timothy@bydesignlead.com

About

Meet Tim

I’m Tim Skaggs, and I have 30 years working as a consultant to organizations
around the world. I have studied organizational leadership from many
perspectives and have worked with a number of highly competent leaders and teams.  Most leaders are plenty smart—they have advanced degrees,
years of experience and have a solid technical command of their job.  Yet not all are equally effective at leading and motivating others and producing sustained results.  What do the most effective leaders do that average and low-performing leaders don’t?  In my experience, I notice they have a good command of self, and are keenly aware of their emotional impact on
others.

I founded Design Lead having seen how hard leaders work. Most of us spend more of our waking time in organizations than we do at home. I believe those hours can and should be some of the most rewarding. Each of us create an impact through our simple presence, yet we are often unaware of what our impact is.

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Lead with clarity and purpose.

At Design Lead we work with individuals and teams to create greater awareness of the skills and competencies related to emotional intelligence, assess personal strengths and areas of development, and create a developmental plan for increasing effectiveness. This is done through one on one individual work or in work as a team. We also work with you to create organizational structures that support the awareness of emotion’s impact in the workplace. Reach out today to start building stronger leaders and more resilient teams.