Hugh Ballou
Hugh Ballou brings 40 years of experience as conductor to his leadership training. "I call the training Building High Performance Teams, but no one can produce effective teams without fine-tuned leadership skills. I teach business executives how an orchestra conductor brings out the best skill of the players that have been hired. The conductor is a dictator, however, if the conductor hires a good oboe player, then it's best to let that oboe player use his or her skill rather than tell them how to play the oboe!" It sounds silly, however, leaders who micro-manage those whom they lead only receive a fraction of the performance that is ultimately possible. Let the team perform! The skill set of planning for success, constructing powerful goals, and delegating with authority are consistent themes where many leaders underperform. Ballou's unique ability in inspire and motivate even the most difficult of audiences has made him the expert in the field of Transformational Leadership. Transformational Leaders build strong leaders on teams that are motivated, focused and highly effective in setting and implementing powerful goals.
As author of 10 books on Transformational Leadership, Ballou works as executive coach, process facilitator, trainer and motivational speaker teaching leaders in many diverse fields the fine-tune skills employed every day by orchestral conductors
Hugh Ballou brings 40 years of experience as conductor to his leadership training. "I call the training Building High Performance Teams, but no one can produce effective teams without fine-tuned leadership skills. I teach business executives how an orchestra conductor brings out the best skill of the players that have been hired. The conductor is a dictator, however, if the conductor hires a good oboe player, then it's best to let that oboe player use his or her skill rather than tell them how to play the oboe!" It sounds silly, however, leaders who micro-manage those whom they lead only receive a fraction of the performance that is ultimately possible. Let the team perform! The skill set of planning for success, constructing powerful goals, and delegating with authority are consistent themes where many leaders underperform. Ballou's unique ability in inspire and motivate even the most difficult of audiences has made him the expert in the field of Transformational Leadership. Transformational Leaders build strong leaders on teams that are motivated, focused and highly effective in setting and implementing powerful goals.
As author of 10 books on Transformational Leadership, Ballou works as executive coach, process facilitator, trainer and motivational speaker teaching leaders in many diverse fields the fine-tune skills employed every day by orchestral conductors
The Definitive Leader: Four principles for transforming your organization and your teams
• Strategies for fine-tuning and focusing your leadership skills
• Ways to build and empower high performance teams
• Systems for delivering more results ahead of schedule and under budget
• Processes for getting increased results from team meetings
• Methods for enabling team ownership for your vision and goals
• Streamlined strategies for success!
Composing Powerful Goals (to focus team energy)
You will be empowered to:
- Teach why written goals are so critical for success
- Implement SMART guidelines for goal setting
- Enable everyone to be comfortable in setting and sharing goals
- Structure a comprehensive goals process
Conducting Power-Packed Meetings (that people love!)
You will be empowered to:
- Keep each session focused and on time
- Design models that encourage active participation
- Create structures for creative decision-making
- Build creative idea generation techniques
Performing as a Team (momentum for success!)
You will be empowered to:
- Teach the importance of synergy to a team
- Define ways to empower each participant
- Create individual ownership of team projects
- Create a 'safe' environment for discussion and collaboration
Creating Harmony in Your Team (to tune up discord)
You will be empowered to:
- Motivate the team to generate consensus
- Define ways to clarify expectations
- Design techniques for creative brainstorming that build community
- Focus the group's energy on the critical factors
