by Marisa Paterson | Jan 30, 2023 | Coaching, Leadership, Leadershipdevelopment
The old adage of 90 days was seen as a standard for allowing leaders to find their feet before hitting the ground running. Pre-pandemic, the new leader connecting to a role and company came with an abundance of support. It was too expensive to have them fail and go...
by Marisa Paterson | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership, Leadershipdevelopment, Strategic Leadership
It sounds obvious — if you want to build organizational strategic leadership capability (SLC), simply hire and promote capable, strategic thinkers. Few would dispute that logic. Yet, the essence of what SLC truly represents is hard to define. Phrases like strategic...
by Marisa Paterson | Jul 30, 2020 | Leadership
Being cooped up at home for the past five months has created myriad emotions in many of us. Some positive, others not so. It has also led to a consciousness of what home means to us. Home is an important place where we create daily rituals, a metaphor for where we...
by Marisa Paterson | Jul 13, 2020 | Podcast
Be Brave @ Work Podcast Episode 33 Listen to episode 33 of Be Brave @ Work podcast with Ed Evarts this episode featuring Marisa Paterson, an Executive Coach and leadership specialist, chats about her definitions of bravery and shares her story about being braver in...
by Marisa Paterson | May 14, 2020 | Leadership
In ordinary times good leadership is the foundation of strong and healthy organizations, but what of leadership in a pandemic? What rises to the top in terms of qualities and behaviors that “separate the men from the boys”? Well, as it turns out it might just be...