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Leslie Boomer

Leslie Boomer is a certified executive coach and Gallup-trained StrengthsFinder coach with Pro-Motion Consulting. Reach her at mailto:leslie@mypmcteam.com.

Lead with emotional intelligence

Contrary to what you might think, the most important attributes for successful leadership often are found below one’s surface, much like the largest part of an iceberg. We usually think of leaders as innovators, brilliant thinkers or highly proficient performers in a given field. These qualities are the easiest to see. But research indicates the […]

Guest post: Doing what comes naturally

Recently I heard a sales professional talk about his career and his approach to the sales process. His focus was all on strategy. He was super sharp and had found significant success through carefully crafting detailed plans for every sales call. He talked about how he anticipated the many potential outcomes with each call and […]

Guest post: Finding the customer who’s right

You’ve heard the expression, “The customer is always right.” This may be one of the most overused or misinterpreted statements in sales and customer service. Treating a customer with respect, going the extra mile and, even when it’s called for, taking a loss to maintain a good relationship is a sales and customer service reality. […]

Guest post: Failing your way to the top

The concept of success through failure is nothing new.  Winston Churchill said it this way: “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” If you do any research on the subject, you’ll come up with innumerable books, articles and blogs to support this notion. Yet, for those of us trying to get […]

How to achieve change

The journey for meaningful change that will bring forth resonant leadership, referred to in “Are you a resonant leader?” in the August 2013 issue of Landscape Management, is laid out in emotional intelligence expert Richard Boyatizis’ Intentional Change Theory. Here are the steps required: Identify your ideal self: Who do you want to be? Identify […]

Are you a resonant leader?

Emotional intelligence isn’t just feel-good stuff. It’s about the bottom line. Think back over your years in business, from the early days when you came into the workplace. Is there someone who inspired you along the way? Someone who helped you dig deep and find the best you had to offer, a boss or manager […]

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