Communication is essential to leadership, and could very well be the single-most important factor to organization effectiveness. Communication is the means by which we tune into our organization, convey our point of view, and share vital information. Communication skills are at work anytime we interact, so being intentional about them is clearly in the individual's and the organization's best interest.

Our communication offerings include basics such as writing, presenting, and interviewing. We also offer leadership communication courses such as influencing, negotiating, inspiring teams, and offering feedback.

We customize our programs so that every participant immediately sees the application of their learning. A participant's presentation can be recorded and then critically reviewed in sessions with our communications coaches.

Formal classroom education programs are a powerful and effective tool to develop leaders and contribute to business results. There are perhaps millions of programs available, but we believe the best solution is a custom designed program to meet the unique needs of each client's business situation, culture, and resources.

The starting point is a comprehensive needs analysis to develop clear & specific objectives for the education program as well as to understand the culture & business goals. The design considerations include identifying the appropriate objectives, topic areas, learning methodology & tools, internal & external faculty, action learning topics if appropriate, participant selection process, communications strategy, program length & location, and metrics.

The result is a detailed program design that may include a series of programs all blended into a seamless set of high impact education experiences. Post course evaluation techniques are also included as well as advice on creating a supporting environment for the program to insure acceptance. Our consultants can assist with all elements of successful design and deliver or programs that really hit the mark for client organizations.

Since learning is most effective when it matches the unique requirements and style of an individual, a one-on-one learning partnership with an outside, objective coach is the most efficient way to unlock the individual's potential to maximize their performance. Our coaching engagements with emerging as well as seasoned leaders address strategies to meet their challenges, strengthen their self-esteem, sharpen their skills, and question their (long-held) assumptions which may not be serving them well.

Our proven coaching methodology includes the establishment of measurable behavior goals derived from accurate and insightful assessments. We then develop an action plan for pursuing those goals, and facilitate ongoing feedback (from key internal stakeholders as well as from the assessor/coach) as guidance for sustained behavior improvement. We also typically create and administer "mini-360s" after an appropriate passage of time to gauge change.

The result is positive, long-term behavior change and enhanced leadership effectiveness, which contributes to the success of the participating individual and the organization.

Globalization, along with advanced communication technologies, has created an exciting yet challenging new world where leaders must work and communicate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and remote locations. Global leadership requires new competencies, such as thinking globally, appreciating cultural diversity, developing technological savvy, building partnerships, and sharing leadership accountabilities.

We help organizations capitalize on globalization realities by helping them with the following:

• Detailed needs assessment to identify specific issues and challenges that the client organization faces.
• A mix of cognitive and experiential methods utilized to design and deliver workshops and other relevant interventions
• Hands-on learning through the use of small group discussions, quizzes, videos, role plays, case studies, self-assessment, and personal action plans

As a result, participants will With our assistance, participants can expect to benefit from the following:

• Understand key success factors for global leaders and the challenges they face
• Acquire knowledge, skills and strategies in the areas of new global leadership competencies
• Learn best practices for effective use of virtual communications technologies in the fulfillment of team objectives

While some individuals are reticent to craft a written Individual Development Plan (IDP), those that do invariably enjoy important benefits. When left "unwritten", some individuals are vulnerable to their intended development efforts "falling off the radar". The IDP serves as a helpful road-map for tracking and making developmental progress by detailing the What, How and When of accomplishing developmental goals.

We typically help clients create an IDP that focuses on one or two development areas. Our experience tells us that attempting to address too many issues/areas can lead to over-commitment and under-delivery, whereas concentrating one's energy ensures the greatest positive change.

In addition, we suggest updating the plan along the way. This practice enables a more disciplined approach to one's personal development commitments, and thus a higher likelihood for success. A well-written IDP bolster one's overall leadership credibility by facilitating progress and the benefits realized by the individual, their team, and their organization

Understanding the theory of change is easy, yet the practice of change is hard. Through our vast coaching experience, we know leaders develop in relationship with others. At the cross section of these two cornerstone principles, live a variety of proven Peer Coaching solutions that effectively fast-forward individual development while driving the practice of change.

