Leading an organization requires a special blend of skills. You need core competencies that get the job done, behavioral habits that instill trust and respect in your team and a fundamental alignment with your organization’s mission and values. Finding outside hires that meet these criteria takes significant time and effort, and sometimes even a little luck. In this blog, we’ll discuss exactly why you need a leadership succession plan, how to create one and how to develop a new generation of company leaders along the way.

Feedback is the key to growth, no matter what level you’re at in your career. It helps you grow, highlights areas of improvement and gives you direction about what competencies to focus on moving forward. However, many people are resistant to feedback. As a leader, it’s your job to provide feedback to your employees. This requires tact and emotional intelligence. In this article, we’ll look at why feedback is so important and how you can give better feedback to your team members.

Leading a team isn’t just about the bottom line. It’s about more than numbers, data and results. It’s also about the relationships you have with your team members. Good leaders understand that every person on their team is an individual with their own goals and motivations. In this blog, we'll discuss what makes someone emotionally intelligent, the benefits of this skill and how you can develop and implement it in your own leadership.

Millennials want to flip the script when it comes to company culture. They’re tired of seeing the negative effects of hustle culture and are ready to start motivating team members to reach their full potential. In this blog, we’ll discuss how millennial leadership styles are different from the traditional model, what that means for your company and some leadership development tips for these emerging professionals.

Developing a delegating leadership style takes time and trust. You have to learn how to let go of the little things and have confidence in your team to accomplish higher-level projects on their own. This not only frees up your time to focus on the big picture; it also shows your team that you believe in their skills and support their professional development.

At Building Champions, we know managing conflict is a big part of leadership. You might have to mediate clashes between team members, find common ground for opposing viewpoints or facilitate a mutual understanding between departments. However, we also believe your conflict management skills should go one step further to creating healthy conflicts for your team.

It’s a tough time to retain employees. With the Great Resignation in full swing and “quiet quitting” sneaking onto the scene, workers are taking a stand against the hustle culture that has ruled companies for decades. They feel their basic wellness needs aren’t being met, which makes them frustrated and disengaged at work.