Leadership Newsletter

Do you wonder whether your leadership style is working in your favor and actually helping to motivate and inspire your team?

So often, people in leadership roles think that with a title comes influence, but in reality, leaders need to work in order to gain the respect and loyalty of the team they’re leading.

This 12-month newsletter is created to help you gain the insight you need in order to rise to the occasion and act as a transformational leader who can enact real change. During this experience, you can expect to learn all about building confidence, taking risks, establishing goals, developing an all-star team, finding your voice, and so much more!

Effective leadership is dependent on communication, organization, and managing different personalities within your team. If you recognize that your leadership skills could use some work but don’t know where to get started, this newsletter is for you. My goal for this experience is to help you recognize that becoming a fantastic leader is within your reach!

Some of the topics you can expect to learn more about include:
- Transformational Leadership
- Strategies to Build Confidence as a Leader
- Risk Taking for Success
- The Power of Feedback
- Influencing Youth
- How Businesses Benefits from Personal Growth
- And so much more!

I know you’re busy, so instead of searching around the Internet for articles and information about how to enhance your leadership skills, get all the information you need sent directly to your inbox, along with helpful tips and inspirational quotes.

Meet Lourdes Coss, Author Of This Newsletter

Lourdes Coss is a former Chief Procurement Officer and the author of "Procurement Methods: Effective Techniques". She is well respected in the field and a sought-after speaker/coach/trainer. Her leadership experience is complemented by a John Maxwell Team certification. She is a JMT Independent Executive Director and founder of M. L. Coss and Associates, LLC. Lourdes's executive leadership experience spans three decades primarily leading transformations in major public organizations like the City of Chicago, City of Houston, Cook County, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the Public Building Commission of Chicago. She led teams to achieve higher levels of performance and many operational efficiencies. Lourdes is the recipient of the 2016 Spirit of NIGP Award, NIGP 2018 Integrity Award, and most recently recognized by Thinker360 as one of the "Top 100 Women Thought Leaders to Follow in 2020". Lourdes is retired from public service but continues to add value to the profession as a Vice-Chair of the NIGP Talent Council Leadership Committee and by inspiring colleagues to adopt a value-centered leadership style. Post-pandemic you may see her at a local Cafe working on her next book, her blog, or ideas for her podcast.

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Lourdes Coss