Team Alignment and Communication
What makes a team successful? In our coaching work with organizations, we repeatedly see the themes of alignment and communication rise to the top. READ MORE
The TLS Blog
The TLS blog is where you can find strategies to navigate through the ever-changing and complex challenges you face as a leader. We aim to inspire you and welcome your thoughts on the topics and ideas that we present in the blog.
Employee Engagement
"We don't have an employee engagement problem, we have a management problem"... was the insight that one of our clients shared with us this week. READ MORE
Leadership Excellence #5: Champion Change
Human beings are inherently adverse to change. Add that to the complexity of business and leadership and all kinds of things can get in the way of making changes that are smooth and effective. READ MORE
Leadership Excellence #3: Aligning People
As a leader who excels in their role, one very important skill is the ability to align people. Alignment means getting everyone on the same page and being able to communicate both individually and collectively in ways that people feel...READ MORE
Leadership Excellence #2: Establishing Direction
One aspect of leadership excellence is the ability to establish (and often re-establish) the direction in which an organization or team is moving.READ MORE
Leadership Excellence #1: Know Your Values
The TLS Leadership Excellence in Action model was designed to allow leaders to reflect on the six key skill areas needed for effective leadership.READ MORE
Getting Traction in 2019
It's the beginning of the new year and we are in planning and intention setting model! Listen to hear about a great resource we found to help make business planning inspirational AND extremely practical...READ MORE
Avoiding the “Accidents” of Accidental Leadership
Of course, it’s a logical goal to try and avoid the "accidental" leadership scenario where possible. This means focusing on the “deliberate” leader – one that has been identified, developed and prepared for their new role in management.READ MORE
A Simple Game of Catch
A kind word in the cafeteria, a helpful comment from a meeting, an observation regarding a presentation – these are all ways we, as leaders, can engage other employees in supportive and encouraging ways.READ MORE
3 Leadership Lessons from Michelle Obama
I found the Former First Lady to be completely captivating, quite hilarious and more ‘real’ than I expected, and I noticed a thread throughout many of her remarks that seemed, at least to me, to be interesting perspectives on leadership.READ MORE
On Mastering the Role of ‘Maestro’ On Your Team
My kids often accuse me of starting many stories with “I heard this interesting story on NPR” so I’ll apologize now for starting this way – but it’s true – I did.READ MORE
Leadership. I’ll Know It When I See It.
What makes a good leader and who gets to decide? This is a question that I’ve been pondering lately. It’s sort of like when someone says “they say this new restaurant is really great!” Don’t you wonder who ‘they are’?READ MORE
