How do we develop overwhelmed and overmatched leaders to succeed in today’s complex and virtual workplace?
Even the best leaders can’t solve a problem they don’t see, nor can they conceive of opportunities beyond their perception. Vertical leadership development expands a leader’s thinking capability, range of perception, and adaptability, empowering them to face today’s increasingly complex and uncertain environments.
EXPERTISE
Vertical leadership development is a transformational process that leaders undertake to expand their thinking, perceptions, and range of possibility.
Coaching is an intensive developmental process that a leader, or team of leaders, undertakes to make holistic expansions to their thinking and modes of operation.
Assessments are critical to leadership development, as they often expand a leader's awareness and effectiveness in equal measure.
ABOUT MARK
Mark is a senior-level coach, consultant, speaker, and PhD-level researcher. He has over 25 years of experience working with leaders at all levels throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. A sought-after coach and consultant, Mark has worked with organizations in every sector, including NASA, Ernst & Young, Cisco, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, The US Securities and Exchange Commission, Serco, and The National Institutes of Health. Mark has also served as a senior leader in multiple organizations.
Dr. Peterson holds a PhD in Human Development from Fielding Graduate University. He also has two master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University in adult learning and global ethics. He holds a graduate certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and is a credentialed leadership coach at the PCC level with the International Coaching Federation.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Vertical Development – Empowering Leaders to Meet Today’s Complex Challenges
As an outcome of disruptive change on a pandemic scale, millions of workers have quit their jobs, forcing leaders to rethink the way they lead. According to McKinsey, employees are motivated to leave their jobs due to a lack of relational factors, including feeling...
Leadership in a Virtual World
If you weren't leading a virtual or hybrid team before the pandemic, chances are that you are now. Circumstances throughout the pandemic have forced a cohort of reluctant leaders into leading virtual teams. However, following the pandemic, virtual and hybrid teams...
Coaching Leaders to Face a Post-Pandemic World
According to McKinsey, tens of millions of employees left their jobs over the past few years and are not eager to return. As a result, many organizational leaders are confused and desperately scrambling to retain their current employees and hire replacement staff....