Dr. Earl R. Smith II

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
Dr-Smith.com

I have coached many CEO and senior executives. Some of the patterns that I find at during the early stages of a new engagement are almost exact replicates of patterns that I found in prior engagements. One that occurs most frequently is lack clarity on how performance is measured. In many engagements, achieving this clarity comes first. Continue reading “Leadership Assessment – Understanding the Process” »

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
Dr-Smith.com

Many of my leadership coaching engagements focus on the challenges that expansion brings. Some of them come because of a new direction in corporate strategy. One of the most daunting of these shows up when I am in the process of building an Advisory Board for a company. Continue reading “Leadership Challenges – Advisory Boards” »

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
Dr-Smith.com

Many of my leadership coaching engagements begin with a leadership assessment. When done early on in the process, such an assessment provides a baseline against which we measure our progress. Once the engagement progresses, we run regular assessments in order to measure progress and identify fresh focus for our continued work. I have found leadership assessments one of the most effective and easily used tools in the leadership coaching toolbox. The leadership assessment process I offer is a cost effective, rapid turn-around way to help you to develop into a more effective leader by identifying your strengths and pinpointing opportunities for improvement. It will also help you to develop a strategic plan for correcting them. Continue reading “The Leadership Assessment Program – An Important Tool” »

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
Dr-Smith.com

For most of today’s leaders, their success largely depends on their ability to persuade people, such as employees, other staff members, and even family members, to get things done. In order to be successful, in today’s tough corporate world, you must be proficient in the art of persuasion. You must convince others to take action on your behalf even when you have no formal authority! Continue reading “Leadership Persuasion” »

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
Dr-Smith.com

Every so often one of my coaching engagements comes to focus on an essential question – one so basic that I have to stop and marvel at its simplicity and clarity. That recently happened. I was in the early stages of working with a CEO who was having problems with his senior management team. In fact, this CEO had had a series of problems with a series of senior teams. So I decided to turn our discussion directly into the issue and put the question directly to him – let’s call him Bob[1] for convenience – “so, what makes you a leader that people should follow”? Continue reading “You – a Leader? – Part I” »