Michelle Clark Ph. D
416 Douglas Avenue, Suite 205
Ames, IA 50010
515-296-0125
michelle@michelleclarkphd.com

A leader’s ability to see how they examine their own beliefs, cultivate positive and effective communication, respond productively to stress, and contribute to effective team functioning, are key to their credibility with others (Kouzes & Posner Leadership Challenge). Although we can develop leadership seminars for your team, personal and customized assistance in leadership development cannot occur in most seminar settings. The insight and feedback that occur during coaching assists leaders to be self-correcting, to autonomously identify when they are performing well and when they are not and to independently make corrections. Many organizations utilize coaching because it creates synergy, in other words, two people working as a team create more energy and creativity than one person alone. Leadership services include:

Assessment of the leader’s strengths and weakness using standardized test instruments that compare results to those of widely recognized successful leaders Direct, honest feedback that helps leaders identify how their behavior affects the systems in which they operate Executive 360s in which feedback to allow the leader to see how others see them is gathered from a variety of sources such as direct reports, customers, and supervisors Objective, confidential consultation to identify ways of responding productively to difficult situations such as: navigating operational transitions, responding to difficult personnel issues, and maintaining effective communication Organizational Consultation.