Jun 21, 2022
Do you feel ready to make a shift from traditional leadership to a more effective model? A vertical development model is a valuable approach in both human and leadership development in today’s world. It increases leadership effectiveness and business outcomes when implemented in leadership and or organizations.
In this episode of the Legendary Leaders Podcast, we have Jessica Bronzert, an Executive Coach, Change Management and Leadership Development Consultant, Speaker, and Founder of The Sparks Group. Jessica Bronzert is changing the way leaders think by unlocking how they view challenges while also giving them the tools to successfully navigate change, both personally and professionally. Her deep expertise and specialized training support her belief that traditional leadership development is broken. The antidote – Vertical Development.
Listen in to learn the importance of vertical development in driving leadership effectiveness and business outcomes. You will also learn about the different stages of vertical development and why you need to be comfortable and supported to get to the top stage.
This podcast is sponsored by InnerProfessional online training programs. With courses geared specifically for Legendary Leaders, InnerProfessional provides an extraordinary catalogue of leadership and professional development programs unlike any online training you’ve experienced before.
Key Takeaways:
- The value of vertical development in driving leadership effectiveness and business outcomes.
- How an understanding of vertical development helps you as the Leader support your people.
- The value of competence models in career beginnings and vertical development, in a developed career.
- Why you need to be comfortable and well supported to grow and become a vertically developed leader.
Episode timeline:
- [1:13] Intro
- [4:47] Jessica on her career background and passion for organizational Leadership and Change.
- [6:35] She explains what drove her to HR, plus how the change in the world is impacting her world.
- [10:21] The difficulties of Leadership in today’s world, plus the value of Vertical Leadership Development.
- [17:19] The skills of Vertical Development to achieve and maintain transformational change.
- [21:39] How to understand the stages of Vertical Development to better support your clients’ growth.
- [26:49] The value of practicing both competence models and vertical development for effective leadership.
- [30:10] How to integrate Vertical Development lens in your organization for effective Leadership.
- [33:39] Jessica, on her very first coaching experience when she was pregnant.
- [36:40] The consequences of working part-time on your career, especially in the US, plus how Jessica did it.
- [42:02] She explains how coaching shifted her thinking and supported her Leadership Development.
- [45:14] The stages of Vertical Development and their impacts on Human and Leadership Development.
- [1:00:32] Why it’s not a fantasy to become more Vertically Developed unless you’re well supported.
- [1:02:49] Be aware of Vertical Development and explore it further to be an effective leader.
Quotes:
- “The world is getting more complex and the rate of change in the world continues to increase.”- Jessica Bronzert [8:20]
- “When you bring vertical development into organizations, it really is a driver for leadership effectiveness and business outcomes.”- Jessica Bronzert [15:35]
- “You’ve got to adapt and interchange, helping you be the best human you can be.”- Cathleen Merkel [26:33]
- “As you get to these later developmental stages because there are few people, it can be lonely, isolating, disconnecting, and ineffective.”- Jessica Bronzert [1:01:37]
Connect:
Find | Jessica
Bronzert
Business Website: https://sparksgrp.com/
Personal Website: https://www.jessicabronzert.com/
On
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbronzert/
On YouTube:
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On Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/sparksgrp
Free Download: https://sparksgrp.com/vertical_development/
About Jessica Bronzert:
As an Executive coach, Change Management and Leadership Development Consultant, Speaker, and Founder of The Sparks Group, Jessica Bronzert is changing the way Leaders think by unlocking how they view challenges while also giving them the tools to successfully navigate change, both personally and professionally.
Jessica’s deep expertise and specialized training support her belief that traditional Leadership Development is broken. The antidote – Vertical Development.
Jessica’s ability to take Vertical Development from theory to implementation is a game-changer for organizations and teams. This cutting-edge approach combines Leadership Development with Change Management to exponentially increase the effectiveness resulting in real change inside an organization to up-level the structure and functionality of the organization and develop the capacity – not just the skills – they need to be personally and professionally successful in the face of ever-increasing change and complexity.
Find | Cathleen Merkel
At cathleenmerkel.com
On Instagram: @CathleenMerkel
On Facebook: @CathleenMerkelCoaching
On LinkedIn: @CathleenMerkel
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About Cathleen Merkel:
As a Thought Leader in the Mindset & (Self-) Leadership space, Cathleen supports high achieving, but worn-out women create a more content & balanced life, without sacrificing their hard-earned success. Following a simple 6 step framework, she helps you not only reconnect with your inner feminine side; Cathleen also supports you to rediscover your REAL YOU!
Cathleen focuses on women who lost their sense of purpose, who feel
they are running in a ‘hamster wheel’, trying to please everyone
but themselves. She helps you to turn your careers, your social
connections and personal life around, so that you will start
feeling fulfilled and excited again about the days to
come. At the end of the process, Cathleen's clients will feel
healthier, happier, energised and clear about their
future.
With over 15 years of Leadership experience in Retail, Media & Broadcasting, Engineering and Property Investment, Cathleen has not only experienced the challenges and opportunities of a female leader herself; she has also been leading and supporting various Leadership Development initiatives within large, complex, multinational matrix organisations.
Only by deeply experiencing her very personal life challenges – ‘hitting a wall experiences’ –Cathleen was able to redefine her own purpose, deciding to bring ease and content to as many women as possible on the planet!
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