Denise Corcoran Are You Wired for Entrepreneurial Success?

When I work with you in building your strategic thinking, my focus is not on content (what you think). My focus is on your thinking structure and capacity (how you think). The latter cannot be taught in workshops or books. It requires brain training. Through an assessment, I can uncover what aspects of your thinking inhibit strategic thinking.

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni quotes a friend as saying “If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.” Everything in your company goes better when you have strong cross-functional teams. You provide superior and timely customer service. You launch new products quicker. You improve quality. You increase profits. Yet 75% of all cross functional teams are dysfunctional. When I help you build strong cross functional teams, I align them on 3 levels of accountability: organizational, team/peer and personal accountability. In addition, we help your teams define an agreed upon conflict resolution process as the basis for stronger relationships and communications within and across functions.

When I coach or advise CEOs or C-level execs, my focus is not on technical areas. You're the expert in those areas. There are 2 ways I support CEOs in their own growth or the growth or their organization/culture. The first is coaching CEOS to increase their self knowledge; change ineffective thinking, behavioral and emotional traits; become conscious of underlying motivation and attitudinal patterns (either as leadership assets or liabilities), values alignment and increase personal capacities. As a CEO advisor, I guide you in developing the leadership and organizational critical success factors to drive rapid growth. There is always a double edge sword to accelerated company growth. Many CEOs are not aware of the common pitfalls and hazards of growth and often get blind sighted by them. That's my area of expertise. Let's talk if you are challenged in managing your current growth or stuck in getting to the next level.