Leadership Edge

We help leaders use their talents to the fullest by optimizing their personal strengths, people resources and organizational structure.

The Challenge For Leaders
Executives are under intense scrutiny from wary investors, nervous boards and concerned customers and employees. Never has the pressure on leaders been greater. Never has the job been tougher.

At a time when leaders need to operate at full capacity, most are under-utilizing their strengths. Weaknesses within the organization – whether they are people, structure, or process – pull the CEO into operational issues. This drains valuable energy and takes time away from critical leadership responsibilities.

Services

• Executive team evaluation – Many leaders diminish their effectiveness because they are compensating for weaknesses at the senior management level or lack of confidence in the team. We provide an objective assessment of your key people that tells you if your team has the talent, complementary skills and sense of urgency you need based on your strategy, marketplace and your strengths as a leader.

• Optimizing executive team performance – Shared commitment at the top is necessary for responding successfully to change. Yet the stronger and more independent team members are, the more challenging collaborative decisions can become. We work with CEOs to build teams that are closely-knit, communicate candidly and constructively and are skilled in making rapid, collective commitments to action.

• Structure assessment and development – Often a company's structure is a barrier to progress and the results executives seek. We provide a fresh, unbiased perspective as to whether your structure is the best fit based on your strategy and the current business environment.

• Organizational Energy Assessment – All organizations have an Average Resonating Level of Energy (ARL). It is something that can be measured, quantified, tracked and improved. The higher an organization's ARL is, the more productive it is and the easier it is to make rapid progress. Research shows that a .5 increase in ARL typically increases productivity by 16%. CIM has a proprietary process that measures organizational energy and assesses the business practices, procedures, and cultural characteristics that are creating obstacles, disengaging people, slowing progress and limiting results. Learn more about how shifting energy can significantly improve results.

• Management controls – Extremely challenging business conditions are forcing leaders to make decisions with a level of uncertainty at a speed that feels uncomfortable. We work with leaders to put controls in place that keep the organization on track, maximize profit opportunity and minimize financial risk.
  
  
• Strengthening communication – The need for leaders who communicate with clarity, integrity, confidence and sensitivity has never been greater. We work with leaders to effectively position themselves and their organizations with:
  - employees
  - customers
  - boards of directors
  - investors/owners
  - rating agencies and analysts
  - media

Resources:
- Leader Strategies