Milestone Leadership

📣 If you're looking for a way to invest in the aspiring or current leaders on your team in 2024, we now have seats available for the February class of our Leadership Intensive!

In the Milestone Leadership Intensive, we uniquely blend assessments, facilitation, executive guest speakers, experiential initiatives, and reflection to create a powerful three-and-a-half-day experience designed to accelerate readiness for broader and more complex roles.

Head to https://milestoneleadership.com/milestone-leadership-intensive/ for more information, or send us a message and we’d be happy to help!

We are thrilled to introduce two new faces to our team of Associates. Please join us in welcoming Sandy Wright and Laura Holland to the Milestone team!

Sandy is accredited in Cognitive-Based Coaching, Mindfulness techniques to lower stress, heighten creativity and problem-solving and has a Masters Degree in Sociology and Human Behavior. With years of experience in facilitating important conversations as an International Coaching Federation Professional Coach with CEOs, high potential employees, executive directors, boards, teams and individuals, Sandy values partnering with clients for those important "aha" moments and decision-making to not only reach goals, but also discover personal satisfaction and success.

When she's not working, Sandy loves to paddle board, write, and play poker! We can't wait for our clients and participants to have the opportunity to learn from her.

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With more than two decades of experience in organizational consulting, leadership coaching and curriculum development, Laura is an expert in innovative training methods. She holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Semiotics, Church, and Culture from Portland Seminary and a Master’s in Teaching from the University of Arkansas, and a certified LEGO Serious Play facilitator.

We have no doubt our participants and clients will admire Laura's analytical and creative blend of problem-solving and leadership development, as well as her curiosity for finding meaningful connections in seemingly disparate things.

Laura claims the best dessert she's ever made is a Heath Bar Trifle - though our team is eagerly waiting to test it for themselves. 😋

Welcome, Sandy and Laura!

Our team here at Milestone are big fans of Ted Lasso. With the final season in full swing, we've been paying extra close attention to the real-life lessons can take away from the show.

What other lessons in leadership can we learn from Ted Lasso and crew, other than the value of a great mustache?

In our pursuit of new skills and knowledge as leaders, it is often easy to overlook some of the more important tools readily at our disposal.

In this season of specifically, don’t forget to share your gratitude and appreciation for your team and those around you. 🤎

Looking for the next book to add to your reading list? 📚 Milestone Partner Sandy Tush's recent read: Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard P. Rumelt.

"It has a lot of good points and a lot (a few too many for my liking) of detailed case studies. The author’s approach is direct and no-nonsense. Here are a couple of quotes from that book that resonate with me:

“Good strategy works by focusing energy and resources on one, or a very few, pivotal objectives whose accomplishment will lead to a cascade of favorable outcomes.”

“When leaders are unwilling or unable to make choices among competing values and parties, bad strategy is the consequence.”

from Adam Grant

don’t focus on their own personal success, but on helping those around them succeed. What goals are you working toward this week that will positively impact your team and those around you?

What an honor and true pleasure to work with this fantastic group of cross-functional leaders. They have just completed the Covenant Logistics Hogan Leadership Academy. The journey spanned March through September and included so many moments of shared insights, impressive authenticity and candor, and more than a few outbursts of laughter along the way! These people are doing amazing work together!

Interested in learning more about Milestone and how we might be able to help your team? We'd love to hear from you! https://milestoneleadership.com/contact/

There’s no question Rogers Public Schools is in the hands of some truly outstanding leaders! Milestone had the distinct pleasure of gathering for two days with all of the district’s principals at the first of five leadership development sessions – and the energy + passion these talented educators bring to their roles is phenomenal. They’re engaged, excited and ready to serve their students, staffs and community for the 2022-2023 school year. The investment Rogers Public Schools has made to support the growth of its principals is exceptional, and the Milestone team is honored to serve as a partner while they take this immersive Leadership Academy journey over the coming year.
Photo credit and special thanks to Jason Ivester for capturing such wonderful images from one of the program days this week.

Ready for a new lease on leadership? Some of the best epiphanies happen away from the office. Whether it's spending immersive time with current peers or gaining inspiration from leaders from other industries, getting away from the day-to-day allows a unique chance to grow. We invite you to look into the next cohort of our Milestone Leadership Intensive or Leadership Circle for Suppliers.
https://milestoneleadership.com/milestone-leadership-intensive/
https://milestoneleadership.com/leadership-circle-for-suppliers/

The Great Resignation...The Big Quit...it's not really showing signs of slowing down much even with rumbles of possible recession. What it really comes down to is that if you take care of good people, those good people are likely to take care of you. When leaders recognize excellent work, find new ways to reward or incentivize - and insist upon a culture where people feel they belong - retention will improve. At Milestone, we help leaders tap into their greatest strengths so they can better inspire and grow their teams...something that is more critical now than ever before.

