Fall, 2019
Dear Friends,

Welcome to another edition of the Leadership Compass. This latest edition features an abundance of leading edge content that is sure to make you think about your role as a leader. Please be sure to check-out the featured article, The Three Dimensions of Leadership Trust and don’t forget to download the free Leadership Trust Inventory at the end of the article.

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to leadership excellence and best wishes for a wonderful holiday season filled with many blessings.

Choose to Navigate,

David O'Brien
Featured Article: 
The Three Dimensions of Leadership Trust
The list of high priority issues confronting most leaders today is by all accounts, long and growing. Competition, ROI, Stakeholder Value, Revenue Growth, Employee Engagement, Talent Management, Acquisitions and on and on the list goes. While all of these and more are very real in most organizations, the common denominator influencing a successful response and outcome may very well be trust. Leadership trust to be specific. Sure there are other factors at play here but absent trust in your leadership, your capacity to turn these “front burner” issues into opportunities may be limited.
 
As a beginning point, consider your greatest success of the past year. Was it possible to achieve this success without others? 
In The News &
Upcoming Events
David O'Brien to Present Discovering the Leader in You
at Annual Nonprofit Conference
David will be a featured speaker at the CT Nonprofit Alliance annual conference at the CT Convention Center in Hartford, CT on November 6, 2019. His presentation, Discovering the Leader in You provides an inspiring and actionable framework that allows leaders at any level to discover and explore their full leadership capacity. Learn more and register.
David O'Brien to Present Culture Building Program
at Springfield Area SHRM Event
David will be the featured speaker at the Human Resource Management Association of Western New England’s monthly dinner meeting on November 12, 2019 at Castle of the Knights in Chicopee, MA. His presentation, Understanding Your Role in Creating a Fantastic Culture explores the role that all employees (not just HR) must play in creating a culture of excellence that attracts, retains and develops top talent. This highly interactive program will allow participants the opportunity to take the Building a Culture of Accountability conversation to the next level. Learn more and Register .
David O'Brien to Present Workshop:
Building Emotional Intelligence in Leaders
As part of David's ongoing partnership with the CT Nonprofit Alliance, he will be delivering his very popular, Building Emotional Intelligence in Leaders workshop on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Nonprofit Alliance offices in Hartford, CT.
Emotional Intellligence
The program provides leaders with a systematic way to expand their influence and impact through a deeper understanding of EI as well as a variety of proven EI skill builder activities. The 9:00 a.m. to 12-noon workshop is open to the public but registration is required. For more information or to register for this workshop, please visit CT Nonprofit Alliance online, or call them directly at 860-525-5080.
David O'Brien to Present Culture Building Program
at Boston Area SHRM Event
David will be the featured speaker at the Metro West Human Resource Management Association’s monthly breakfast meeting on December 11, 2019 at Work Central in Westborough, MA. His presentation, Understanding Your Role in Creating a Fantastic Culture explores the role that all employees (not just HR) must play in creating a culture of excellence that attracts, retains and develops top talent. This highly interactive program will allow participants the opportunity to take the Building a Culture of Accountability conversation to the next level. To learn more, please visit the Metro West HRMA website .
Featured Program:
Discovering Your Role in Creating a Fantastic Culture
Today’s do-more-with-less workplace climate has produced an unprecedented need for employee engagement and accountability. It has also produced an unparalleled opportunity for all employees to play an active role in building a culture of excellence that helps attract and retain top talent. A key factor in being able to seize this opportunity is the capacity to demonstrate personal accountability and leadership regardless of job title, role or function.
Not surprisingly, this capacity is most often driven by clarity and purpose both of which result from a heightened awareness of expectations and corresponding workplace behavioral choices that impact culture. 

Leadership Thought To Consider
Thought To Consider

" Don’t find the fault, find the solution." – Henry Ford

Leadership Suggestion : Consider what this quote means in your world of work and in your role as a leader. Also try to uncover the leadership opportunity that it presents. 
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