Creating Leadership Team Alignment

Written by Chuck Mollor Leadership team alignment begins when there is a high level of trust and member's share consensus on the organization's business objectives and strategy. Aligned teams have a high level of clarity and agreement on their purpose, vision, values, goals, procedures and roles. Leaders should be determining whether they are aligned. While everyone may be nodding around the table during leadership meetings, what happens outside the conference room is more telling. Are [...]

Creating Leadership Team Alignment2020-03-27T12:48:31-04:00

A Recent Women’s Leadership Conference

Written by Adrienne Mollor I had the recent opportunity to attend a Women's Leadership Conference sponsored by Eisenhower Fellowships (www.efworld.org) and Global Network Forums. As a 2010 Eisenhower Fellow, I look forward yearly to reconnecting and meeting talented sector and global leaders at their annual meeting. This conference (not all their conferences are women-focused) was an amazing three days with female and male leaders from 45 different countries. The broad spectrum of participants made the [...]

A Recent Women’s Leadership Conference2020-03-27T12:49:08-04:00

MICHELE BARNETT BERG JOINS MCG PARTNERS AS SVP, EXECUTIVE COACH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPER

BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2016 - MCG Partners, a Greater Boston-based management-consulting group, today announced Michele Barnett Berg as the newest member to join its growing team. Michele will be responsible for providing executive coaching, leadership development and facilitation, along with career coaching, consulting, management, and transition services. Michele's professional experience spans over two decades and across three continents. She specializes in human capital consulting including leadership and talent development, management and development planning, executive on-boarding, team [...]

MICHELE BARNETT BERG JOINS MCG PARTNERS AS SVP, EXECUTIVE COACH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPER2020-03-27T12:49:28-04:00

Why You Probably Need Feedback on How You Give and Receive Feedback

It seems so obvious and simple. Ask for and receive feedback to show others you have a sincere interest in being a better person, professional and/or leader. Give feedback so that person understands how you feel and how they impact you and others. Yet as easy as this sounds, our single biggest struggle in developing and maintaining relationships and being effective as a person is effectively giving and receiving feedback. If it's so straightforward, why [...]

Why You Probably Need Feedback on How You Give and Receive Feedback2020-03-27T12:50:01-04:00

Why Succession Planning in a Family Business

By Adrienne Mollor Family and business? Let’s face it, it's a difficult enough challenge for some families to get through a meal together let alone make business and financial decisions and come out in one piece. When many of us think of family businesses, we think of corner stores, small “mom and pop” operations. What about family corporations such as Walmart, Samsung, Cargill, Porsche, Swarovski and, for those of us on the East Coast, Market [...]

Why Succession Planning in a Family Business2020-03-27T12:50:59-04:00

Taking Control of Your Leadership Career by Answering Two Simple Questions

Written by Cheryl Jacobs There is no shortage of developmental opportunities and challenges a leader can face throughout their careers.   Difficult assignments, varying business conditions, employee performance issues, turning from a peer to a boss, are all examples of situations that can stall a leader’s career or present an opportunity to move in new and exciting directions.  Successful leaders ultimately manage the impact and direction of these situations more effectively than others. The US Census [...]

Taking Control of Your Leadership Career by Answering Two Simple Questions2020-03-27T12:54:01-04:00

Please Fail

Written by Chuck Mollor In our ever increasing microscopic world of social media, everything is accessible and reviewable on a real-time basis. There is an increasing need for instant gratification, success, fame and fortune. People are moving faster than ever and are looking for immediate results.  No pressure. Really. Our ability to learn quickly and constantly, to multi-task, balance and prioritize is as important as ever, and it really doesn’t leave room for much trial [...]

Please Fail2020-03-27T12:57:05-04:00

Focus or Refocus

Occasionally we need to stop and reboot. To determine if we need to FOCUS or RE-FOCUS how we spend our time and prioritize what we should be doing. 1. Focus on important things early in the day. When we're rested, those big and multiple tasks don't feel as overwhelming as if we wait until 4:00pm. Keep your calendar open early in the morning and dedicate your energy to that one primary thing. If you have [...]

Focus or Refocus2020-03-27T13:00:27-04:00

MCG Partners Launches Leadership Institute©

New Professional Development Workshops Offer Personalized Management Training BOSTON, July 23, 2014 – MCG Partners, a Greater Boston-based management-consulting group, announced today the establishment of its Leadership Institute© and with that the inaugural session of its Management Development Program – a leadership development program aimed at cultivating the success of new and existing managers within organizations of all sizes. Managers can now enroll in any number of six cumulative courses as part of the Management [...]

MCG Partners Launches Leadership Institute©2020-03-27T12:50:07-04:00

The Two Sides of a Coin

By Chuck Mollor, Executive Coach and Managing Partner, MCG Partners (www.mcgpartners.net)  7.11.14 Self Acceptance and Self Development. In many ways they are the two sides of a coin. Connected, yet on opposite sides.  It can be difficult to look in the proverbial mirror and like what one sees. At some point we must accept who we are - our imperfections, sensitivities, insecurities, doubts, strengths, passions, looks, etc.  Self acceptance leads to calmness which leads to [...]

The Two Sides of a Coin2020-03-27T12:50:23-04:00