The Building Champions Leadership Development Blog
Drawing upon their decades of leadership experience—and the hundreds of conversations they have each week with leaders across the country—our team of coaches deliver insights, strategies, and tips to help you improve how you lead and live.
From Founder to CEO: Coaching Tech Leaders Through the Scaling Curve
Tech founders in Waterloo may need new leadership habits as companies scale. Building Champions explores delegation, self-awareness, team growth, and change.
Common Misconceptions About Executive Coaching for Canadian Leaders
Executive coaching can be misunderstood. Building Champions explores misconceptions Canadian leaders may hold about coaching, mentoring, evidence, and fit.
Leading Through Cultural Complexity: A Guide for GTA Executives
Cultural differences can shape how teams interpret feedback, trust, and decisions. Building Champions explores how GTA executives can lead more clearly.
Faith, Values, and Leadership: Coaching Executives Who Lead with Purpose
Faith, values, and purpose can shape difficult leadership choices. Building Champions explores how executives can lead with greater alignment and awareness.
Leading a Family Business Through Growth: Lessons for Central Texas Owners
Growth can test roles, trust, and decision-making in family businesses. Building Champions explores leadership considerations for Central Texas owners today.
Why Your Team Isn’t Aligned (Even If You Think They Are)
Misalignment doesn’t necessarily begin with disagreement; more often, it develops in the space between what one leader believes was decided and what another leader heard. And those differences can be easy to miss until you’re trying to get a project across the finish line. To avoid duplicated work and unnecessary stalls, team alignment needs to be confirmed at the start of a project.
In this article, we explore why misalignment hides in assumptions, how leaders can unintentionally carry clarity on their own, and why planning without alignment can create friction instead of momentum.
Scaling Leadership Fast: Coaching for DFW's High-Growth Mid-Market Companies
DFW mid-market growth can stretch leaders, teams, and decision-making. Building Champions explores how executive coaching can support leadership development.
Why So Many Companies Are Relocating HQs to DFW and What It Means for Leadership Development
As companies relocate to DFW, leaders may face team, culture, and growth challenges. Building Champions explores leadership development priorities for the move.
Manufacturing Meets Innovation: Leadership Lessons from Waterloo Region
Manufacturing and technology teams may approach risk differently. Building Champions explores how Waterloo leaders can build clarity, trust, and alignment.
Family Business Succession: Navigating Leadership Transitions Without Losing the Family
Secure your legacy without ruining Thanksgiving. Building Champions provides practical advice on separating ownership from leadership and building team trust.