Leadership development is the key to enhancing individual and team performance
EACH LEADER AND EVERY TEAM HAS UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT NEEDSÂ
C4E'S WORK FOCUSES ON THE DISTINCTIVE "MUST HAVES" OF EACH CLIENT
Individual Performance
We help clients:
- Develop professional self-awareness
- Enhance communication skills
- Refine executive presence & elevate performance
- Give and receive feedback
- Prepare Board Level communication
- Influence key stakeholders
- Explore career transitions
Team & Org. Performance
We help Teams and Organizations:
- Create a strategy to build an effective culture
- Identify gaps in leadership skillsets & competencies
- Co-create trainings to close individual and team skill & competency gaps
- Enhance team cohesion and effectiveness
- Drive effective performance management processes & behaviors
- Enhance organizational engagement, motivation and retention
- Drive change initiatives across their enterprise
We offer tailored solutions, via Individual Coaching, Career Change Support, Team Training and Organizational Consulting to get you to the next professional mountaintop.
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Meet Brian Jones, Executive Leadership Coach
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Brian is a distinguished executive leadership coach with over 25 years of hands-on experience in high-stakes, complex roles across the globe. His career is marked by notable leadership positions where he has supervised teams in the hundreds and managed portfolios in the billions. Brian's extensive background includes roles such as North American Casualty Underwriting Head and Global Head of Claims and Technical Accounting Operations at leading global companies.
What sets Brian apart is his firsthand experience dealing with intense scrutiny from boards, client C-suites, rating agencies, and regulators. He has been in the trenches, facing the same high-pressure situations his clients encounter, providing him with unique insights into the challenges of executive leadership.
HOW BRIAN CAN HELP YOU...
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INDIVIDUAL/TEAM
LEADERSHIP COACHING
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Individual Coaching which meets the Client “where they are”, addressing the needs of those who lead today, and those who aspire to lead tomorrow. We work to enhance personal skills and awareness to increase Leadership impact.Â
Utilizing premium diagnostic tools such as Hogan 360s and Hogan Personality Assessments, we help you uncover deep insights into your behaviors, values and potential, identifying opportunities for personal growth and development.
Key Benefits:
- Increasing your effectiveness while allowing “you to be you” as a LeaderÂ
- An accountability partner and challenger to accompany your growth journey
- Deep insights into the leadership styles and behaviors which “win” and those which “derail”
TEAM
TRAINING PROGRAMS
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Customized training programs are co-created with clients to address specific leadership skill and competency gaps. Ranging from basic skills to enterprise wide competencies, these programs focus on practical, actionable learnings and tools which leaders can leverage immediately.Â
Key Benefits:
- Tailored training solutions which create the right tool for the job
- Skill acquisition from basic to advanced levels
- Pragmatic, actionable learnings
- Enhanced team performance, cohesion and effectiveness
STRATEGIC
CONSULTING SERVICES
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Tailored for C-Suite executives and organizations undergoing significant change, our consulting engagements provide expert guidance to navigate complex business environments, enhance operational efficiency, and drive transformative change.
Key Benefits:
- Expert guidance on developing and implementing strategic initiatives
- Improved alignment between vision and strategy
- Enhanced operational efficiency
- Support for navigating organizational change and making change “stick”
DIGITAL WORKBOOK - COMING SOON!
NAVIGATING CAREER CHANGES
The journey begins with a meticulously crafted, self-guided, self-paced workbook where clients complete a series of exercises designed to hold up a mirror to themselves, provoking self-reflection and personal challenge.
These exercises are focused on identification of one’s strengths, passions, values and fears, helping the client get a fix on their personal “Why”, their “True North.
The workbook then helps the client to systematically assess potential roles and circumstances for alignment to their “Why” and “True North”, creating a structured plan to achieve their next ambition, be it a new job, or perhaps even stepping away into retirement.
WHAT OUR CLIENTSÂ SAY
Real Success Stories from Real Business Leaders
Hear directly from business owners and leaders who have experienced transformative results. Your success story could be next!
Brian has both the experience and tools to help you conquer your most complicated leadership challenges. He does so with good humor and earnestness and as someone who understands how to operate in todays corporate environment. Brian has become a trusted and key partner in my success. I highly recommend him as a coach.
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Russ M.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW YORK CITY AREA
Brian was a terrific coach for me. His superpowers are listening skills, empathy and business experience. We began working together when I received a promotion into a more senior leadership role. Among my challenges were senior stakeholder management and time management.
