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.
The Persona of a Future Leader
What does the ideal leader of tomorrow look like in your organization? As industries progress, technology advances, and workplace expectations shift, the skills needed in leadership are bound to evolve too. If your organization wants to stay ahead, you can’t wait for leaders to emerge—you need to intentionally define the qualities they’ll need to thrive.
By clearly outlining the persona of a future leader, you create a standard for recognizing, developing, and promoting talent. This proactive approach ensures that your leadership pipeline is strong, aligned with your long-term vision, and equipped to navigate the inevitable challenges that come with life and leadership. In this article, we cover how to define the persona of a future leader and highlight the three key areas you need to consider: mindset, skills, and knowledge.
Identifying Future Leaders
Strong leadership doesn’t happen by chance. The most successful organizations are intentional about identifying, equipping, and empowering the next generation of leaders. But how do you do this well? What happens when companies neglect leadership development? And what are the real benefits of investing in it? In this Coach Video Tip, learn from CEO Mentor Jim Wetrich on why identifying and developing future leaders is critical to an organization’s success.
How to Prepare Your Organization for Tomorrow
Strong leadership is the foundation of every successful organization—but are you preparing your next generation of leaders for what’s ahead? The skills and strategies that work today may not be enough to navigate the challenges of tomorrow. As industries evolve, client expectations shift, and technology transforms how we work, organizations must proactively define the leadership capabilities they’ll need to stay competitive.
If you want your business to thrive in the years to come, you need to anticipate the future (as best you can) and start developing the leaders who will take you there. In this article, we discuss the importance of future leadership planning and share three steps to help you understand and predict your organization’s future needs.
Role Clarity and Its Connection to Vision
Are your employees clear on what’s expected from them in their work? Do they believe that the work they do matters? Are they excited about helping the organization reach its envisioned future?
If you don’t know the answers to the above questions, then it’s time to find out—and help your employees get clarity in their role so that they understand the part they play in helping the organization reach its vision. In this article, we cover the importance of role clarity for both the employee and the leader, as well as share three steps to take to gain role clarity and increase employee engagement levels.
From Vision to Execution
Vision is the cornerstone of effective leadership, but how do you set out to achieve the vision you create for yourself, your team, and your organization? In this Coach Video Tip, learn from Executive Coach Jonathan Rogers on how to create a vision rooted in current reality, engage your team in the strategy of it, and actually execute on it so that you can reach your envisioned future. It’s possible, and we’ve got a proven framework to help you get there.
Vision: The Secret for Success in 2025
It’s a new year—rife with opportunity. And it’ll likely hold its challenges, as most years do, but it’s how you respond to those inevitable challenges that determine their impact, because you, and you alone, get to decide how you show up in 2025. As a leader, you have the privilege to not only create a vision for yourself but also for your team and organization too.
At Building Champions, we believe in the power of vision. We’ve seen countless leaders find success both at work and at home because of the compelling vision they set for themselves. And we believe our structure around vision can help you too. In this article, we discuss the importance of vision, summarize our framework for vision setting, and even share our free vision guide for you to download.
Toxic Productivity
It’s every leader’s goal to be as productive as possible, right? Well, what if it comes at the expense of your health, relationships, or well-being? That’s when your productivity is no longer healthy but likely leading you toward burnout. In this Coach Video Tip, learn from Coach Annette Pellinat on how to tell when your productivity is becoming toxic, tactics to combat it, and ways to embrace a healthy balance so that you can find success both at work and at home.
5 Steps for Implementing Boundaries
Do you find yourself saying yes to people, tasks, or events that you actually want to say no to? How often do you agree to something out of guilt or obligation? Do you give too much time and attention to people that want it without much leftover for those few in your life who actually need it?
If you answered yes to any or all the above, then it’s time to learn how to set and maintain boundaries. It can be difficult to even know where to begin when implementing boundaries which is why we’ve identified five steps to help you. In this article, we explain why boundaries are vital in life and leadership, and the five steps needed to help you create them.
How to Increase Your Conflict Resolution Skills
For many of us, conflict is something to avoid. It’s uncomfortable and can even feel a bit scary if we don’t know how to navigate through it well. But there’s a cost to being conflict avoidant—and it’s usually the price of our own social well-being. To maintain relational health, we must learn to face conflict in a healthy manner because conflict isn’t necessarily bad, in fact, it might even be beneficial for a relationship.
In this article, we share three skills to master for effective conflict resolution so that you can find the opportunity in conflict and lead yourself well both in and through it.
How Social Well-being Improves Team Dynamics
The hustle culture of the business world often pushes us to focus on production and efficiency, forsaking time for rest and play, but research indicates that the social aspect of our lives contributes to our overall health, and therefore, productivity. In this Coach Video Tip, learn from Coach Genena Armstrong on how a focus on social well-being can improve team dynamics and ultimately strengthen your overall well-being and leadership effectiveness.