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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 range of servicesRead more

Performance Success Plan 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 • CreatesRead 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

You just received the dreaded news from a good sales person on your team. He is leaving to work for your competitor. You call a meeting and try to get him to stay. He tells you he enjoys working for you, has learned a great deal under your leadership and will really miss the teamRead 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

EXCELERANT awarded in two categories for exceptional leadership development programs at 2016 Leadership Excellence Awards  EXCELERANT has achieved two national awards for outstanding achievement in leadership development and executive coaching. EXCELERANT was recognized by HR.com’s Leadership Excellence Magazine at the February LEAD2016 Conference and Leadership Excellence Awardsin Nashville, Tenn., and is currently ranked No. 8Read more

CEOs know that one of their primary responsibilities is to spend time on a regular basis on the big picture.  When we set aside time to “meet with ourselves,” this thinking time is often hijacked by day-to-day operations and fires.  Even when we do have that time, it is often difficult to brainstorm and think “outsideRead more

Buying and shopping local is a widely supported trend not only in our city of Lafayette, but across the State of Louisiana. This trend helps to support the longevity of our small businesses on the consumer side of the business, but how can these companies ensure longevity from within the business? There are 424,475 smallRead more