Breakthrough Thinking
At Breakthrough, our hope as we collectively prepare for the new year is that we apply the knowledge we’ve gained from the sudden recalibration of the reality of our daily lives in 2020 as a sort of Kintsugi for the soul for 2021 and beyond. Here’s to honoring our scars as we grow into our new, shimmering skins.
Depending on where you fall after your firm’s profits are distributed, you may decide to take part in the lateral migration that takes place every year in Biglaw after the books are closed and disbursements made. Before you put yourself on the market, however, you may want to consider some profile-raising basics to make yourself as attractive a candidate as possible.
“I founded Breakthrough Consulting Group LLC to help senior leaders and their teams get from where they are to where they want to be.” We ignite breakthroughs with senior executives and teams striving for next-level leadership, performance, inclusion or communications.
According to Senn Delaney Chairman Dr. Larry Senn and Jim Hart, Heidrick & Struggles senior advisor, “To become effective leaders, we must become aware of our shadows and then learn to have our actions match our message.” As presidential candidates vie for the position with arguably the longest leadership shadow in the world, I’ll be watching for what type of shadow they cast.
At Breakthrough, we follow Columbia University’s executive and organizational coaching model. It can be broken down into three phases: 1. Context (“What’s up?”); 2. Content (“What ‘matters?’”) and 3. Conduct (“What’s next?”). This post describes the work we do with our clients in each of the three phases.
