Megan Staczek

The transformation problem hiding in plain sight: Leaders are depleted

So many of the organizations with which we partner are in the middle of significant transformations that include shifts in business model and in several organizational capabilities. This heightens the importance of knowing whether the organization and your leadership team are thriving or depleted. Gartner’s 2025 HR Priorities Survey found that leader and manager development was the number one priority for the third consecutive year — specifically because leaders are not equipped to lead change at the speed organizations now require it. This points to two issues, in fact: depletion and capability gap. Let’s focus on the first one, which is depletion. [Read more…] about Transformation Requires Energy

Executive roles have always been highly demanding. In recent years, however, the demands of business and the associated social complexities have multiplied, requiring more and more of leaders at the C level. In my nearly 30 years of working with leaders, I am paying more attention to how they are grounding themselves to be at their best in their roles. In fact, at the start of working with an executive leader, I assess how they are oriented to their role, as well as the demands they face. Specifically, I look to see how the stresses of the role are affecting them, and whether the job has them, or they have the job. [Read more…] about Does the Job have You?

As an organization development consultant and leadership coach for over thirty years, I’ve noticed many patterns that really great leaders share. Read on to gauge the extent to which you are incorporating these ideas and practices into your life and work as a leader. [Read more…] about Putting in the Work

At Capacity Group, we work often with top leadership teams to help them improve engagement, decision making, and overall team performance. While there are many aspects of teaming to consider and diagnose in order to determine how to elevate performance, one that stands out to us these days is around team energy.

[Read more…] about Team Vitality: A key need for today’s top teams

As we move into the new year, many of our clients report feeling some fatigue and ennui. Causes range from residual Covid impacts, tiring of the challenges in their work and lives, or they’re experiencing an overall lack of balance or motivation. Why does this matter? Certainly, for personal fulfillment, and because leaders set the tone within their organizations. Their energy creates ripple effects within their culture and environment. It follows that if leaders and top teams desire vibrancy within their organizations, they need to assess and manage their own energy. [Read more…] about New Year, New You?

Using the Hogan to understand how your style affects your team

 

Self-awareness about your style, values, preferences, and stress behaviors helps you make better choices about how to lead. In two recent blogs, Capacity Group shared how we use The Hogan Suite of Assessments to help teams connect, build trust, and accelerate performance. In this blog, we want to emphasize how these sessions generate important insights for the leader. I’ll share two examples that highlight powerful shifts leaders made as a result of investing in this work.

[Read more…] about Unintended Consequences of Your Leadership Style