Leadership Development
MAKING LEADERS OUT OF EXECUTIVES
To truly succeed, companies need leaders, not just management or executives. Leaders who keep one eye on the forest and the other on the trees. Leaders who view their organizations with accuracy. Leaders who inspire and develop their teams.
We use research-backed strategies and coaching to create leaders capable of promoting growth, inspiring change, and strengthening culture. Best of all, our relationship-based model means we won’t just educate and evacuate—we’ll be there for the duration.
Executive and Leadership Coaching
WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON’T GET YOU THERE
The pursuit of excellence is a journey where often, the difference between solid and outstanding performance comes from seemingly subtle differences in leadership behaviors. That’s where coaching comes in—to provide you with the tools needed to get to that next level. Best of all, our relationship-based model means we won’t just offer advice and leave you to figure it out—we’re by your side throughout the climb.
According to the International Coaching Federation (ICF), coaching is defined as “the process of partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” We use proven methods developed by the leading authorities in the field of Personal and Executive Coaching, along with robust and validated assessment tools, to help you optimize your performance and go farther faster.
- Achieve peak performance
- Leverage your innate talents
- Build self-awareness
- Assess and hone leadership skills
- Invest in high-potential employees
- Improve emotional intelligence
- Collect and act on 360 Feedback
- Manage conflict between colleagues and within teams
- Develop skills to effectively lead change
- Prepare for promotion
- Push past plateaus
- Increase well-being
- Address common performance and behavioral derailers
- CliftonStrengths – discover and build upon your natural talents to bring your best to your work and everything else.
- EQ-i 2.0 – Emotional Quotient Inventory 2.0 measures an individual’s emotional intelligence to help them lead more effectively.
- EQ 360 – an emotional intelligence assessment that allows leaders to receive feedback from peers, managers, direct reports, and others about how they leverage their emotional intelligence.
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) – the most widely used personality assessment of its kind can help you better understand yourself and your team to improve performance, enhance your personal growth and improve your communications with peers, teams and direct reports.
- Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) – identify how you respond to conflict (when your needs differ from those of another person), and what conflict-handling options are available to you.
- Gallup Builder Profile 10 (BP10) – identify your unique builder talent profile and what kind of builder you are to help you more effectively scale your business and get the most out of your leadership team.
- VIA – get to know your Character Strengths to better understand your best qualities and feel more authentic and engaged
Future Readiness and Strategic Planning
PAVING THE ROAD AHEAD
It’s hard to predict the future and even harder to plan for it. But it’s possible and absolutely essential for success.
That’s where we come in.
Archos Advisors has the tools and experience you need to ensure a successful future. We know that readiness and planning means more than making educated guesses, and we have the skills to help your business look forward with confidence.
High Performance Culture
FIND YOUR ORGANIZATION’S NORTH STAR
Culture permeates every part of a business. Is yours toxic or top-notch?
The Archos Advisors organizational experts excel at helping leaders craft the cultures that get results. Successful cultures are a bit more involved than meets the eye, and can’t be created without a highly specific plan. Don’t waste money on one-off initiatives—get it right the first time.
Archos Advisors uses proven systems to determine the most natural, and most successful, behaviors employees can adopt to guide their every move. It’s never too late for your company to find it’s north star.
Change Management
CHANGE CAN SEEM IMPOSSIBLE. WE MAKE IT PRACTICAL.
80% of Fortune 500 companies rely on certified Prosci® change management professionals to successfully implement change on both an individual and organizational level. Why? Because it uses research-backed methodology to enact lasting, cohesive change. Best of all, our relationship-based model means we won’t just help you through the transition—we’ll be there for the duration.
Prosci® is just one of the processes Archos Advisors implements to help companies grow productively and bring out the best in every employee.
Talent Management
FINDING, HIRING, CREATING, AND KEEPING THE BEST OF THE BEST.
Teams don’t just come together. They need to be carefully, strategically built and meticulously maintained. Unfortunately, while there’s a whole branch of organizational psychology devoted to the art of strengthening teams, there are also a whole lot of “consultants” wasting everyone’s time with ineffective and impractical exercises.
Archos Advisors applies research-based methods to help you recruit the right team, then help them thrive. Don’t let bad hires or lack of retention derail your business—get the right team and keep them on track. We use our unique experience of skills and methodologies to turn every team into a synchronized machine.
Client-Focused Selling
BUILDING ORGANIC GROWTH THROUGH ENTHUSIASTIC CLIENTS
We get it. For a lot of people, selling can have a stigma and not many people revel in the process. Why? Because most people see selling as trying to persuade someone to buy something they don’t need, and conversely, don’t enjoy feeling pressured to buy something they don’t want. But here’s the secret: it actually doesn’t have to be that way.
Using the SalesGame methodology, we’ve helped many organizations institutionalize a process that is client-centric with a focus on building authentic relationships and delivering outstanding service. In the SalesGame, the outcome is not about just “getting the work.” It’s about gaining an enthusiastic client. It’s about getting to the heart of the matter—the true source of value in the customer’s eyes. This approach is appealing to a variety of professionals and removes the stigma for developing business. And, most importantly, it produces what we’re always pursuing: sustainable results.
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While Archos Advisors is a new name for this effective group of leaders, coaches, and change agents, it has been my pleasure to work with Diane Brown and Tom Porter for over 25 years. More recently, Dave Graham joined this dynamic duo to support the team in meeting the challenges facing today’s employers. The group has helped our firm implement customized programs that not only meet the needs of the public accounting profession, but also allow our business to thrive in today’s work environment. They have equipped the staff and future leaders of our firm with imperative resources and training. It has been invaluable to work with trusted professionals who are always available with proven advice and solutions.
Kimberly Wines, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, PAFM | Chief Operating Officer
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