The most successful organizations are filled with people who show up every day feeling valued, inspired, and connected to their work. And this truth helps to validate a core belief we hold at Building Champions—that better humans make better leaders. We’ve seen it play out time and time again; those who prioritize their self-leadership experience the positive ripple effect of that strong foundation, helping them to navigate team dynamics and organizational obstacles with effective decision-making and greater influence.   

In this article, we explore how a culture built on the core belief that better humans make better leaders gains tangible benefits for individuals, organizations, and the bottom line. 

Over the last nearly 30 years, we’ve coached thousands of leaders across various industries and at varying stages of leadership; yet we’ve consistently seen one principle ring true: Better humans make better leaders. This foundational belief is a key differentiator in our approach to coaching—influencing our frameworks and methodologies. And we’ve got the results to prove its effectiveness.

Our belief that better humans make better leaders is so integral to who we are at Building Champions that we even turned the phrase into our company tagline. But we understand that it can sound a bit ambiguous in meaning if you’re new to us, so we’d like to better explain what we mean by it, so that you can better understand who we are. In this article, we define what it means to be a better human and how when you work toward personal growth and align action with conviction, you’ll become the leader you’ve always wanted to be.