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## Homepage

- [Sounding Board](/content/site-root.html): Your strategic partner for leader transformation. Leadership development through coaching solutions, mentoring management, and flexible program software., Sounding Board | Bridging your leadership gaps,  (1,244 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [Leading Coaching and Talent-Building Platform Team Up To Democratize Leadership Development at all Levels of Enterprise](/content/newsroom/leading-coaching-and-talent-building-platform-team-up-to-democratize-leadership-development-at-all-levels-of-enterprise.html): Learn In, the world's first upskilling-as-a-service platform that empowers companies to keep employee skills current among rapid technological change, is partnering with Sounding Board, Inc., the leading Coaching Enablement Platform and managed coach network that scales, manages and measures complex leadership development programs across the enterprise., Learn In, the world's first upskilling-as-a-service platform that empowers companies to keep employee skills current among rapid technological change, is partnering with Sounding Board, Inc., the leading Coaching Enablement Platform and managed coach network that scales, manages and measures complex leadership development programs across the enterprise.,  (1,419 words)
- [Announcing our $13.1M Series A at Sounding Board](/content/blog/announcing-our-13-1m-series-a-at-sounding-board/index.html): Founded in 2016, Sounding Board’s mission is simple: to develop the world's most impactful leaders earlier in their career., Today, we’re excited to share that Sounding Board has closed $13.1M in Series A funding led by Canaan Partners. Canaan is joined by Correlation Ventures, existing investors Bloomberg Beta, Precursor Ventures, and learning luminaries David Blake (Chairman & founder at Degreed), Kevin Johnson (former CEO at Udemy), Ed Miller (former CEO at NovoEd), and Brett Queener (former President at SmartRecruiters). We are grateful to be on this journey with investors who’ve led transformations in learning and believe in the ambitious goal of democratizing access to impactful, personalized development at all levels in an organization.,  (1,736 words)
- [Leadership Live with Ashton Stockstill and Angela Truong](/content/blog/conversations/leadership-live-with-ashton-stockstill-and-angela-truong.html): Join Cloudera's Ashton Stockstill, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Angela Truong, SHRM-CP, Senior Program Manager of Learning and Enrichment with host Christine Tao., Join Cloudera's Ashton Stockstill, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Angela Truong, SHRM-CP, Senior Program Manager of Learning and Enrichment with host Christine Tao.,  (1,192 words)
- [Leadership Live with Jennifer Zimmerman](/content/blog/conversations/leadership-live-with-jennifer-zimmerman/index.html): Leadership Live with Learning and Development Leader Jennifer Zimmerman joins host and Sounding Board CEO, Christine Tao., Leadership Live with Learning and Development Leader Jennifer Zimmerman joins host and Sounding Board CEO, Christine Tao.,  (1,325 words)
- [Tech Crunch – Sounding Board Raises Cash As Startups Wake Up To Executive Coaching](/content/newsroom/tech-crunch-sounding-board-raises-cash-as-startups-wake-up-to-executive-coaching.html): In an unprecedented work environment defined by distributed teams and virtual-only communication, two co-founders think their 2018 bet reigns truer than ever: mentors need mentorship, too., In an unprecedented work environment defined by distributed teams and virtual-only communication, two co-founders think their 2018 bet reigns truer than ever: mentors need mentorship, too. Christine Tao and Lori Mazan, the brains behind Sounding Board, want to train any leader within an organization to be a better leader. The San Francisco startup connects anyone from first-time managers to C-suite executives with coaches through a marketplace.,  (1,371 words)
- [Make the Big Leap!](/content/product/navigator/index.html): As a navigator, you and your coach will likely focus your coaching on:,  (2,933 words)
- [To realign with its expanded offerings and to better serve its customers, Sounding Board has launched its Dynamic Leader Development Suite.](/content/newsroom/sounding-board-creates-new-category-for-learning-and-development.html): SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, May 23, 2023,  (1,309 words)
- [Industries We Serve](/content/industries/index.html): Develop dynamic leaders and target the gaps unique to your company and industry.,  (846 words)
- [Professional Coaching](/content/accelerate/index.html): Develop the skills, capabilities, and capacity you need to accelerate to the next level of leadership. Use your L&D stipend to access one-on-one coaching through Sounding Board., Develop the skills, capabilities, and capacity you need to accelerate to the next level of leadership. Use your L&D stipend to access one-on-one coaching through Sounding Board.,  (1,272 words)
