently, and ongoing for a while, people are experiencing real, palpable anxiety. We are emerging from a pandemic […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Are You Disconnected

Leadership Effectiveness: Are You Disconnected

Even in today’s mixed up, uncertain, and sometimes scary world, the ideal leader finds time to reconnect with people. Do you need to reconnect with anyone? “Reconnect” could imply that you have disconnected—maybe you have; […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Communications Currency

Leadership Effectiveness: Communications Currency

Leaders often talk about communication style, but do we really know what it means? Type “communication style” into your favorite browser and the search results will contain many articles, references, and websites on the topic. […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Leading During Divisive Times

Leadership Effectiveness: Leading During Divisive Times

These days, strong political divides that exist outside of work sometimes create deep conflict and tensions in the workplace. A few weeks ago, I received a call from a highly respected CEO asking for input […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Keep Teaming During The Holidays

Leadership Effectiveness: Keep Teaming During The Holidays

Holiday time is a high stress time. During the holidays, people get distracted, have greater demands on their time on both the personal and professional fronts; they might be partying too much, some are traveling […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Don’t Be Rigidly Flexible

Leadership Effectiveness: Don’t Be Rigidly Flexible

The pandemic has taught us a lot, not least of which—from an organizational standpoint—is that a company can continue to conduct business, and thrive and grow, even when all employees are not physically at the […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Why and How to Boost Diversity

Leadership Effectiveness: Why and How to Boost Diversity

Enabling diversity is a key capability of a highly effective leader. Diversity does not mean only racial diversity.  Diversity of thought, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, personality, and outlook are all needed.  High levels of […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Situational Dialogue

Leadership Effectiveness: Situational Dialogue

You can be sure that each member of your team is being affected by the continuing pandemic, economic uncertainty, family and social disruption, and unasked for/unwanted changes to many activities, from shopping to gatherings with […]

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Leadership Effectiveness: Becoming Self-aware

Leadership Effectiveness: Becoming Self-aware

Self-awareness is an important foundation of effective leadership. Can self-awareness be learned? As an executive coach, I am optimistic that it can be learned. What does it even mean to be self-aware? Self-awareness, according to […]

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