Weekly Posts and Insights
The Leadership Shift: Renew Yourself, Raise Your Altitude
This past week, I returned to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management as a faculty member at the Northeast Institute. Across the courses, I had the opportunity to work with more than 90 chamber, association, and nonprofit leaders, and I learned as much from your questions, stories, and experiences as I hope you learned from me.
We covered delegation, empowerment, organizational relevance, and innovation. Yet two ideas seemed to resonate most deeply with you all:What is the personal cost of leadership for you? Are you still working as an operator when your organization now needs you to become a strategist?
How Do We Build Organizations That People Still Want To Belong To, Contribute To, and Lead - What I’m Teaching at Institute This Week
I am returning to Northeast Institute for Organization Management as a faculty member, teaching four courses that, on the surface, address different parts of organizational leadership: membership, organizational relevance, delegation, and innovation. Yet, despite the range of experience in the room and the different subjects I’ll be teaching, all four courses are asking versions of the same question: How do we build organizations that people still want to belong to, contribute to, and lead?
From Introspection to Team Development to Building a Vision Your Team Can Get Behind: How I Coach Leaders
Talented leaders come into the New Year energized but unsettled. They know something needs to change — how they lead, how their team functions, how their organization operates — however they can’t quite name what or how. They’ve read the books. They’ve attended the workshops. They’ve set goals before. And yet, the same friction shows up again. This is exactly why I coach the way I do.
Unleashing The Leader Within: More Insights from the Institute for Organization Management
In my recent experience at the US Chamber's Institute for Organization Management, I explored the importance of trust in leadership and the concept of "Level 5 Leadership," which emphasizes humility, resolve, and crediting others. The course also covered essential skills like Fanatic Discipline, Productive Paranoia, and Empirical Creativity, highlighting the importance of creating a compelling vision for organizational success. By fostering environments where trust and motivation thrive, leaders can drive their teams toward long-term success and growth.
NEWS: Harrington Hired to Discuss Generations with the USDA
With Generational Tension on the Rise in the Workplace, the USDA Hires Harrington to Discuss Solutions