Dear Colleague,

Everyone is talking about leadership today. What does effective leadership mean to you? Great leaders know their differentiator and the value they offer. Their personal brand is clearly identified and everything they do reflects that brand and is part of their legacy. Leadership skills and competencies are a requirement for most professionals at all levels in today's competitive marketplace. The ability to bring out talent in others and unleash their utmost potential is one sure way of measuring leadership capability. Do you work on building your leadership capabilities and help your team to do the same?

I look forward to hearing your leadership experiences! Happy Spring and may your leadership journey continue to flourish!

Best Regards,

Rita Balian Allen

Authentic Leadership

What is your Authentic Leadership? Being our authentic self allows our leadership to be true to who we are, how we set ourselves apart and being the most transparent version of ourselves. Effective leadership requires agility to adjust our style depending on the people and circumstances involved. Unleash your authentic best self and allow your leadership brand to emerge.

Leadership Styles: The 5 Most Common & How to Find Your Own, an article written by Northeastern University graduate student, Leslie Doyle, as she interviewed me on the topic of leadership

To read more about the topic of Servant Leadership, read my March 2019 Chief Learning Officer Media article, 'Creating a Culture of Servant Leadership'.

Personal Branding

A person's ability to market their talents, accomplishments and value within an organization and externally is a key part of enhancing their brand. To excel, we must understand how we set ourselves apart. Leaders and managers should be inspiring and helping team members tell their stories. Read more... How to Help Employees Tell Their Stories and Create a Personal Brand.

Building leadership capabilities is taught in all college campuses throughout all disciplines to help students be ready to unleash their leadership potential. Leadership starts with inner strength and self-awareness. Students at Boston University's school of Mechanical Engineering participate in a Personal Branding Workshop (March 2019).

Updated Website

I am very excited to reveal my updated website at www.ritaballenassociates.com. Please take a moment to visit and scroll through all the pages. I welcome your feedback!

Current Blogs

• Rita's current blog in Chief Learning Officer Media
  Creating a Culture of Servant Leadership

• January 2019 article for the Chief Learning Officer Media
  'Set Goals for 2019, NOT Resolutions'

About Rita

Rita Balian Allen is the president of Rita B. Allen Associates, a national career management firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, management training and career development. She is a lecturer at Boston-area universities, a sought-after speaker and presenter, the author of numerous articles, blogs, columns and the book, "Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself: The Three Ps Marketing Technique as a Guide to Career Empowerment". She has been a regular contributor for the Chief Learning Officer, Huffington Post and Leadership & Management Books as well as a variety of other publications. Rita brings much human resources experience to her practice, has worked with leaders across all industries and professions and was voted one of the top ten executive coaches by the Boston Women's Business Journal. She currently serves as a board member of The Boston Club as President.

Services

Rita B. Allen Associates offers customized career management consulting and coaching services to individuals and organizations with specialties in a variety of talent management content areas including:

Upcoming Events and Presentations

Society for the Advancement of Consulting
Boston Area Regional Event
Panel Member, Breaking Through: Taking Your Business to New Heights,
Embassy Suites Hotel, Waltham, MA
May 29, 2019 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Annual Women's Leadership Conference
Emotional Intelligence as a Leadership Predictor
University of Massachusetts Lowell
June 18, 2019

The Maine Women's Conference
Accelerate Your Career Through Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself
September 18, 2019
Portland, Maine