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A"rac&ng, Engaging, Leveraging & Retaining Top Female Talent

Cheryl Alexander & Associates, Inc

Copyright 2013. Cheryl Alexander & Associates. All Rights Reserved.

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CAA Coached Leadership Exchange

Cheryl Alexander & Associates (CAA)!

Breakthrough Conversation…Profound Connections…Expanded Possibilities…Extraordinary Results!


CAA Mission: Bringing the BEST THERE IS out of the BEST YOU HAVE We partner with you to package, promote and maximize your own unique set of strengths, passions and brand Inspire and equip you with the strategy and tools to be at your best more of the time, so you can achieve the life and career you crave. Create sustainable communities of deeply connected colleagues who serve as each other’s board of advisors, thriving together. Bring your own and your organization's core values to life in heart, mind and action. Create destination workplaces one step at a time…having a bit of fun along the way. We accomplish this through our customized Coached Leadership Exchange, combining individual coaching, curriculum, coach-led leadership conversation, and your own board of peer mentors.

Since 1973 Cheryl Alexander & Associates, Inc has focused on a"rac&ng, engaging, leveraging and retaining top talent

v 1973-‐1997: Execu&ve Search Firm known for recrui&ng and successful

on-‐boarding of outstanding women leaders v 2000: Company transi&oned to execu&ve coaching and consul&ng v 2003: Launched Coached Execu&ve Women’s Roundtables with

structured character-‐based curriculum as well as Coached Mentoring Circle Programs for next genera&on Women Leaders

v 2004: Launched Next Genera&on mixed gender Leadership Academies v 2008: Launched Global Women’s Leadership Exchange (Asia, Europe,

Americas) v 2012: Coached Leadership Circles and Individual Coaching Expanded with

customized curriculum and new scien&fic findings to enhance performance and create cohesion across func&ons, genders, genera&ons, and cultures

We know what it takes!


Through decades of Execu0ve Search, Coaching and Group Dialogue

with 10,000+ leaders,

We know what it takes to thrive in this era:

1.  Strategic leveraging of strengths, passion and brand &ed to organiza&onal goals to create higher value with fewer resources.

2.  Greater engagement by connec&ng meaning, purpose, goals and commitments to everyday work.

3.  Enhanced communica&on skills, candor, courage, and efficacy. 4.  Rapid trust building and authen&c, open dialogue. 5.  Expanded awareness of why, how, and whom to rely upon. 6.  Posi&vity, heart intelligence, and possibility thinking. 7.  Change agility. 8.  Mul&-‐leveled communica&on and feedback to bridge blind spots and speed

development through coaching, mentoring, and sponsorship. !

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WHAT IS A COACHED LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE?!

v Our coached leadership exchange is grounded in current research and posi&ve psychology to forge the link between character, competency, commitment, and capacity building.

v Par&cipants engage in authen&c structured dialogue to deepen awareness of self and others, why we do what we do, what works, and the power of mul&ple minds and competencies. Insights are anchored in ac&ons and feedback. v Customized 7-‐12 month programming. 1500 graduates. Enhanced and personalized with 1:1 coaching. v Representa&ve Clients: Individuals, Covidien, Medtronic, Boston Scien&fic, Carlson School of Management, Allianz, Flint Hills Resources, Buffalo Wild Wings, MN Recrea&on & Parks Associa&on, St. Catherine University. Copyright 2013. Cheryl Alexander & Associates. All Rights Reserved.

The Need for a Coached Leadership Exchange!

“With today’s fast-changing technology, increasingly global, multi-cultural, and team-based work environments, no one mentor can possibly provide the guidance, exposure, and opportunities that are so essential to effectively managing

current job challenges or preparing for future leadership roles.”! !! ! !! ! !! ! !- MIT Sloan Management Review!

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Research demonstrates an exponentially large return on investment when you receive personalized professional coaching alongside the learning, peer mentoring and connections that come from participating in a coach-led leadership exchange. !

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A NEW PATH TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT !

How Organizations Benefit from our Coached Leadership Exchange:

!1)  Shared knowledge and skills results in exponential

learning, agility, collaboration, and fresh thinking. 2)  Higher levels of engagement, innovation, and retention. 3)  Expanded trust, impact, influence, and resilience of

leaders. 4)  Organizational core values translate into everyday

decisions and behaviors. 5)  Transformed organizational cohesion across functions,

genders, generations and geographies drive business success in this new era.

6)  Powerful PR and recruiting tool toward becoming a destination workplace.

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What Coached Leadership Exchange Offers Participants!

ü Opportunity to engage in authentic dialogue about things that matter to you, with an executive coach and a 6-8 peers. !ü Knowing to whom you can turn to for mentoring and support in your everyday life at work. A group that serves as your personal board of advisors and champions.!ü Individual executive coaching sessions to maximize your personal ROI.!ü Recharge, build connections, learn, and make a difference. Claim and expand your personal leadership brand. !ü So that you thrive as an authentic leader, even in the midst of chaos, while keeping yourself whole.! Copyright 2013. Cheryl Alexander & Associates. All Rights Reserved.

ROI: Survey from 300+ Graduates

(6 months – 3 years post CAA Coached Leadership Exchange) !!! v 84% Higher Engagement and Collaboration With Positive Outcomes v 83% Renewed Energy, and Passion For Their Work v 77% More Proactive In Managing Their Careers v 76% Improved Leadership And Influencing Skills

v 74% Improved Performance v 70% Higher Commitment and Loyalty To Their Organization


Taking the ordinary out of leadership conversation…

Participant Feedback

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“This program became my anchor in the storms. It gave me courage, strength and a platform of support, from which I take greater risks. I now create strategic visions that we all bring to reality. I am leading on a new level.” - Individual who progressed from Director to CEO in two years following the program.!!“This is my oasis in the midst of the insanity of life.” - VP Operations!!“Because of this program I now stop, reflect and shift focus before entering key meetings. I lead differently, asking more questions, learning more, allowing others to innovate, and offer up brilliant solutions.” - VP Global Business Development!!Amongst the participants, I have seen more intentional networking, laughter and friendships, peer mentoring, influencing skills, and heightened impact organizationally. This has given me great confidence in our future leaders.”

!- VP Technology!


CAA Coached Leadership Exchange Is Unique!

v Combines execu&ve coaching with peer learning and leadership development v Seasoned coaches u&lizing coaching principles to keep conversa&ons posi&ve, meaningful, and safe while guiding par&cipants to stretch and grow v Program curriculum, rigor, structure and cost-‐effec&ve roll-‐out v Customized content to fit strategic objec&ves with cascading impact v Rapid development of trust and authen&c dialogue to build rela&onships and leverage personal leadership &ed to organiza&onal needs and goals v Monthly par&cipant commitments to ac&on with accountability to and support from peers and key observer champions v Personal ROI statements and measured outcomes with data proving program impact v Guided opportunity to forge powerful las&ng connec&ons between execu&ves and high poten&al leaders v Creates sustainable communi&es of peers serving as each other’s board of advisors Copyright 2013. Cheryl Alexander & Associates. All Rights Reserved.

Why Coach-Led is Key!

v Creating and maintaining a safe environment!v Motivating all participants to go deep, fast!v Asking powerful questions at the right time!v Keeping participants in meaningful structured dialogue !v Maintaining positivity and talk from the inside out!v Safeguarding focus on the topic and on possibilities!


Why Coach-Led is Key (continued)!

v Adjusting continually to what the group needs while providing consistency of experience across groups!

v Moving participants forward toward achievable goals !v Teaching peer mentoring, coaching, and listening skills!v Holding participants accountable !v Managing the air time, flow, agenda, and fun!v Moving the group toward self sustainability!


CAA COACHED LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE

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We welcome you. Let’s Talk

Cheryl Alexander & Associates, Inc (CAA) [email protected]

www.cherylalexander.com 763-416-4570


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