- [Products](/content/platform/index.html): Empower your organization with our comprehensive suite. Choose the package that works best for your organization: Expand™, Guide™, or Transform™.,  (842 words)
- [Sounding Board’s Hyper-growth Accelerates $30M Series B funding for leadership coaching pioneer](/content/blog/sounding-boards-hyper-growth-accelerates-30m-series-b-funding-for-leadership-coaching-pioneer.html): JAZZ Venture Partners leads the latest round for Sounding Board as companies focus on building strong leadership pipelines, JAZZ Venture Partners leads the latest round for Sounding Board as companies focus on building strong leadership pipelines,  (1,891 words)
- [Expand™](/content/blog/index.html): Leadership development articles provide valuable insights on how to improve leadership skills, build effective teams, and drive organizational success through,  (1,677 words)
- [blog/developing-dynamic-leaders-for-vuca-world/index.html](/content/blog/developing-dynamic-leaders-for-vuca-world/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/leadership-coaching-skills/index.html](/content/blog/leadership-coaching-skills/index.html) (1 words)
- [blog/taking-the-big-leap/index.html](/content/blog/taking-the-big-leap/index.html) (1 words)
- [5 Ways to Ensure Your Digital Transformation Succeeds](/content/blog/ensure-your-digital-transformation-succeeds/index.html): Most digital transformations fail. Here's how to beat the odds and ensure your organization's transformation succeeds., Most digital transformations fail. Here's how to beat the odds and ensure your organization's transformation succeeds.,  (2,372 words)
- [6 Questions with Lori Mazan, author of Leadership Revolution](/content/blog/lori-mazan-leadership-revolution/index.html): Sounding Board Co-founder, Chief Coaching Officer, and President Lori Mazan discusses her upcoming book Leadership Revolution., Sounding Board Co-founder, Chief Coaching Officer, and President Lori Mazan discusses her upcoming book, Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders.,  (1,931 words)
- [blog/7-ways-online-leadership-coaching-supports-remote-employees.html](/content/blog/7-ways-online-leadership-coaching-supports-remote-employees.html) (1 words)
- [blog/types-leadership-development-program/index.html](/content/blog/types-leadership-development-program/index.html) (1 words)
- [Full-Spectrum Leadership Development: Integrating Human Transformation and Business Transformation for Extraordinary Results](/content/blog/full-spectrum-leadership-development-integrating-human-transformation-and-business-transformation-for-extraordinary-results.html): To develop the full spectrum of leadership, we are best served by looking at both the potential for human transformation and business transformation., To develop the full spectrum of leadership, we are best served by looking at both the potential for human transformation and business transformation.,  (2,066 words)
- [What is Leadership Coaching?](/content/blog/what-is-leadership-coaching/index.html): What is leadership coaching? Leadership coaching is a form of vertical development to build capabilities and capacity needed for greater impact., What is leadership coaching? Leadership coaching is a form of vertical development to build capabilities and capacity needed for greater impact.,  (1,976 words)
- [Make Your First 30 Days as a New Manager a Launchpad for Success](/content/blog/new-manager-tips/index.html): Congratulations! You're a new manager — now what? Get tips and advice from leadership coaches on your first 30 days as a new manager., Congratulations! You're a new manager — now what? Get tips and advice for your first 30 days as a new manager from Sounding Board leadership coaches.,  (1,835 words)
- [Leading Through Change: Advice from Sounding Board Leadership Coaches](/content/blog/leading-through-change-coach/index.html): Sounding Board leadership coaches give their best advice to managers leading through times of constant change and uncertainty, Sounding Board leadership coaches give their best advice to managers leading through times of constant change and uncertainty,  (1,679 words)
- [How to Develop Leadership Skills in the Modern Workplace](/content/blog/how-to-develop-leadership-skills/index.html): Today requires more modern approaches to leadership. Learn how to develop leadership skills across all levels of the company here., Most digital transformations fail. Here's how to beat the odds and ensure your organization's transformation succeeds.,  (1,811 words)
- [3 Reasons Leadership Coaching is Essential for AI Transformations](/content/blog/ai-transformation/index.html): AI transformations still require a human touch when it comes to leadership. Leadership coaching can transform leaders to drive innovation., AI transformations still require a human touch when it comes to leadership. Leadership coaching can transform leaders to drive innovation.,  (1,977 words)
- [How to Develop Dynamic Leaders Through Vertical Development](/content/blog/vertical-development/index.html): To shape dynamic leaders, organizations must refocus learning and development programs to include vertical development., To shape dynamic leaders, organizations must refocus learning and development programs to include vertical development.,  (1,801 words)
