August 2019
Testament of Services
Scott Frederick, Phoenix CEO
I have had the opportunity to use Ascend Talent Strategies assessment work for my managers. Their work has helped me strengthen emerging and…
Author: Ascend
March 2019
CEO Succession Planning
Bob Young
CEO Success Planning l Milwaukee l Wisconsin
Ascend Talent Strategies steps for CEO succession planning and creating a CEO development plan.
March 2019
A Business Case for Executive Coaching
Russ Barcelona
Executive Coaching Business Case l Milwaukee l Wisconsin
When executive coaching has clear and measurable outcomes, the results
can have a distinct return on investment for Wisconsin organizations.
March 2019
Selecting the Best Coach
Bob Young
The field of executive coaching has few barriers to entry, and it has seen an influx of service professionals marketing themselves as executive “coaches.” This surge of providers has led…
March 2019
Aligning Strategy
Bob Young
The Metro Milwaukee Society of Human Resource Management’s (MMSHRM) Performance and Development Special Interest Group launched a survey of members to understand how local professionals and leaders in the HR…
March 2019
Building a Leadership Development Platform
Russ Barcelona
Many times in business we are challenged to think in terms of ROI: Return On Investment. However, thanks to Bennington and Laffoley (2012) there is another “ROI” that plays a…
March 2019
Assessment and Selection
Russ Barcelona
Research consistently points to key indicators of true high potential leaders. While there is some variance across organizations as to the weighting of these factors, there is considerable agreement as…
March 2019
High Potential Employees
Bob Young
The following is a list of the top five obstacles we have encountered in our client organizations attempting to develop and sustain high potential development programs. A general description of…