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Leadership Development by Kara Janssen

The Reality of a Leadership Shortage

Globally, the growing leadership gap has become a pressing concern. As seasoned leaders retire, industries continue to evolve, and employee expectations...

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January 08, 2025

Change Your Most Undesirable Habit . . . NOW!

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5 Steps to Tackling Your Limitations

In my experience of coaching leaders, one thing stands out: leaders often want to change one undesirable habit.

Clients, in...

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August 04, 2016

Coaching

FlashPoint Acquires Sonoma Leadership Systems

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FlashPoint acquires Sonoma Leadership Systems

INDIANAPOLIS - Aug. 1, 2016 - Leadership consulting firm FlashPoint has acquired Sonoma Leadership Systems of Sonoma, California. 

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August 01, 2016

News

Who Benefits from Leadership Development? (Hint: Everyone)

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THE PAY-IT-FORWARD EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Did you ever think about what happens to people in leadership development programs after the learning occurs? They spend a day,...

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July 25, 2016

Leadership Development

Not Every Jedi Is a DiSC® D

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Do You Know the DiSC® Style that Makes the Best Leader?

Scan through the characteristics each DiSC® style tends to exhibit. Which one style do you think makes the best...

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July 21, 2016

Team Effectiveness

Focus on (DiSC®) Style

The Secret to Motivating Your People and Leveraging Their Talent

I was talking to a new FlashPoint coworker yesterday about how she’s doing a month into her first post-college job. She told me that...

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July 18, 2016

Leadership Development

Leaders Listen Up: Better Listening Equals Better Leadership

We all know that listening can boost positive relationships. Lesser known is that active and focused listening is a gateway to better decision making, strategy, and bottom-line results, making it...

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July 14, 2016

Leadership Development

Learn More About The Leadership Challenge

We were honored to attend HR.Com's LEAD2016 this year and take home awards in both the "Top Leadership Provider" and "Best Global/International Leadership Program" categories for The Leadership...

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July 06, 2016

Leadership Development

How To Choose An External Coaching Support Partner: 9 Questions to Ask

A 4-Point Guide to Help You Pick a Coaching Provider

Here in the U.S. we truly live in abundance. Almost every time I go to the store I am overwhelmed by the choices available—who knew there were so...

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June 29, 2016

Coaching

Leadership is Personal

It’s Time to Recognize the Unique Potential in Each Leader

If you want to get under my skin, just continue talking about people as commodities. We all have pet peeves, and this is one of mine. People...

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June 29, 2016

Leadership Development

Shedding Light on Silent, Unnamed Team Dynamics

The Five Behaviors®: Team Development Helps Guide a Team Out of the Woods

One of my favorite things to do is day-hike in the beautiful outdoors in my part of Northern Arizona, where we have a huge...

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June 20, 2016

Team Effectiveness