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Meet Jim. Jim is a senior operations leader responsible for delivering results. To get those results, every day he: leads others makes important decisions provides feedback to others about their performance has tough conversations Jim has a naturally outgoing personality and people like him; however, he doesn’t always understand why his team members may become unmotivated. HeRead more

Meet Michael. Michael is an executive who is passionate about leadership. Michael has been tasked with the responsibility of implementing a leadership development program within his organization. While he understands that developing leaders positively impacts company culture and success, his everyday demands make it difficult to focus on where to start.     Enter Excelerant. Michael worksRead more

How We Develop Leaders A company’s most important asset, no matter the industry, is its people. Investing in the development of your leaders and future leaders ensures that your company will be able to sustain and continue on for years to come.   Excelerant’s unique approach to leadership development is founded on 3 main philosophies:Read more

What is leadership coaching? JILL: A coaching conversation is different than the type of conversation you would have with a friend. A coach listens, reflects and sometimes interrupts the client’s story, challenging them to explore new possibilities. Our clients, especially leaders at a higher level, often feel like they are alone and don’t have someone toRead more

In our experience, the most talented leaders in organizations crave advanced development experiences. We created the Advanced Leadership Programs specifically to meet that need. What do they crave? a meaningful leadership development experience with peer group. a program that helps them become a better leader, not an academic lecture to learn about leadership. an open environment,Read more

Demonstrated Results Client: Regional Bank “The impact of executive coaching with Excelerant has not only resulted in the promotion of coaching participants to executive leadership, but has also supported the company through the acquisition of another bank and holding company.” This merger has resulted in both growth and market expansion for our client. From this company,Read more

If you Google “art of negotiation,” there are 11.1 million results. If you started adding in the amount of publications, seminars, training courses, etc. – it becomes clear that negotiating effectively can be a very complicated skill to master. We tend to think about negotiation in terms of big transactions – like asking for aRead more

An Interview with Phyllis Arceneaux,  What is the difference between someone who is respected as a leader versus someone who may hold the title but garner little respect? Generally when people talk about someone who is a great leader, they describe them as being decisive, trustworthy, powerful, courageous, authentic, compassionate, and collaborative. The successful leaderRead more

The Advanced Leadership Forum offers an opportunity to connect and re-connect with others who have completed EXCELERANT’s Executive, Senior or Key Leader Advanced Leadership Programs. This forum is created to inspire your continued application of the skills developed in the program to the real-life leadership challenges you face today. Step 1: Sign up for anRead more

Defining the Role of the Chief Executive As the chief executive of your company, your role can be daunting. You have ultimate responsibility across the company for everything from Strategy, Finance, and Talent Management to Operations and Business Development. The Dilemma You may be suffering from the same dilemma or challenge many Executives face –Read more