Leaders and their teams take many different forms. We bring solutions to a myriad of organizations using one of the most robust databases of leadership research in the world.
We work with your front-line & senior leaders directly to benefit the entire organization. Team members become happier and more productive, leaders hit their goals. No more wasted training dollars, high turnover, or stagnant growth.
We work with ADs & coaches to ensure your athletes are attaining both elite performance and a positive experience. Athletes are most capable of achieving maximum growth when their coaches utilize our tools and expertise. Learn more here.
We work with superintendents & principals to help teachers become key mentors in students' lives. The education experience we help your teachers create is the best way to support student success, both in and outside of the classroom.
Utilizing more than a decade of research, Ecsell Institute knows the exact behaviors and activities that make the best leaders. These things can be tracked and measured, which - crucially - means they can be targeted and improved. With the right set of tools and support, you can make elite leadership your organization's secret sauce.
Our simple framework provides a development journey that's individualized, measurable, and engaging. Your leaders will learn exactly what the best coaches do differently, what gaps they have in their own leadership abilities, and the specific actions they can take to close those gaps. Learn more about our process here.
Leaders are the number one reason that teams either succeed or fail. Average leadership is the often-overlooked reason that organizations aren’t hitting goals, resolving issues, or growing quickly. The problem is that most people think leadership is a soft skill, so they look for solutions in all the wrong places. Even when organizations know that leadership development is important, they struggle to know what to target and how to improve it. Ecsell Institute is here to help, because we want to create a world where everyone knows what great coaching feels like.
Based on the research of over 100,000 workplace coaching interactions, The Coaching Effect helps leaders at all levels understand the necessity of challenging people out of their comfort zone and creating a high-growth organization. Leaders will learn how they can develop trust relationships, drive accountability, and leverage growth experiences to propel their team members to the highest levels of success.
Through both hard data and rich stories, authors Bill Eckstrom and Sarah Wirth demonstrate how leaders can measure and improve their coaching to lead their teams to better results.
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We help leaders, executives, & organizations grow by providing research and clarity into how their teams are performing. We do this with our performance system known as The Coaching Effect, which is also a best-selling book.
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