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When everyone nods in agreement, when no one asks clarifying questions, when every decision slides through without debate – that’s not alignment. That’s silence. And silence isn’t the same as agreement. As leaders, we say we want honest feedback and robust discussion. But here’s the uncomfortable question: Are we actually creating the conditions where peopleRead more

EXCELERANT, an award-winning leadership development and human resources consulting company will be honored as one of the 2023 LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger-Owned Businesses during the LSU 100 Celebration and Ranked Countdown Event on October 20, 2023 at the L’Auberge Resort and Event Center in Baton Rouge, La. In addition to celebrating the success ofRead more

The vision statement for a business can help align team members in the creation of processes and projects supporting the overall mission of the organization. However, the organization can’t simply have a vision statement and expect employees to know what the business wants to achieve and how they want to achieve it. The company visionRead more

Keep it Simple: Don’t over complicate the solution.  Create a do-able, executable plan that can be understood by everyone.

Through conversations with hundreds of leaders over the past 15 years, we found a common challenge– communicating about accountability and performance. #Excelerant has created a simple solution. What is it: It’s called a Performance Success Plan, a simple solution to improve accountability that: • Identifies agreed upon expectations for a position • Creates a developmentRead more

What causes Bottlenecks? Bottlenecks between people or departments are often caused by disagreements on how the process should work, unspoken expectations or missing agreements on a process. Most common between operations and sales or administration, these bottlenecks can severely impact key business metrics like production and customer service. Internal Customers Employees and Departments are actually internalRead more

  If you sketched out your business’ organizational growth plan on the back of a cocktail napkin, it may be time to make it official. Excelerant’s certified professionals can help you align your people plan to your growth plan. Click here to see how or give us a call at 337.344.4573 ext. 701 to requestRead more

If your organizations’ Talent Development is stuck in the ’70s like this guy, it may be time for a make-over. Excelerant’s certified professionals can help you identify your Future Vision & Goals, and define the necessary changes and new practices that your people will have to adopt.  It may seem painful, but EXCELERANT can helpRead more

It can be a challenge to know what kind of support your people need from you. In our experience, managers who seek out support for their people through coaching improve communication and relationships not only on an individual level, but among their team. They experience fewer breakdowns between individuals and departments and see greater improvementsRead more

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