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Leadership Best Practices: A Study of Engineering Leaders

What leadership behaviors have the greatest impact on effectiveness for engineering leaders? Drawing on LEA 360™ data from more than 1,000 engineering leaders across 30 countries, this research identifies the behaviors most strongly associated with higher ratings of leadership effectiveness. Explore the findings to learn where more or…

You Can’t Do Everything at Once: Why the LEA Uses a Semi-Ipsative Questionnaire

Key Takeaways  Leadership Is a Series of Choices  The other day, my six-year-old and I were getting out of the car. I had somehow ended up carrying his water bottle, my water bottle, the car keys, my purse, the mail, and a toy that had been riding around…

Beyond the Behavior: Turning Motivation into Meaningful Development

Key Takeaway: Understanding a leader’s motivation helps coaches turn behavioral feedback into a more personalized development plan. By tapping into existing sources of energy, targeting specific behaviors, and exploring alternative approaches, leaders can make meaningful changes without having to become someone they’re not. In Part 1, we explored…

What’s Beneath the Behavior? The Role of Motivation in Leadership Development

Key Takeaway: Behavioral feedback can show leaders what they may need to change. Understanding motivation adds another layer, helping them recognize what gives them energy, what may require more effort, and how they can approach development in a way that works for them. A leader can know exactly…

WEBINAR | Stop Starting Over: One Assessment Strategy from Hiring to Succession

Leadership needs change as people move through their careers. Your assessment strategy doesn’t have to start over at every stage. Whether you’re developing leaders inside an organization or advising clients as an external coach or consultant, a consistent leadership framework can create continuity from selection and onboarding through…

WEBINAR: The What and Why of Underperforming Leaders: Unlocking Performance Through Behavior, Motivation and Competencies

Leadership underperformance is often viewed as a behavioral or competency issue, but these factors alone rarely provide a complete explanation. This webinar, on Tuesday, May 19th and in partnership with The Society of Consulting Psychology and exclusive for their members, will explore how effective coaching requires understanding what…

Webinar Wrap-Up: Coaching with Context and Motivation

Coaching is most effective when it reflects the reality leaders are operating within. In MRG’s recent webinar, Coaching With Context and Motivation, we examined how motivation, environment, and situational pressures shape leadership behavior—and why overlooking these factors can limit the impact of even the most well-intentioned coaching efforts….

On Demand Webinar: From Insight to Impact: Coaching with Context and Motivation

In this MRG webinar, our Head of Research & Education, Dr. Maria Brown and Vice President Staci Nisbett lead a practical conversation on a topic that sits at the core of effective coaching: understanding motivation in context. Too often, coaching focuses on what leaders do without fully exploring…

WEBINAR: From Insight to Impact: Coaching with Context and Motivation

Every client brings a unique mix of goals, roles, environments, and internal drivers. Join us for this interactive webinar, where Dr. Maria Brown, Head of Research and Education at MRG Assessments, will introduce the concept of coaching for context, a powerful approach that integrates leadership research, behavioral feedback, and motivational…

Adaptability in Coaching: Letting Context Shape Development

Originally contributed to ICF New England Effective coaching is not about applying a preferred model or a standard set of developmental goals. It is about helping leaders become more effective in their specific context. MRG Assessments’ research consistently demonstrates that what leaders need to develop depends on many…