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Harris Whitesell Consulting Uncertainty Ambiguity

TOLERANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY AND AMBIGUITY – A CRITICAL SKILL SET FOR LEADERSHIP

TOLERANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY AND AMBIGUITY – A CRITICAL SKILL SET FOR LEADERSHIP Tolerance is the willingness or ability to allow, endure, and accept a situation, circumstance, or happening. Uncertainty is the state or feeling of apprehensive, doubtful, risky, unpredictable, unreliable, or unsure. Ambiguity is the lack of clarity, consistency, understanding, and certainty. Tolerance for uncertainty […]

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Leadership

Demonstrating Leadership Credibility: A Trusted Formula for Company Success

Demonstrating Leadership Credibility: A Trusted Formula for Company Success (Written for Know Women by Lori Harris, Managing Partner, Harris Whitesell Consulting) How aware are you, as a leader, of the perceived credibility of your leadership with team, employees, partners, and customers? Are you willing to commit to radical responsibility? As a leader, do you spend

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Communications

Cognitive Communication: Communicating to Maximize Excellence and Business Results

Cognitive Communication: Communicating to Maximize Excellence and Business Results The ability to effectively communicate, and avoid miscommunications, is a key competency for leadership. We know from recent research and studies that productive communications can positively impact engagement, and the reality in the majority of organizations is that effective and productive communications do not happen often

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Accountability Partner Lori Harriis

WHAT IS AN EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER?

WHAT IS AN EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER? An accountability partner is a gift. They are someone who holds a leader responsible for their decisions, behaviors, and commitments within an organization. This role is held by a person or peer outside the direct line of leadership. A balance of challenge and support is essential. The partner

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Executive Presence Harris Whitesell Consulting Lori Harris

Executive Presence – An Essential Competency

Executive Presence – An Essential Competency   All leaders are capable of executive presence. Some have varying levels of it. Not all are consistently effective at it. Beyond vision and strategy, both key competencies for executives, there are various other key functional areas of tactical experience and technical knowledge of industry, business, and operational systems

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Lori Harris KNOW Women Harris Whitesell Consulting

Agile Organizations: Seven Steps for Excellence

AGILE ORGANIZATIONS: SEVEN STEPS FOR EXCELLENCE Twenty-first century organizations are specialized, lean, cross-trained and highly effective collaborators. They are equipped and able to respond quickly to shifting market conditions. They can articulate a vision of what their organizations stand for, are clear about what they are trying to accomplish, and are focused on how they

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Speaking to Boss

TALKING PERFORMANCE WITH YOUR BOSS

TALKING PERFORMANCE WITH YOUR BOSS Let’s be honest: performance conversations are either comfortable or uncomfortable and can create positive and/or negative emotions/feelings that ultimately impact and effect the workplace in a positive and/or negative way. There are lots of key factors that play into effective performance conversations (timing and pacing, format, preparation, purpose, clarity, honesty,

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Boss Summit, Harris Whitesell Consulting, Lori Harris, Lynn Whitesell

Elevate Your Success Without Sacrificing Your Well-Being

We are thrilled to invite you to a transformative event that Harris Whitesell Consulting, Managing Partners, Lori Harris and Lynn Whitesell, are a part of — The Beautiful, Balanced BOSS Summit:  Harnessing Hormones, Productivity, and Presence for Peak Performance After 40. Hosted by my friend, Dr. Susan Lovelle, we’ve gathered an impressive lineup of experts

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Forbes Resilience

16 Common Concerns CEOs Have In 2023 (And How To Address Them)

Leading a company comes with significant opportunities and significant challenges alike. While this is true in any climate, it’s especially relevant amid an uncertain economy and ongoing shifts in the way we work, and today’s CEOs are always learning how to best navigate a rapidly evolving business landscape.When executives need support, they often turn to

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Forbes Sabbatical

Taking A Sabbatical? 16 Coaches On How To Maximize The Time Off

A sabbatical is an incredibly rewarding opportunity available to some fortunate employees who have put in a certain amount of time with their current employer. Distinct from traditional paid time off, sabbaticals offer a chance to take a well-earned break while accomplishing something that would be difficult to do while working full-time, whether that be

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Lori Harris Forbes 2022July21

12 Illustrative Examples Of Values-Based Executive Decision Making

Influencing Through Purposeful Value Alignment Values-based decision making is key to organizational effectiveness, talent optimization, effective execution of strategy and the achievement of collective, impactful results. It enhances a leader’s ability, through higher cognition, to influence and motivate their leaders and teams through purposeful alignment of values that galvanize competency and skills and maximize excellence.

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Harris Whitesell Consulting Maximize Excellence Podcast General Session

MAXIMIZE EXECLLENCE!© PODCAST – General Session 2022April25

MAXIMIZE EXCELLENCE!© PODCAST Today, Lori Harris and Lynn Whitesell hosted a general session and shared information about the company, its services, and the value of Talent Management in the workplace. CLICK TO WATCH AND LISTEN   

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