- [How Neuroscience Supports Building Effective Teams](/content/blog/neuroscience-of-building-effective-teams/index.html): We sat down with neuroscientists Dr. Heidi Grant and Dr. Jay Van Bevel to discuss how neuroscience integrates with team performance., We sat down with neuroscientists Dr. Heidi Grant and Dr. Jay Van Bevel to discuss how neuroscience integrates with team performance.,  (1,830 words)
- [Why Nearly Half of Leadership Development Programs Produce Lackluster Results](/content/blog/hro-today-leadership-development-programs/index.html): We're unpacking our joint Flash Report with HRO Today to uncover why so many leadership development programs fail to deliver results., We're unpacking our joint Flash Report with HRO Today to uncover why so many leadership development programs fail to deliver results.,  (1,538 words)
- [Continuing to Lead Through Change and Uncertainty in 2022](/content/blog/lead-through-change-uncertainty-2022/index.html): Organizations need to invest in the development of their leaders, create clarity, and continue to address the digital and psychological challenges the pandemic has presented through 2022., Organizations need to invest in the development of their leaders, create clarity, and continue to address the digital and psychological challenges the pandemic has presented through 2022.,  (1,847 words)
- [5 Ways Your Manager Dashboard Helps You Stay Involved in Your Team’s Leadership Development](/content/blog/5-ways-your-manager-dashboard-helps-you-stay-involved-in-your-teams-leadership-development.html): Check out these upcoming features to your Manager Dashboard and learn how to maximize the impact of your team's leadership development.,  (1,298 words)
- [6 Resources for Starting a Mentorship Program](/content/blog/mentorship-program-resources/index.html): To give you some inspiration and practical tips for kickstarting a mentorship program at your organization, we’ve compiled a list of helpful resources., To give you some inspiration and practical tips for kickstarting a mentorship program at your organization, we’ve compiled a list of helpful resources.,  (1,282 words)
- [Filling the Leadership Pipeline: How to Develop Your Next Wave of Leaders](/content/blog/filling-the-leadership-pipeline/index.html): All businesses experience change over time, but a leadership pipeline can prepare them to weather any storm. Read this guide to learn how to build your own., All businesses experience change over time, but a leadership pipeline can prepare them to weather any storm. Read this guide to learn how to build your own.,  (1,922 words)
- [7 Critical Leadership Capabilities for Digital Transformations](/content/blog/7-leadership-capabilities-digital-transformations/index.html): Leaders heavily influence whether or not your AI transformation will succeed or fail. Are yours equipped with these capabilities?, Leaders heavily influence whether or not your AI transformation will succeed or fail. Are yours equipped with these capabilities?,  (1,900 words)
- [Innovation Through Lived Values: Equipping Healthcare Leaders through Coaching](/content/blog/innovation-through-lived-values-equipping-healthcare-leaders-through-coaching.html): Dr. Laura Dannels, Chief Talent Officer, shares insights from Wellstar Health System's coaching program to better equip its healthcare leaders., Dr. Laura Dannels, Chief Talent Officer, shares insights from Wellstar Health System's leadership coaching program in partnership with Sounding Board.,  (1,810 words)
- [8 Key Principles of Effective Servant Leadership](/content/blog/principles-of-servant-leadership/index.html): Take a closer look at the 8 principles of servant leadership, its benefits, and some of its drawbacks., Take a closer look at the 8 principles of servant leadership, its benefits, and some of its drawbacks.,  (1,709 words)
- [Make This Your Big Leap Year](/content/blog/big-leap-year/index.html): We're challenging leaders of all levels to take a Big Leap this year in their development., We're challenging leaders at all levels to take a Big Leap in 2024.,  (1,382 words)
- [Maintaining D&I in a Growing Company](/content/blog/maintaining-di-in-a-growing-company/index.html): Companies have increasingly begun to regard diversity and inclusion as a source of competitive advantage, and specifically as a key enabler of growth. As companies grow and evolve, leaders must ensure that D&I efforts don't take a back seat when looking to the future., Companies have increasingly begun to regard diversity and inclusion as a source of competitive advantage, and specifically as a key enabler of growth. As companies grow and evolve, leaders must ensure that D&I efforts don't take a back seat when looking to the future.,  (1,781 words)
- [Lifelong Learning: Your Best Long — and Short — Term Leadership Development Strategy](/content/blog/lifelong-learning-leadership-development/index.html): Companies should invest in their people's lifelong learning and leadership development to attract, engage, and equip their employees with the critical skills they need to excel., Companies should invest in their people's lifelong learning and leadership development to attract, engage, and equip their employees with the critical skills they need to excel.,  (1,714 words)
