Are you leading with courage? Compassion?
Do you know what’s possible …
For you? Your team? Your organization?
Are you finding joy in your work?
“When faced with adversity, leaders have three choices: avoid it, endure it, or transform it. We facilitate transformation.”
– Andrea Chilcote
We Listen. We Guide.
We Enable Transformation.
What leaders need now is not a statement, but a key dialogue at a critical time. What began as questions leaders asked as the world entered one of the most significant crises of modern times became Morningstar Ventures’ founder Andrea Chilcote’s core work. She and her colleagues answered the call.
Introducing the Two 3s Program
Based on compelling and sound leadership qualities as well as core development practices introduced in Andrea Chilcote’s new book, What Leaders Need Now, the Two 3sSM Program creates an opportunity for transformational growth and change in an accessible and affordable format. This highly individualized, virtual or in-person coaching experience helps leaders begin, resume, or enrich their development journey, in partnership with a skilled coach and a small group of peers or team members.
See Andrea’s video and brochure for more information on the Two 3sSM program.
Having watched this team evolve and grow over the last few months has been so rewarding. The safe space that was created during the time we spent with Andrea has been the best team coaching and development process I have been a part of."
What Leaders Need NowSM
Inner Qualities and Essential Practices
Drawing upon thirty years of experience as a leadership development expert and executive coach, as well as three years of immersion into the effects of a global pandemic on organizational culture and employee well-being, author Andrea Chilcote envisions What Leaders Need Now: compassion, courage, and humility. She presents these three qualities as internal capabilities that can be grown, honed, and nurtured through the essential practices of development, reflection, and acknowledgment. It is then, she says, that you can “begin to embody the leader at the heart of your being.”
Leaders with a strong sense of purpose, or those seeking one, will find this work simultaneously provocative and reassuring as we seek to unearth the potential in all for compassion, courage, and humility. The essential practices of development, reflection, and acknowledgment allow us to begin to examine beliefs, behaviors, and values and commit to being leaders who are most needed now in the workplace and in our communities.
We’re Here to Help You
"Andrea is courageous, empathetic, and completely focused. She has challenged me to do the deeper work and explore beliefs that sometimes hold me back. It has been a transforming journey for me and has shaped my perspective and the way I work with my clients.”
Executive Coaching
If leaders are to take on the daunting task of transformation – of a team or an entire organization – (indeed, the work of leaders), this requires an inward look toward their own transformation. An executive coach acts as a guide, a mirror to gain awareness, a thinking partner, and a safe place for testing ideas.
Team Transformation
Cohesive, high-functioning teams make better, faster decisions and tap into the skills and opinions of all members. They don’t waste time on the wrong issues, revisiting the same topics repeatedly because of conflict avoidance or a lack of shared commitment. Cohesive teams are a competitive advantage – and a lot more fun!
Thought Leadership
Becoming Who We Are
By Andrea Chilcote
As we grow through life, do we change “who we are” or do we become ourselves? I remember being asked by a potential client, “What do you do, really, as a coach?” He seemed earnest, so I answered sincerely. “I help people become themselves,” I replied.
What Leaders Need Now: The Possible Self | Episode 13
Change is hard. Sometimes it feels impossible to change our behaviors, no matter how simple or monumental they might be. Why is that? Dr. Maja Djikic, professor and author of The Possible Self, explains the science behind why we fail and what key ingredients we’re missing for sustainable change to occur. And it’s not just about setting goals or having tremendous willpower. Yet, it can be done if you truly WANT it. Super fascinating!
What Leaders Need Now: Why Have an Executive Coach | Episode 12
Have you ever considered working with an executive coach, but weren’t sure if it would be right for you? Andrea talks with Virginia Neiswender, Associate General Counsel at Cox Enterprises, and David Clapp, Managing Partner of CarterBaldwin Executive Search, about why they started working with a coach, how they selected theirs, and the benefits they gained from it. They also discuss the difference between a mentor and an executive coach and why they are both so valuable in your career. These executive leaders will provide you with their personal insights so that you make an informed decision whether or not executive coaching can help in your career journey.
“The Times They Are A-Changin’ ”
– Bob Dylan
Leaders need support now more than ever before. So much is at stake. Andrea and our contributors can help you and your team on a journey of transformation through executive coaching and team development.