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inviteCHANGE AT A GLANCE inviteCHANGE WHAT: A pioneering coaching and human development company known for its innovative “Generative WholenessTM” methodology, for leaders, teams and their organizations to sustain excellence. WHERE: F ounded in the United States, InviteCHANGE operates globally. WEBSITE: www.inviteCHANGE.com/inviteCHANGE-difference USHERING IN AN ER TRANSFORMATION 1 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
RA OF NAL LEADERSHIP inviteCHANGE has been a leader in the professional coaching industry since 1997. The company’s groundbreaking efforts in the space have shed light on the fact that profitability is not a singular indicator of a well-led, productive company. Known for its “Generative WholenessTM” methodology, the company emphasizes the development of human potential and performance BEING GENERATIVE IS AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR COMPANY LEADERS WHO SEEK HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY AND OPERATIONAL FLOW 2 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
as the bedrock of any company’s operational process. This is an organization with a clear, compelling vision that aligns with the evolving needs of today’s business environment which seems to have lost its human side amidst the hustle for larger profit margins. inviteCHANGE has accumulated a deep understanding of developmental trends and emerging challenges for leaders and teams, firmly positioning itself as a thought leader. Through these efforts, it has pioneered a more dynamic way for leaders to solve problems in the workplace. The company’s mission is to create a world where people love their life’s work. Its method focuses on building trust and character within organizations, resulting in a culture of continuous learning and professional development. This commitment to excellence reveals the hidden potential of generative development at all professional levels. With proper guidance and implementation, development through generative coaching and learning is a concept capable of revolutionizing the work environment. Fortunately, inviteCHANGE pioneered this approach, driving meaningful change within organizations and measuring success not only by growth in their customer base but also by the positive impact on client productivity, innovation, and profitability. CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND EMPOWERMENT The role of leadership is evolving significantly, demanding strategic oversight and a deep commitment to genuine growth and collaboration. With intense focus on human development, inviteCHANGE stands at the forefront of this transformation, redefining how leaders approach empowerment, accountability, and team dynamics. “If you want to be productive in an environment that is always changing, you want to give people an opportunity to learn to be generative, and that means that in the face of something that feels insurmountable, to pull back for perspective and 3 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09 inviteCHANGE
learn to be learners with each other,” says CEO Janet M. Harvey. A choice to be generative offers an inherently more human way of leading. By adopting this mentality, leaders transcend mere oversight. Effective leading involves more than delegating tasks. For team members to accept and fulfill responsibility, leaders must clarify the authority a person may exercise in their role as well as define and ensure team members understand the criteria for success for any delegated task. Those leaders who do both steps outperform their peers. Embracing a generative perspective on accountability is a shift in leadership mindset and a strategic move that can significantly enhance business outcomes. Failure to clearly articulate the type and scope of authority their team members have to act gets amplified when problems arise, and leaders swoop in under the false assumption that only they have the correct answer to solve the problem. This is one of the most damaging limiting belief patterns that inviteCHANGE transforms through its innovative coaching paradigm. By moving away from a command-and-control model and creating environments that empower people to use their competence, leaders can scale and accelerate the achievement of their business goals. The Generative WholenessTM method also strengthens the leader’s capacity to anticipate the essential development of team members well in advance of when that’s required. Leaders who restore the balance between technical/transactional and emotional/relational acumen will sustain productivity improvement no matter the pace or complexity of change. As embodied behaviors, generative leading fosters accountability and enthusiastic ownership at every level of the organization. “Teams are expected to produce results, no question, and if they do that at the cost of their humanity, organizations won’t experience the full creative impulse of their teams,” Harvey explains. When leaders focus on the relational element 4 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
Operating since 1997 and led by renowned author and leadership coaching pioneer, Janet M. Harvey, MCC, CEO inviteCHANGE is a globally recognized thought leader and coaching practitioner for organizational executives and their teams inviteCHANGE is recognized for having developed the Generative WholenessTM approach to coaching. Generative WholenessTM is the belief that every individual possesses the dynamic capacity to originate, create, learn, and produce results to be sovereign –and the freedom to express and choose personally and professionally, from our authentic self. Simply put, when you are coached by inviteCHANGE, you control how you show up to every situation and challenge. Your approach will not just enhance your personal and professional outcomes, the positive ripple effect will be felt by your colleagues and across your entire organization. Through Generative Wholeness, inviteCHANGE clients become equipped to anticipate, simplify, and manage all future business and interpersonal challenges – not just the one at the moment. Whether your organization needs to address the disruption of M&A, or develop your future leaders for succession planning, the inviteCHANGE proactive approach equips individuals and teams to better communicate, more efficiently realize their goals, enrich an organization’s culture, and deliver enhanced company performance. For additional information: inviteCHANGE.com. Global Leader in Human Development inviteCHANGE delivers you generative coaching solutions that equip leaders to overcome business challenges. “Shaping a World Where People Love Their Life's Work” is what we do. Why? So that people, teams, and companies enjoy sustainable excellence. Since 1997, we have delivered generative learning and coaching experiences for leaders from the front line to the board room. We transfer the mindset and skill set behind our award-winning Vehicle for Generative Change to your organizational culture so that leaders embody Generative Wholeness . SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION Improve Workforce Engagement Reduce the Impact of Destructive Leadership Behavior Increase Cultural Responsibility for Civility Gain Skills for Empathy, Connection, and Motivation inviteCHANGE.com solutions@invitechange.com 877-228-2622 inviteCHANGE
