Developing Leaders

Coaching and empowering leaders to face tough people and business challenges.

Leadership in today’s business environment requires skill and experience that most leaders do not get exposed to in the regular course of their career development.  Today’s leader not only is required to know their area of expertise, they also must have a knack for coaching and empowering people, and they must be able to keep their cool in a business environment that can be described as volatile, ambiguous and competitive to say the least.  That’s a tall order for anyone.  Then add in a constant stream of new initiatives, change and innovation – and you’ve described a leadership gauntlet.

We work with our clients to provide the right tools, perspective, insight and support to help leaders flourish.  We do this with the following toolkit:

  • Coach leaders with proven tools, methods and approaches to accelerate the rate of successful change implementation and achieve strategic goals
  • Help leaders develop strategies to build a culture that builds on their own success and develops agility to respond quickly to market demands
  • Build skill of leaders to lead change effectively
  • Builds infrastructure that helps embed sound change methodology into organizational initiatives

How We Work

We have studied change from a research and academic perspective, and yet we also approach change from a practical experience perspective from over 20 years of helping organizations address their most challenging change initiatives. We know from research and the best practices of experts, that the challenge change presents for organizations is in executing successfully on the strategy.  Most organizations don’t know the pitfalls until they experience them, working with Nautilus Associates helps leaders accelerate their learning curve.

We quickly assess organizational challenges and offer powerful and insightful strategies to address the most difficult issues. As facilitators we bring considerable talent in building connections and creating an atmosphere in which leaders and their teams can address complex and sensitive issues productively.

Our lead consultant, Debbie Hixson PhD, is a dynamic, engaging and effective coach and facilitator whose skill has developed from years of experience in the classroom and workplace. Debbie is certified and has considerable experience in using the :

  • The Leadership Circle Profile
  • Hogan Assessments
  • Situational Leadership II (Blanchard Companies)
  • Principles of Persuasion (Influence at Work)
  • Managerial Style Questionnaire
  • Thomas Kilman Conflict model
  • MBTI, MBTI step II, and FIRO B
  • Confronting Difficult Issues
  • EQ12 (emotional intelligence assessment)
  • The Leadership Challenge (Kouzes & Posner)
  • Accelerating Implementation Methodology (Implementation Management Associates)
  • PROSCI Change Methodology
  • Board Certified Coach (Center for Credentialing and Education)
  • Certified Leadership Coach (International Coaching Federation)
  • Facilitator (Legos Strategic Play Methods and Materials)

Coaching Individual Leaders

Every leader has challenges and a unique perspective developed from their own experiences. Leaders who are new to the role must transition from being responsible for their own work to working through others. This presents an opportunity to develop a style that empowers and engages others and results in powerful high performing teams. Seasoned leaders often confront new challenges as their organization grows and changes. At this time coaching can support them to develop their leadership to a higher level for maximum impact on their team as well as their peers and the larger organization. Through coaching new and seasoned leaders will:

  • Identify strengths and opportunities for growth
  • Identify leadership development goals and achieve them
  • Develop greater insight and skill to grow and develop your team
  • Generate greater business results