Symbiotic Leadership: Building Mutually Empowering Team Relationships Success has never been a solo act. The most resilient, adaptive, and high-performing leaders and teams operate not through command-and-control or transactional cooperation—but through symbiotic relationships. Borrowed from biology, the term “symbiosis” refers to a close and long-term interaction between two or more different species that benefit from […]
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The Hidden Leadership ROI: Core Values Alignment for Strategic Decision Makers
The Hidden Leadership ROI: Core Values Alignment for Strategic Decision Makers In high-stakes leadership, clarity of values is not a luxury-it’s a lever of trust, influence, and long-term value creation. Yet, too many executives operate from values they inherited, not intentionally defined. Left unchecked, this misalignment can quietly undermine decision quality, employee engagement, brand trust,
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News Release: Prestigious Awards Program Recognizes World’s Top Women Entrepreneurs
Prestigious Awards Program Recognizes World’s Top Women Entrepreneurs Wilmington, Southeastern, North Carolina: Lori Harris, Managing Partner, Harris Whitesell Consulting LLC, has been named a winner of the 2024 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards, an annual tribute to the world’s top women entrepreneurs. Harris will be recognized at the 22nd Annual Enterprising Women of the
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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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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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OPTIMIZING INFLUENCE AND IMPACT THROUGH BASIS OF POWER
OPTIMIZING INFLUENCE AND IMPACT THROUGH BASIS OF POWER How leaders maximize power influences themselves, others, and the culture of the organization. The power dynamics strategized and played are pivotal in shaping behavioral norms and expectations that lead to organizational vitality. Too often “power” underscores exactly what is needed to realize business success. In business, power
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16 Challenges Companies Face In Striving To Excel Ethically
Integrating And Sharing Expectations Companies too often do not make ethics actionable and measurable. They are often underutilized expectations and end up as overlooked content. Integrating and sharing expectations around ethics, with frequency, in all company functions and activities is key to ensuring commitment, productive dialogue and accountability and managing behaviors that demonstrate excellence driving
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Setting the GOLD STANDARD in Coaching Excellence
Successful leaders and organizations understand the value and prioritize in their Talent Management strategy the investment and sponsorship of professional coaching, and setting the gold standard by hiring International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified coaches who demonstrate coaching competency and who abide by ICF Code of Ethics in their work to develop and enhance individuals and
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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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Remarkable Women Leaders©
Harris Whitesell Consulting’s REMARKABLE WOMEN LEADERS© program is a customizable executive leadership program designed specifically to help women discover and learn how to use their unique advantages to advance their careers and excel as leaders. Our program strengthens and deepens the organization’s leadership bench by helping women get a 360 view of their leadership behaviors,
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Maximize Excellence!© Featuring Gerry Komlofske
Maximize Excellence!© Podcast February 2, 2022, 12:00 PM EST Guest: Gerry Komlofske Topic: The Future of Technology Gerry will be talking about KEY LEADER-FOLLOWER RELATIONSHIP INSIGHTS for CONSCIOUS LEADERS, specifically: HISTORY OF LEADERSHIP LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR – DEPENDENT DUALITIES THEORY MODELS OF SELF AWARENESS HOW TECH WILL IMPACT LEADERSHIP Gerry is a Technology Executive with
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Maximize Excellence!© – Featuring Tom Morris, American Philosopher and Author
(Click image above to listen and watch) Maximize Excellence!© Podcast February 21, 2022, 12:00 PM EST Guest: Tom Morris, American Philosopher and Author Topic: The Philosophy of Leadership Tom is one of the world’s top public philosophers and pioneering business thinkers. He’s the author of over 30 groundbreaking books and is a legendary speaker whose
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