Sarah Wirth, VP Member Services of EcSELL Institute, was a keynote instructor at our Sales Coaching Summit this week. Her session titled "The Performance Evolution: Why You Can't Manage Your Way To Growth" was well received by everyone in the audience. Download the white paper, which is written by Sarah Wirth and speaks to the performance evolution, to learn more about this topic.
During her session, she shared the perspectives of other thought leaders in the area of leadership and coaching.
Here are a few impactful quotes on leadership.
Companies that want to prevent [silos] and increase cooperation need to give people more power so that they can take the risk of moving out of isolation, trusting others, showing initiative, and being transparent about performance.
–Harvard Business Review
In addition to being a participative manager, leaders need to build important relationships and work across boundaries to collaborate effectively. This is critical to providing greater agility and flexibility for organizations and their leaders in order to respond faster to changes in society.
–Center for Creative Leadership
Get comfortable being surrounded by leaders – Leaders act differently from followers. They challenge, question, push back, and passionately champion ideas when they believe they are right.
–Dr. Mary Uhl-Bien, Professor, Howard Hawks Chair in Business Ethics and Leadership and Co-Director, Institute for Innovative Leadership
When working with your manager, how do you work with your best?
–EcSELL Institute focus group
The Kaleidoscope Framework for leaders who are managing complex challenges:
–Center for Creative Leadership