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Christopher, Smith & Associates LLCLeadership Consultants
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MissionOur mission is to equip, empower and inspire leaders for the 21st century. We define 'leader' as someone with followers. We recognize that a leader is only one component of leadership, but an essential one. Leadership is more than "the capacity or ability to lead." It is not a person or a position but a process of influence involving a leader with followers in a particular situation toward a determined goal.
CSA trains executives and administrators to become more effective as leaders of people who come from different social and cultural backgrounds. The focus of CSA training is Dealing with Difference. Differences include race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic level, geographic region, professional domain, political affiliation, philosophy or any combination of these. Our emphasis is on SELFLEADERSHIP as we help people answer the questions "Who am I?", "Why am I here?" "Where am I going?" and "What time is it?". We believe that one can lead others more effectively if s/he has keen self-awareness and self-control with skills in social awareness, and relationship management. For us, SELF is more than the individual so as to include relationships as well as memberships in work groups and teams. Perhaps the most important ability in self-leadership is based on contextual intelligence. CSA frequently works with organizations developing effective:
We also work with individuals who are at a defining moment in their lives as they plan for a more productive future. |