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Congratulations go out to our Managing Partner, Phyllis Arceneaux, for recently completing the Breakthrough Coaching Enhanced Practitioner program. With this program completed, Phyllis is continuing to work toward her Master Certified Coach (MCC) accreditation.  MCC accreditation will only enhance Phyllis’ deep experience as a coach and consultant. What is Breakthrough Coaching?   Breakthrough Coaching isRead more

 Celebrating Local Women Owned Businesses We are honored to be mentioned in this morning’s Facebook Live celebrating local women-owned businesses.  Thank you, Troy and Millicent and the One Acadiana team, for always supporting our business community.   @9:08 Troy: Another company that is owned and run by several women is Excelerant.  Excelerant is aRead more

6 Steps to Retain High Potential Salespeople

Excelerant Announces Expansion of Services in Houston Market Lafayette-based Excelerant , an award-winning company focused on leadership training, coaching, culture development and human resource consulting for small to medium-sized businesses, is expanding its presence in the Houston market. Adding Houston-based strategic partners, Marcy Laviage, PhD, and Diane N. Roche, PhD, allows Excelerant to make their unique rangeRead more

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

Have you ever been in this situation? You have an important position with a revolving door and are about to fill it again. How do you ensure that this time you will get the right person the first time? When there is an immediate need to fill a role, some companies may take the “warmRead more

Two words – Bottom Line. These two words are why hiring the right person the first time is so crucial. Every new employee you hire can either positively or negatively impact your bottom line. The employee can either enable the company to grow and prosper or slow the organization down. Figuring out how to hireRead more

There are many definitions of succession, we would like to share this idea of Successful Succession.  Having a pipeline of prepared, qualified industry leaders to have a successful transition of the company/industry to next in line leaders. We believe that the next in line leaders need to understand the core values that make an organizationRead more

Does your annual Goals Retreat begin with a bang and leave you feeling like you’ve missed the mark? A successful business retreat has the following components: Agenda Planning – Identify your high priority issues 3rd Party Facilitator – Certified Professional Collective Agreements – Converting decisions to actions Proactive Conclusion – Determine who will do whatRead more