About
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How can I best help leaders improve and change? Executive education and seminars are great, but I found that those didn't really focus on the meaningful changes that many leaders wanted or needed. The evidence was clear that good coaching resulted in more meaningful and long-lasting change than any kind of weekend seminar or 10-week class.
You can read every book, attend every seminar, and earn every kind of credential, but that will not make you listen better, trust more, or hold others and yourself more accountable. What works is a process where the leader commits to a goal, involves others in the process, and tracks results. When you add in consistent follow up and follow through with humility, courage, and discipline you get powerful results.
Perspective on Coaching
Coaching is the process by which one person facilitates the process of improvement for another. I don't really like the word "coach" but it resonates with most people familiar with executive or leadership development. I am more of a leader development expert who helps others become better leaders. That requires some skills related to coaching, yes, but it also taps into my expertise as a scholar and professor as well as a former manager. Whatever you want to call it, my role is to help facilitate the process by which you will verifiably become a better leader.
My approach is not for those who avoid challenges. You will need to listening to others, think about and internalize what they say, respond positively to their input, practice new behaviors, solicit regular feedback and track your behavioral results.
You are not doing this alone, either. Those around you will be a critical part of the process from the start--they are your stakeholders, those who have a 'stake' in your success as a leader. They will be along for the journey as you decide on goals, develop an action plan, and figure out what is working well and advise you where to focus your efforts. In the end, your stakeholders document your leadership behavior change through periodic mini-surveys. This means we can show real results!
My approach is not for those who avoid challenges. You will need to listening to others, think about and internalize what they say, respond positively to their input, practice new behaviors, solicit regular feedback and track your behavioral results.
You are not doing this alone, either. Those around you will be a critical part of the process from the start--they are your stakeholders, those who have a 'stake' in your success as a leader. They will be along for the journey as you decide on goals, develop an action plan, and figure out what is working well and advise you where to focus your efforts. In the end, your stakeholders document your leadership behavior change through periodic mini-surveys. This means we can show real results!
My Role
My job is to be your "personal trainer" and keep you on course and guide you toward making steady, forward progress over the course of the journey. I bring my experience and areas of expertise to help you be successful. However, this is not a process that soaks up valuable time every week. On the contrary, the quality over quantity principle applies here--that last thing I want is to waste your time (or mine). Thus, my approach is designed to be heavy on "doing" and light on "talking."
If you are interested, I ask that we have brief conversation to help determine if you are ready and willing to take the challenge and if this program is a good fit. I hope you are!
If you are interested, I ask that we have brief conversation to help determine if you are ready and willing to take the challenge and if this program is a good fit. I hope you are!
Expertise and Background
Dr. Josh Marineau has a PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Organizational Behavior and Social Networks from the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and the LINKS center for social network analysis.
He is currently an associate professor of management with tenure at NDSU's college of business, management and marketing department. He is also a Faculty Fellow with the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth. His recent publications can be found here and additional information on his research can be found here.
Dr. Marineau received his MBA in General Management and BA in English Rhetoric from University of Alaska, Anchorage. He was two classes from a double major in Philosophy, but decided to move on to graduate school. He lived most of his life in Alaska where he met his wife and his kids were born. While they still love Alaska, they now call Fargo, ND home.
He is currently an associate professor of management with tenure at NDSU's college of business, management and marketing department. He is also a Faculty Fellow with the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth. His recent publications can be found here and additional information on his research can be found here.
Dr. Marineau received his MBA in General Management and BA in English Rhetoric from University of Alaska, Anchorage. He was two classes from a double major in Philosophy, but decided to move on to graduate school. He lived most of his life in Alaska where he met his wife and his kids were born. While they still love Alaska, they now call Fargo, ND home.
Other information and qualifications
- Leading expert in interpersonal conflict relationships at work, and interpersonal perceptions of social relationships
- Advisor to individuals in the area of management, negotiations, conflict, and leadership
- Designed and implemented executive training in the area of humble leadership, conflict resolution, negotiations, and a social network approach to leadership
- Published multiple articles and delivered dozens of presentations for both academic and non-academic audiences, including international conferences and 1 Million Cups Fargo
- Qualified neutral (mediator) under North Dakota Rule 8.9 as well as Minnesota Rule 114. This designation is necessary to conduct mediation within the ND and MN court systems.
- Taught negotiations and alternative dispute resolution (mediation), managing diversity in organizations, and organizational behavior at the undergraduate and graduate level
- Interviewed dozens of managers, CEOs, and entrepreneurs as part of research based on a grant from the Marion Kauffman Foundation
Industry experience
- Over 14 years experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial business in the specialty coffee industry (www.kaladi.com)
- Managed over 100 employees in retail and wholesale operations
- Designed and implemented training and development programs for hundreds of employees
- Designed and implemented successful sales, marketing, and human resource programs
- Designed and implemented quality control programs