Leadership Advisory
Leadership perspective
Every assignment calls for its own solution, and Attenta always tailors the work to fit you and your company.
Why Attenta
Six standpoints for leadership
When the work rests on human judgement and leadership convictions, transparency matters – which is precisely why Attenta shares its leadership standpoints here.
1 Leadership is a responsibility – not merely a title
Leadership is a discipline in its own right. It requires you to take responsibility both for goals and for the impact you have on other people. A skilled leader creates the trust, direction and frameworks in which people can develop and perform.
2 Set the bar high for people and results alike
As a leader you have to deliver strong results and an environment where people thrive. From many years in leadership positions, with good results and evaluations, I know that ambitions for people and ambitions for the business must reinforce each other, and I know what it takes.
3 Know yourself as a leader – especially under pressure
You do not get to know your leadership best in fair weather, but when the pace and the pressure rise. That is why I work with conscious inner leadership, use personal profiles and facilitate a Masterclass on balance in leadership. If you can recognise your patterns, understand your reactions and lead more consciously, you make a real difference when it really matters.
4 Lead the way with values, courage and decisiveness
Values only take on meaning when they become visible in your choices – especially when the decisions are hard. Experience from national and international leadership settings has shown me that credibility does not come with the role, but is created when values, courage and action line up. Short-term solutions can feel easy in the moment, while the long-term ones often prove more durable.
5 Create the safety to say what needs saying
A sense of safety does not mean the absence of disagreement. It means that people dare to ask questions, admit mistakes and say what needs to be said. Professionally I draw on the research of Amy Edmondson into psychological safety and translate it into concrete conversations and everyday behaviour.
6 Make others shine – and share the responsibility
A strong team emerges when different strengths are brought into play and everyone takes responsibility. In team programmes this can be strengthened by working from, for example, Patrick Lencioni’s five dimensions, an Insights team profile or a shared clarification of purpose, values and ways of working together – always adapted to the reality and needs of the team.