of work first, a high-functioning team develops. Motivation occurs intrinsically and sustains better than extrinsic rewards because each team member feels seen, heard, and respected for their competence and recognizes that delivering on expectations is a win-win-learn-win-win-produce cycle for excellence. Generative leading from a state of wholeness offers a ‘look before you leap’ approach to risk-taking and resource management.The pause it provides actually gives more time than it takes, allowing leaders to use curiosity to see the full picture of what’s occurring from all the relevant perspectives of the team. This more robust data collection fuels more effective analysis and faster decisions that have anticipated and addressed the risks to mitigate. REIMAGINING COMMUNICATION AND TEAM DYNAMICS A significant element of the inviteCHANGE approach is its emphasis on effective communication and team dynamics. The pivotal role of a leader is to create conditions that allow teams to thrive and solve issues on their own, versus a leader imposing their solutions to perceived or actual problems. It’s far easier to create those conditions through a generative mindset, perceiving themselves and all team members as whole, resourceful, capable and creative. After all, didn’t the leader recruit and hire the best and brightest they could find? A generative mindset pays attention to what’s working and when problems arise, leaders lean into their belief in their team to pause, reflect, and identify what to change to restore progress. Fulfilling the role to create conditions for thriving also involves a leader providing time for team bonding, building trust, and encouraging openended communication among the team. Only then can all parties fully see and appreciate every facet of the problem to be solved and the diverse ideas to solve it. Bonding for a team produces relationships with mutual respect for skills and experience and –of equal importance– character to follow-up and followthrough in supporting each other’s contributions. Leaders play a crucial role in fostering this culture 6 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
of trust and one voice as a team. By focusing on and expecting a team to build such a culture, leaders can significantly influence the team dynamics and are far more likely to achieve a shared purpose.That achievement becomes most crucial to effectively address complex challenges that are the norm in today’s business environment. An emphasis on effective communicating to produce generative team dynamics is a significant element of the inviteCHANGE approach. A key to transform a telling style of leading into an asking style based upon listening for learning, arises from the skill and patience for reflection, especially when faced with ambiguous and volatile circumstances. A short pause to reflect on what’s changed that disrupted the path to the results always reveals one of three influencers: 1. a faulty principle underpinning the decision to act; 2. a limiting belief motivating that principle and; 3. a known problem data dismissed as irrelevant and were indeed relevant. Reflecting by being curious with everyone in the situation facilitates faster analysis of the disruption and faster new choices to pursue. This flow of reflection describes what inviteCHANGE teaches as the Vehicle for Generative Change, a concept that is crucial for leaders to understand and apply in their leadership roles. The research behind the inviteCHANGE Generative 7 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09 inviteCHANGE
WholenessTM methodology reveals that a lack of reflection results in poor decision making to address delaying and derailing obstacles to achieving goals. “There are a lot of factors that go into decision making. What I find is that leaders who consistently practice reflection, recognize they were caught in the land of habit, preference, assumption and bias. Leaders erroneously perceive that those four elements provide a shortcut,” Harvey explains highlighting that the prioritization of speed over quality becomes the problem and not the desired solution. At the end of the day, human beings operate the business producing human connectedness with each other and customers. Human relating becomes the essential focus for leaders to strengthen and harmonize with transactional capabilities. This perspective reshapes leadership education – the skills training and mindset coaching – placing equal importance on emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, and motivating teaming for collaboration. As a leader, knowing that you are integral to the team’s success can be a powerful motivator. A RIPPLE EFFECT OF TRANSFORMATION SET FOR THE FUTURE To supplement its incredible work, inviteCHANGE also embraces technological advancements to enhance leadership education especially when it comes to developing people. “I’m very excited to see what we can do with generative AI and highly interactive digital learning,” Harvey states, explaining that these technologies offer new opportunities for interactive and community-driven learning experiences, bridging gaps that traditional 8 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
educational settings often leave unaddressed. Digital tools and platforms that deliver interactive learning experiences more easily facilitate the immediate application of skills and a shift of mindset toward wholeness.The company focus on digitizing the leader developmental experience focuses on accelerating and scaling learning in ways that optimize business productivity, and ultimately, profitability.The use of digital learning communities allows participants to engage with peers from around the world, apply new knowledge in real time, and collaborate on solutions to real-world problems. The inviteCHANGE mission is both ambitious and inspiring.It encapsulates a future where the principles of effective, generative leadership and personal empowerment become universally recognized and adopted. As InviteCHANGE continues to evolve, its focus remains on nurturing leadership that is both transformative and adaptable. By inspiring organizations to adopt a generative mindset and emphasizing the importance of workplace dignity, inviteCHANGE aims to equip future generations with the skills and attitudes needed to succeed in a rapidly changing environment. inviteCHANGE exemplifies a forward-thinking approach to human development and remains at the forefront of driving meaningful change, ensuring Janet, Executive Coach 9 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09 inviteCHANGE
PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n inviteCHANGE www.inviteCHANGE.com Operating since 1997 and led by renowned author and leadership coaching pioneer, Janet M. Harvey, MCC, CEO inviteCHANGE is a globally recognized thought leader and coaching practitioner for organizational executives and their teams in public, private, and nonprofit companies of all sizes across a broad range of industries. that leaders and organizations are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of the modern business environment. This company sets a new standard for what it means to lead in the 21st century and how leaders experience education and development to lead, fit for the future. 10 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 09
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