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Direction + Alignment + Commitment (DAC) = Leadership

Direction + Alignment + Commitment (DAC) = Leadership

You need direction, alignment, and commitment (DAC) to make leadership happen in your group or organization. Learn more about our DAC framework and how leadership is a social process to foster more of it in your group or organization.

What Is Leadership?

What Is Leadership?

Ever wonder the meaning of leadership? Based on our decades of research, we view leadership as a social process that enables individuals to achieve collective results. Learn more about our definition and approach.

12 Essential Qualities of Effective Leadership

12 Essential Qualities of Effective Leadership

Our society is usually quick to identify a bad leader, but how do you identify a good one? We’ve found that great leaders consistently possess these 12 core leadership traits.

How to Maximize Joy & Savor the Holidays

How to Maximize Joy & Savor the Holidays

The ability to savor the good things in life is linked to happiness. Want to know how to maximize your joy? Try these 4 strategies to savor the holidays and feel happier.

The 6 Principles of Leadership Coaching, Based on Assessment – Challenge – Support

The 6 Principles of Leadership Coaching, Based on Assessment – Challenge – Support

Are you comfortable coaching others? Learn the 6 essential principles of effective coaching for leaders, and our coaching framework, and you’ll have practical tools to be a better leader-coach.

How to Get the Most From Your 360 Results

How to Get the Most From Your 360 Results

You know a 360-degree assessment provides valuable feedback on your job performance from multiple perspectives. But do you know how best to interpret it so you get the most out of your 360 results?

Coaching for Performance: Maximize Your Opportunity for Success

Coaching for Performance: Maximize Your Opportunity for Success

Coaching can improve your performance and effectiveness by helping you learn new skills, reinforce new behaviors, and evolve your mindset. Learn how coaching for performance works and how to get the most from leadership coaching.

Tips for Improving Your Learning Agility

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Your ability to learn continuously determines how well you survive — and thrive — in the future. Here are 4 research-based tips to improve your learning agility.

Use Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI)™ To Understand Intent

Use Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI)™ To Understand Intent

Want to give more effective feedback? Learn how to use our SBI feedback method to close the gap between a person's intentions and the impact of their behavior.