Effectively guiding and supporting others requires us to first learn to lead ourselves. Past Milestone Leadership Intensive participants describe how our program expanded their thinking and capabilities:
👉 “Be ready for a life changing experience…”
👉 “Hands down the best leadership training I’ve ever had…”
👉 “It exceeded my expectations…I was settled and now I’m UNsettled, in a good way.”
👉 “You’ll get a lot out of it…be prepared to really make a change.”
Only a few seats remain for our September 13-16, 2022 immersive experience. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3J9fcVH or call us at 866.752.7180.

Milestone Leadership is growing and we're looking for a new member of our dynamic organization. We are offering a part-time project coordinator position with lots of schedule flexibility – and a unique opportunity to learn on the job exactly what it takes to be a leader worth following. Work among inspiring, established leaders from a wide array of business, nonprofit and education sectors...while building a fulfilling career. To learn more and apply, visit https://milestoneleadership.com/our-team/.

Leaders worth following understand the importance of building trust and personal rapport with team members. Conveying authenticity, humanity and purpose in the workplace only serves to increase productivity and results...and it dramatically helps keep top talent around. Great leaders can no longer simply dictate; they must cultivate.

The Great Resignation stats are far too big to ignore and the wake-up call for leaders is ringing loud and clear: employees are no longer willing to stick around in a toxic workplace culture. Prioritization of profits over people, tolerance of misbehavior and lack of consideration for work environment are just a few reasons people leave. Aligning leadership style with stated organizational values is a first step to slow the revolving door. Need help with this? It's what we do!

We're looking for a new Project Coordinator, an essential member of our dynamic organization. This role is part-time with lots of schedule flexibility – and offers a unique opportunity to learn from the best exactly what it takes to be a leader worth following. Work among inspiring, established leaders from a wide array of business, nonprofit and education sectors. To learn more and apply, visit https://milestoneleadership.com/our-team/.

1.4 million Glassdoor reviews for almost 600 major U.S. companies can't be ignored... According to researchers' analysis, employees primarily describe toxic workplaces five ways: disrespectful, cutthroat, non-inclusive, unethical and abusive. Leaders worth following are worth more than their weight in gold when it comes to positively influencing workplace culture. Need help remedying some of these pitfalls in your environment so you don't bleed your best talent? Let's talk.

A great new job opportunity at Milestone Leadership awaits...especially for someone who seeks flexibility, enthusiastic coworkers, continuous learning and the opportunity to grow! Find out more at https://milestoneleadership.com/our-team/

Do you ever feel as though you're being crystal clear about your expectations but you're getting a lot of blank stares or no movement on a project? Knowing your own personal shortcomings and being willing to address them for the benefit of your team can take things from good to great. See this week's leadership blog for a great example.

Accepting the Shortcomings - Milestone Leadership We all want to be an A+ leader with nothing but raving fans. In reality, we all have things we excel at and opportunities for growth. The trick is learning to accept our shortcomings and find ways to improve.

We can't be good at everything, but we can be good at addressing what challenges us personally. A great first step is actually assessing your leadership style and gathering feedback from those you work with. Let us know if we can help you gain clarity for how to take your leadership capabilities next level. https://milestoneleadership.com/executive-coaching/

Is there anything inspiring or fresh in your workplace? What is the last time you shook things up for your team in an attempt to get people and projects out of a rut? It's not only possible...it's necessary if you want to inspire innovation and bigger, bolder thinking. See this week's leadership blog about awe and wonder!

Awe and Wonder in the Workplace - Milestone Leadership Work settings where everything is "room temperature" create blah, robotic teams. How do you facilitate an environment that inspires awe and wonder in the workplace?

When presented with things that are new and fresh, our minds are given the opportunity to think differently, find creative solutions and even take calculated, game-changing risks. Sameness digs ruts that stifle innovation and energy. How can you shake things up for your team?

The ancient philosophers knew a thing or two that could prove helpful in today's business world. Read this week's blog to hear Aristotle's pro tip that might've helped a leadership newbie get his priorities straight a bit faster.

A Pro Tip from Aristotle - Milestone Leadership Between making operational decisions and working to keep morale up among grumpy late-night employees, I learned a lot about leadership quickly. I could have seriously used a pro tip from Aristotle.

Words on paper when it comes to a stated mission and purpose are only as valuable as the direct actions they inspire. What are those words for your organization...and did you have to look them up? Leaders worth following bring words to life, and life to work.

Time is your greatest resource, and every one of us has the exact same amount of it in a given day. Rather than fighting with a perception of scarcity, we suggest flipping your hourglass in a way that celebrates and better uses what you have. Catch this week's leadership blog for some thoughts on how to recalibrate for the summer. ☀️

Time Is a Resource - Milestone Leadership Be kind to yourself this summer. There are 86,400 seconds, 1,440 minutes and 24 hours in each day, so be thankful for the newness every day brings. Time is a resource, not a loss.

Give yourself some grace. Really.

The best leaders are a bit hungry, but it's important that the appetite is for the right things. How are you feeding yourself...and others?

How Are We Feeding Ourselves? - Milestone Leadership Being a great leader means being self-aware, not just about how are we feeding ourselves...but also those around us.