Brian helped me work on my confidence and clarity of communication with senior stakeholders, improving my effectiveness and my ability to remain calm and deliver under stress. He also helped me discover practical solutions to an out-of-control calendar and master a set of objectives which I had thought impossible.
Brian is an excellent listener, very humble and finds the right mix between recommendations/tips and raising questions so that you find your own answer.
I’m very grateful for our work together as it made me a more effective and confident leader.
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Nicole K.
GLOBAL SYSTEM & DIGITIZATION LEAD, VICE PRESIDENT, ZURICH SWITZERLAND
I was at a point in my career where I didn’t know my worth and value. I was so lost not knowing whether I was headed in the right direction. I had lost personal confidence and belief in myself and was even afraid of voicing my opinion.
Brian helped me reconnect to the best in me, encouraging me and helping me see my own strengths and find the courage to take risks.
For those considering coaching with Brian, what an amazing opportunity it is. Brian knows to bring the best out of a person and help them find their strengths. He has the magic that just by talking to you , you will feel comfortable you are in safe hands.
Even after my coaching package was completed, Brian stayed in touch. He kept checking on my progress and gave his time to listen and know where I was heading. And here I am today all the way from India to Mexico to challenge my leadership skills and confidently be completely out of my comfort zone to learn about a different region and market!
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Deepti M.
VICE PRESIDENT, MEXICO CITY
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FROM THE BLOG...
Browse The Leadership Blog
Read insightful articles on leadership, time management, and strategic vision in Brian Jones' leadership blog. Gain actionable tips and strategies to improve your leadership effectiveness and drive your team's success.
ANSWERS YOU MIGHT WANT
COMMON QUESTIONS
I’M NOT A LEADER YET, IS NOW EVEN THE RIGHT TIME TO BE COACHED?
Absolutely. If you are a new or aspiring leader, if you feel called to lead and serve and you’re hungry to learn and grow, I can help you in…
- Finding your Leadership Values & Voice
- Showing up as an “authentic leader”
- Communication methods & style
- Team building
- Constructive conflict management
- Time Management/setting priorities
- Senior stakeholder management
I’M DROWNING IN MY NEW ROLE. I’M NOT SURE I’M UP TO IT. HOW CAN COACHING HELP ME?
First off, you’re not an imposter or a fraud: you’re just a person brave enough to try something big and new: celebrate this.  Every new job should stretch you to prepare you for what might come next. But, knowing this doesn’t help if you feel lost in the wilderness.
Professional coaching will help you. We will spend time breaking down anxiety you feel into actionable bits, celebrating your victories and solving causes of setbacks. Through our joint work, you will come to see challenges as your path forward rather than as obstacles, practicing and flexing the capability to tackle whatever the new day brings.
HELP ME: I’M A NEW LEADER WITH STAKEHOLDERS WHO DON’T AGREE ON MY PRIORITIES
Every level of leadership brings challenges. The higher you climb, the more ambiguity and complexity you will encounter, especially among powerful stakeholders (e.g. Boards, C-Suites, Shareholders, Regulators).
Sometimes the key to managing stakeholders is to understand the varying needs among them. Understanding these, you can adapt the mode and content of your communication to meet their requirements.
Let’s talk. I can help you work through the complexity of your operating environment, distilling what is ultimately important from what is simply noise and then communicating with impact.
I’M TOLD I LACK “EXECUTIVE PRESENCE”: HOW DO I FIX THIS?
We all have bits of our performance which could use a makeover.Â
Feedback which targets such bits is said to be a gift. But, there are gifts like “hooray, it’s my birthday” and, “there’s a large wooden horse outside, shall we bring it in?” The first we love for obvious reasons. The second not so much: what’s really packed inside of it?
Lacking “Executive Presence” is not proper or helpful “feedback”. It’s not specific, defined or actionable.  It has no meaning. You’re right to wonder how to fix “it”.
I’ll help you unpack and get underneath any feedback you’re receiving and work on the nuggets which are specific, actionable, measurable and achievable: that which helps you grow.Â
We’ll also work together to help you understand how the feedback you give your own team is landing, avoiding the Trojan Horse type of feedback which you’ve received!
Ready to Elevate Your Leadership?
Discover how personalized coaching and strategic insights can transform your leadership journey. Book a complimentary, no-obligation exploratory session with Brian Jones today and take the first step towards achieving your professional goals.
Why Choose an Exploratory Session?
- Understand how Brian's extensive experience can address your unique challenges
- Gain insights into your leadership style and potential growth areas
- Explore tailored strategies to enhance your leadership effectiveness
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