Clear and focused strategy, combined with aligned leadership, is at the heart of business success.
I facilitate strategic conversations and provide high-impact feedback to strengthen executive performance and improve bottom-line results.
Strategic Facilitation & Executive Feedback
Strategic Facilitation
Helping groups have high-impact conversations that generate clarity, enhance focus and strengthen engagement.
Executive Feedback
For a genuine assessment of how you’re doing, you’re going to have to make the first move and ask for it.
About CYGNUS
Find out how your organization can benefit from working with Scott Borland and the CYGNUS team.
FROM THE BLOG
Strengthening Alignment: Getting on the Same Page
Often, getting a group of people aligned and moving forward in the same direction can be very challenging, if not downright impossible. If you’re seeking better alignment for your group or team, here are some time-proven suggestions for getting on the same page.... Read more »
Speaking Truth to Power
Many leaders are unwilling to hear honest feedback without becoming defensive, but it’s more important than ever in today’s rapidly changing marketplace that people speak up and leaders listen to ensure sustainable success.... Read more »
Realizing Success: The Importance of Sub-Cultures
One of the most consistent themes in performance feedback for senior leaders relates to their personal influence and impact on organizational culture. Whether it’s to strengthen, modify or even transform... Read more »
Emphasize Leadership for Strategy Success
Far too often, businesses will invest significant time and effort into creating and implementing an innovative strategy, only to see it flounder from the lack of effective leadership. Here are some key behaviours that can be leveraged for success...... Read more »
CEO Tenure: How Long Is Too Long?
Most of us can provide examples of top-level performers in sports, politics and performance arts who have stayed on past their prime, much to the detriment of their reputation – and their team. The same applies to organizational leaders: there is an opportune time to leave. Five key questions can assist in this reflection and decision-making...... Read more »
Reviewing Your CEO? Seven Key Tips for a Smoother Ride and a Successful Review
Every board clearly wants its CEO to succeed, and one of the best ways to do that is to provide meaningful feedback. Designing your CEO feedback process to be credible, transparent and effective requires these 7 several foundational items...... Read more »
