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Leadership Development by Lauren Parkhill

Provide Support for New Managers and First-Time Team Leads

What do managers need to be successful? It can often feel like there’s an overwhelming list of skills and responsibilities required of...

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March 22, 2023

Bill Mugavin

is director of consulting services at FlashPoint. He has worked with top-tier Fortune 1000 global organizations to improve leadership and management effectiveness.

Recent Posts

Is This the Most Challenging Leadership Behavior?

Don't Forget to Recognize Employees for Their Unique Accomplishments

Accomplishing extraordinary things in organizations is hard work. One of the most critical behaviors that leaders can practice...

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February 08, 2023

Leadership Development

Leadership is all About Relationships

Increase Employee Competence and Confidence by Building Trusting Relationships

The leader of today is no longer the lone hero who can do it all. It’s critical for leaders to encourage collaborative,...

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February 01, 2023

Leadership Development

Challenge the Process by Rethinking Your Habits

Develop Leadership Skills by Thinking Past the Default

With many teams working from home, virtually, or somewhere in-between, we're re-writing the process for communicating, collaborating, and...

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January 25, 2023

Leadership Development

6 Tips to Model the Way

Effective Leaders are Committed to Acting on Their Values

Great leaders know that others observe what they do and say, every day. Each interaction you have with a teammate, client—or anyone—is a...

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January 18, 2023

Leadership Development

4 Leadership Tips to Inspire a Shared Vision

Increase Engagement by Creating a Shared Vision For Your Team

In celebration of the newly released 7th edition of  The Leadership Challenge, this week we are re-publishing one of our most popular...

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January 11, 2023

Leadership Development

10 Characteristics for Assessing Team Effectiveness

What are the Characteristics of an Effective Team?

Increasingly, organizations are realizing the key to their success lies in building high-performing teams. Research proves that effective teams,...

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August 31, 2022

Team Effectiveness

Organizational Success: It’s a Team Effort

6 Ways to Build a Better Team

To be a strong manager in today’s environment, you need to be good at leading teams. Even if you’re great at developing one-on-one relationships with team members and...

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August 17, 2022

Team Effectiveness

5 Steps to Building Effective Teams

What Steps Can You Take to Create a High-Performing Team?

In today’s business environment, organizations are flatter and the nature of our work is more complex and often global in scope. Meeting the...

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July 13, 2022

Team Effectiveness

Strategy Isn't Just for Executives

What's the Role of Strategic Skills in Developing Managers and Leaders?

When you hear the word strategy, what comes to mind? Most people see images of senior executives huddled around a conference...

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December 08, 2021

Leadership Development

The One Thing You’re Forgetting About Feedback

How You Receive Feedback is Just as Important as How You Give It

We talk about feedback often. After all, it’s a critical part of management, team cohesion, and leadership. Feedback and communication...

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October 27, 2021

Leadership Development