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    Uncertainty: The Opportunity for Teamwork and Leadership

    en-usNovember 04, 2023
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    About this Episode

    In this episode of Leadership Is Calling, Barbara Schindler and Heather McGonigal discuss the challenges and opportunities of leading teams through uncertain times. They share their insights on how to build a team that can thrive in uncertainty, how to drive change and innovation, and how to lead with confidence.

    This video is for anyone who wants to learn more about how to lead their team through uncertain times. Whether you're a new leader or a seasoned veteran, Barbara and Heather's insights will help you guide your team to success.

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    Check our link tree and be sure to follow on your favorite platforms:
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    As lead Executive Coach and Consultant, Barbara Schindler fully supports clients as they integrate all they learn, bringing it into their roles, their teams, and the company. Barbara has expertise helping others embrace self-leadership and emotional endurance, as they step up to the next level. She delights in seeing others fully experience their own unique leadership gifts. Her superb executive coaching helps facilitate transformation, by increasing the Leaders’ awareness of patterns that are holding them back and revealing opportunities to shift into a space that brings forward greater clarity and success. Barbara has a background in start-up entrepreneurial businesses. She has worked in healthcare, real estate, education, and business. As the COO, she applies her experience to help grow the company, build a united team and shape the future of LET.

    As an Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer at Leading Edge Teams, Heather McGonigal enjoys developing leaders to do their very best work while finding fulfillment and achieving the big outcomes their CEOs and teams are driving towards. Heather is always willing to support leaders in any way she can, regularly going above and beyond – as is the standard at Leading Edge Teams. As Program Director she takes great pride in the many facets of the ‘A+’ Leader Development program and is grateful to play an integral role in the program’s content and delivery. Heather believes that behavior really does make all the difference and is thrilled to work with Leading Edge Teams to spread that message.

    Leading Edge Teams is a consulting and training company that provides entrepreneurial companies leadership training and executive coaching in groups and one-on-one, online and in person. We have an unparalleled track record of helping businesses achieve massive, sustainable, team-driven growth. Annie Hyman Pratt founded Leading Edge Teams in 2014 based on her unique, decades-long experience as both a successful C-level executive and a highly sought-after business adviser.

    Learn more about Leading Edge Teams: https://leadingedgeteams.com
    Order a copy of “The People Part”: https://anniehymanpratt.com
    Interested in working with us? Learn more here (and schedule a call): https://leadingedgeteams.com/apl

    What's your leadership superpower? Find out here: https://leadingedgeteams.com/leadership-assessment-quiz/

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