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What New Managers Should Do Their First Week with an Inherited Team

By Christina Harper Olivier | Building Camaraderie & Trust, relationship building, Team Development, Team Success | Comments are Closed | 8 November, 2021 | 0

Leading a team that you did not build can be complicated. The people on your team will likely be anticipating disruptive changes and fearful of the expected upheaval. When managers inherit a team, the situation, like most new relationships, can be fragile. You will want to maintain the stability of the team as it existsRead more

4 Tips For Creating Hybrid Workplace Policies

By Christina Harper Olivier | Change Management, Human Resources, Human Resources Consulting & Management, Polices & Procedures | Comments are Closed | 9 August, 2021 | 0

In 2020, many businesses had to adapt quickly with the switch to a remote work force.  This drove many leaders to quickly adopt hybrid work policies. Now that we have at least 12 months of experience with a hybrid working work force, company leaders have the luxury to be more thoughtful and deliberate with policiesRead more

Reassurance and Clarity for Leaders

By Christina Harper Olivier | Change Management, coaching, leadership coaching, Team Building, Team Development | Comments are Closed | 16 April, 2020 | 0

This week we have been hearing about the impact of personal stress on making good business decisions.  At Excelerant, we believe that connection in conversation with other leaders during this time can provide both reassurance and clarity.  Every day, we listen to business leaders and help them solve their challenges.  This puts us in aRead more

We always knew how interesting Phyllis is… did you?

By Christina Harper Olivier | ceos, Chief Executive, coaching, communication, Excelerant News, Executive Alignment, High Potential Leader, leadership coaching, Meeting Facilitation, relationship building, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 21 January, 2019 | 1

Excelerant is so proud to share that our Managing Partner, Phyllis Arceneaux, has been acknowledged as one of the 2019 Most Interesting People.   Original article published 1/21/2019, Shanna P. Dickens, Acadiana Lifestyle: Phyllis Arceneaux Bringing Joy To Business The term often used to describe Phyllis Arceneaux is “serial entrepreneur.”  Growing up, if Arceneaux wantedRead more

Performance Success Plan

By Christina Harper Olivier | Excelerant News, Executive Alignment, High Potential Leader, leadership development, performance improvement, Talent Development | Comments are Closed | 2 July, 2018 | 0

Through conversations with hundreds of leaders over the past 15 years, we found a common challenge– communicating about accountability and performance. #Excelerant has created a simple solution. What is it: It’s called a Performance Success Plan, a simple solution to improve accountability that: • Identifies agreed upon expectations for a position • Creates a developmentRead more

3 Steps to Improving Internal Customer Service

By Christina Harper Olivier | Change Management, Human Resources, Human Resources Consulting & Management, performance improvement, Polices & Procedures, SOP's, Standard Operating Procedures | Comments are Closed | 1 July, 2017 | 0

What causes Bottlenecks? Bottlenecks between people or departments are often caused by disagreements on how the process should work, unspoken expectations or missing agreements on a process. Most common between operations and sales or administration, these bottlenecks can severely impact key business metrics like production and customer service. Internal Customers Employees and Departments are actually internalRead more

The Science of Leadership

By Christina Harper Olivier | communication, emotional intelligence, leadership, leadership coaching, Team Building | Comments are Closed | 27 April, 2017 | 0

The ideal gas law is often written as PV = nRT It has to do with things like molecules and Pressure, Volume, and Temperature.  For football fans, it is has become a possible explanation for “Deflate Gate.” Why am I telling you this? Last week, one of my exceptional coaching clients, a leader who isRead more

The Advanced Leadership Forum

By Christina Harper Olivier | ceos, High Potential Leader, leadership development, performance improvement | Comments are Closed | 28 May, 2015 | 0

The Advanced Leadership Forum offers an opportunity to connect and re-connect with others who have completed EXCELERANT’s Executive, Senior or Key Leader Advanced Leadership Programs. This forum is created to inspire your continued application of the skills developed in the program to the real-life leadership challenges you face today. Step 1: Sign up for anRead more

Executive Results

By Christina Harper Olivier | Chief Executive, Executive Alignment, performance improvement, Talent Development | Comments are Closed | 15 May, 2015 | 0

Defining the Role of the Chief Executive As the chief executive of your company, your role can be daunting. You have ultimate responsibility across the company for everything from Strategy, Finance, and Talent Management to Operations and Business Development. The Dilemma You may be suffering from the same dilemma or challenge many Executives face –Read more

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