- [5 Strategies to Get Stakeholder Buy-in For Leadership Coaching](/content/blog/buy-in-for-leadership-coaching/index.html): Introducing leadership coaching into your leadership development programs requires time, strategy, capital, and of course, stakeholder buy-in. Here’s how you do it. , Introducing leadership coaching into your leadership development programs requires time, strategy, capital, and of course, stakeholder buy-in. Here’s how you do it. ,  (1,728 words)
- [Understanding Social Styles, and Why They Matter](/content/blog/four-social-styles-matrix/index.html): The four social styles matrix can be used to improve work relationships, collaboration, and overall team performance.  They help you better understand your social style, how others behave, and most importantly, how to adapt your social style to others' to work collectively and efficiently., The four social styles matrix can be used to improve work relationships, collaboration, and overall team performance.  They help you better understand your social style, how others behave, and most importantly, how to adapt your social style to others' to work collectively and efficiently.,  (1,594 words)
- [WHITEPAPER](/content/blog/whitepapers/leadership-is-a-verb/index.html): Leadership is a verb. Leaders must take thoughtful, continuous action with consistent and frequent reflections on lessons learned in order to develop, and they must employ valuable metrics to gauge their progress and growth., Leadership is a verb. Leaders must take thoughtful, continuous action with consistent and frequent reflections on lessons learned in order to develop, and they must employ valuable metrics to gauge their progress and growth.,  (865 words)
- [4 Characteristics of a Humble Leader](/content/blog/four-characteristics-of-a-humble-leader/index.html): Humble leaders can use their skills, knowledge, and experience to attract and inspire their team, encourage unity, and contribute positively to their organizations., Humble leaders can use their skills, knowledge, and experience to attract and inspire their team, encourage unity, and contribute positively to their organizations.,  (1,439 words)
- [WHITEPAPER](/content/blog/whitepapers/unlocking-talent-mobility/index.html): There are a variety of reasons why employees are leaving, but one reason frequently cited by workers is a lack of growth opportunities., There are a variety of reasons why employees are leaving, but one reason frequently cited by workers is a lack of growth opportunities.,  (900 words)
- [WHITEPAPER](/content/blog/whitepapers/from-fragile-to-agile/index.html): Forget any idea of “business as usual.” Smart organizations will lean into how best to build their capabilities to lead within the unusual market forces that currently dominate., Forget any idea of “business as usual.” Smart organizations will lean into how best to build their capabilities to lead within the unusual market forces that currently dominate.,  (924 words)
- [WHITEPAPER](/content/blog/whitepapers/leadership-development-in-a-multigenerational-workforce.html): In the face of unprecedented change and marketplace challenges, the business leader’s role is more complex than ever. Add in the difficulties associated with leading a multigenerational workforce and the challenges compound exponentially. , In the face of unprecedented change and marketplace challenges, the business leader’s role is more complex than ever. Add in the difficulties associated with leading a multigenerational workforce and the challenges compound exponentially. ,  (907 words)
- [WHITEPAPER](/content/blog/whitepapers/beyond-burnout-a-practical-guide-to-support-women-business-leaders.html): Employers are not doing enough to support women, and they’ve reached a breaking point., Employers are not doing enough to support women, and they’ve reached a breaking point.,  (923 words)
- [e-book](/content/blog/whitepapers/ebook-closing-the-new-manager-leadership-gap/index.html): Learn how your organization can assist first-time managers to become the dynamic leaders it needs., Learn how your organization can assist first-time managers to become the dynamic leaders it needs.,  (846 words)
- [INDUSTRY RESEARCH](/content/blog/whitepapers/2022-bersin-report/index.html): Traditional development models no longer work in today’s ever-changing market. We need a new model — one that allows companies to engage., Traditional development models no longer work in today’s ever-changing market. We need a new model — one that allows companies to engage.,  (865 words)
- [Finding a Leadership Coach: The Complete Executive’s Guide](/content/blog/finding-a-leadership-coach/index.html): Finding a leadership coach is easier than you might think, but finding the right one may be more challenging., Finding a leadership coach is easier than you might think, but finding the right one may be more challenging.,  (3,022 words)

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