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A look at the dynamic nature of teams in today’s workplace based on insights from over 20,000 employees. Individuals suffer from a critical teamwork skill gap in the workforce. Despite the pressing need for highly effective and productive teams, many individuals are either unaware or unable to consistently practice the behaviors that will ensure teamRead more

A look at the dynamic nature of teams in today’s workplace based on insights from over 20,000 employees. Teams are the building blocks of any organization1, and our working lives are becoming more team-oriented than ever before. Over the past several decades, employees have devoted much more of their time to collaboration—in meetings, on phoneRead more

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

The Future: Imagine you are reading about your company in a future issue of Forbes or an important industry magazine. What does the future article say about your business operations, your products and services, your financials? What does this future article praise about your Executive Leadership? How do your employees describe your senior leadership teamRead more

Core values define what is truly important to an organization. They are non-negotiable when making business decisions. Core values are consistent and typically do not change much over time, or for different situations or people. They do not sway with the trends and fads of the day – and they do not shift for the sakeRead 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

Meet Michael. Michael is an executive who is passionate about leadership. Michael has been tasked with the responsibility of implementing a leadership development program within his organization. While he understands that developing leaders positively impacts company culture and success, his everyday demands make it difficult to focus on where to start.     Enter Excelerant. Michael worksRead more

Demonstrated Results Client: Regional Bank “The impact of executive coaching with Excelerant has not only resulted in the promotion of coaching participants to executive leadership, but has also supported the company through the acquisition of another bank and holding company.” This merger has resulted in both growth and market expansion for our client. From this company,Read more

If you Google “art of negotiation,” there are 11.1 million results. If you started adding in the amount of publications, seminars, training courses, etc. – it becomes clear that negotiating effectively can be a very complicated skill to master. We tend to think about negotiation in terms of big transactions – like asking for aRead more

An Interview with Phyllis Arceneaux,  What is the difference between someone who is respected as a leader versus someone who may hold the title but garner little respect? Generally when people talk about someone who is a great leader, they describe them as being decisive, trustworthy, powerful, courageous, authentic, compassionate, and collaborative. The successful leaderRead more