Peer Coaching involves a development process in which a specific relationship is formed by two or more individuals to advance specific goals and hold one another accountable.

Our range of approaches creates paired relationships between coachees where each additionally acts as Peer Coach "spotter" for the other. Individuals receive on-going coaching and support on a topic or issue of choice. Further, we offer integrated approaches where Peer Coaching is an additional step that maintains learning and drives development after Leadership or Executive Development initiatives.

Our unique approaches drive high impact coaching and development deeper into an organization while building cross-business partnerships. Our variety of Peer Coaching methods enables cost effective solutions using partner relationships to drive individual development and greater accountability for business results. In effect, we create a cycle where we make the practice of change easier.

Effective leaders are credible and have strong personal brands that draw people to follow them. These successful leaders know who they are and how to communicate their essence to others, which in turn makes them important assets for their organization.

We help leaders understand and clarify their uniqueness, what differentiates them in ways that are valuable and inspiring to others. We then help them convert this understanding to more consistent behaviors that exemplify this personal brand and make a distinct, favorable and motivating impression on others

In short, the benefits from discovering and bolstering one's personal brand include:

• Focus on and leverage of individual strengths
• Enhancement of personal and organizational credibility
• Positive influence on other people's perception (and thus stronger followership)
• Attraction and retention of the best talent

Moving up to the next level of executive leadership can be among the toughest transitions in anyone's career. In fact, research shows that the failure rate for newly appointed executives is 40% within 18 months of accepting the new role. To help you beat the odds, the Alexcel Group offers a unique approach for coaching leaders in making successful transitions to their new roles.

We help client organizations increase the odds of success for their executives who are assuming new roles. Our methodology is based on research drawn from successful executives and their lessons learned. We help leaders understand the expectations associated with their new role and how to demonstrate the personal, team and organizational presence needed to succeed.

The result of transition coaching are executives who hit the ground running and who achieve the results expected and build the relationships needed to sustain results over the long run.

Team coaching is the process of enabling teams to recognize their strengths and build upon them. It also provides a glimpse into team weaknesses and offers suggestions for overcoming them. Since teams are crucial building blocks of any enterprise, strengthening this element of any organization strengthens the fabric of that organization.

The window, or entre, into the team is the team leader. When we coach the leader, we can better coach the team. The methods we use bring structure and accountability to leader and team learning so that they can achieve measurable results together. We utilize a mix of tools and industry best practices, and strengthen the learning process by helping leaders and members understand exactly what to do with their collective strengths and weaknesses.

Our approach to Team Coaching maximizes the team's ability to grow, develop and achieve in ways that are fulfilling to team members and important to the parent organization. In the process they will learn to tap each other, leverage their collective capability, and advance both top-line and bottom-line outcomes.

Increasingly, women are at the forefront of leadership. We can offer an all female faculty of executive coaches, industry experts and leadership consultants to help the women in your organization become thriving and successful in their work and in life.

Our Women in Leadership Services specializes in executive coaching to provide seasoned and trusted advisors to help women leaders turn leadership theory into bottom-line results, increase executive power and effectiveness, and maximize career and personal potential. We also offer the Women Teleconference Series that provides women leaders the opportunity to interact with other successful women leaders in different organizations on topics of especially high importance. We also partner with organizations to build a resource rich environment that can include a women's network, mentoring initiatives, and group coaching opportunities.

All of these Women in Leadership initiatives support and bolster the current leadership talent in client organizations, including the effective management of high potential candidates and key outputs from succession planning efforts. In this way, clients are assured of staying ahead of the curve of women in leadership challenges, and of managing such factors as attraction, motivation, and retention of talent to its competitive advantage.