Gabrielle Consulting Blog and News

4 September 2015

Registration is now open for the Tallahassee Leadership Academy (one-year comprehensive program) for professionals that includes a full year (12 progam months) of leadership curriculum, mentoring, coaching, assessments, and evaluation. Class size is limited to 12 participants for a group coaching environment. Apply today to join the 2016 Leadership Academy and receive bonuses for early registration!

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1 September 2015

Vote for the 2015 Leader of the Year among excellent finalists! Voting closes on 1 October. The Leadership Academy of North Florida is a partnership of Gabrielle Consulting and Tallahassee Community College. The winner will be announced at the December awards ceremony.

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30 August 2015

Tallahassee area friends, join us for our next FREE leadership lunch and learn 30 September on "The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Follow Them and Reach Your Potential". Learn, meet others who value personal growth, and enjoy a delicious, healthy, home-cooked lunch! http://gabrielleconsulting.com/leadershiplunch.php

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12 January 2015

In December 2014, the Leadership Academy of North Florida, located in Tallahassee, Florida, celebrated the end of its first successful year. The deadline is approaching to apply to join the 2015 Leadership Academy! The first session is 17 February. Check out the Leadership Academy schedule for details. For more information, contact Dr. Gabrielle K. Gabrielli at 850-321-8222 or via email at gabrielle@gabrielleconsulting.com.

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16 December 2014

Gabrielle Consulting, in partnership with Tallahassee Community College, celebrated the end of the inaugural year of the Leadership Academy of North Florida. Leader of the Year was awarded to Amber R. Tynan, and Emerging Leader of the Year was awarded to Patricia B. McCray. Today's graduation ceremony celebrated the end of a highly successful year. Apply to join the 2015 Leadership Academy today!

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4 November 2014

"We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are." John C. Maxwell

What do you need to become? What do you need to refine the leader within you? What do you need to develop your leadership skills, goals and aspirations?

Your leadership abilities and talents can be taken to the next level — even beyond — with the unprecedented and innovative leadership training, mentoring, and coaching developed at the Leadership Academy of North Florida, a partnership of Tallahassee Community College and Gabrielle Consulting, Inc.

Enrollment is now open for the second year of the 12-month program that begins January 2015. The curricula includes leadership topics from communication, human resource techniques and servant leadership to problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and building a legacy by developing others. Many of the topics are based on the teachings of leadership guru John C. Maxwell. Academy founder Dr. Gabrielle K. Gabrielli is a Certified Maxwell coach, speaker, and trainer.

“What makes the Leadership Academy unique is the fact that the curriculum is customized for emerging and seasoned leaders, and we use coaching and mentoring to help leaders be even more successful in clarifying and achieving their goals,” said Gabrielli, who developed the curriculum and teaches the classes.  “I enjoy watching people’s professional and personal lives transform to phenomenal levels as a result."

Amber Tynan, Director, Development and Communication, Elder Care Services, Inc.  states, “I was looking for a program that would help me strengthen and share my strongest abilities as a leader, while developing the areas that I struggle with (i.e. confrontation).” Tynan said she was surprised with the caliber of leaders in the class and the knowledge they shared with each other.

Patricia McCray is an operations manager with the City of Tallahassee and an aspiring author and life coach. McCray says, “The Leadership Academy has increased my leadership effectiveness so that I can help my staff reach top performance.”

The program addresses two types of leaders: 1. Emerging leaders who are young professionals, career changers, or those seeking leadership roles, and 2. Seasoned leaders who are executives, supervisors, or those seeking to leave a legacy of leadership and influence. This year’s class is diverse, creative, and multi-generational, the makings of an interesting mix of leadership thought and process.

Leadership Academy participants say one of the most important benefits is the mentoring program throughout the year. “A huge activity is the mentoring program,” states Barbara Ann Cox, CMP, seasoned writer and entrepreneur. “Each of us is a mentor as well as a mentee to another classmate. My mentor is half my age and I have learned so much from her. My mentee is an emerging entrepreneur and I love helping her with this process.”

Classmates consider the personal development a bonus to the learning experience. “It has created an awareness in me of how our personal lives carry over into our professional lives,” said Zana Raybon, executive director of the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. “We must be mindful of having our personal lives in order if we wish to succeed professionally.” Nicole Moltimore, CEO and physical therapist at Enjoy Life Rehabilitation Center who is also working on her doctoral degree at Florida A&M University agrees, “Becoming a better leader is becoming a better person…mother, friend, colleague.”

The first year Leadership Academy participants give exuberant encouragement for others to enroll in the program. “It is such a great experience and well worth the time and money,” says Raybon.  “It is so much more than just networking with other professionals – we get real world, hands-on experience from an instructor who has so much to offer.”

“Come into it with an open mind and a desire to want to learn and be pushed to new limits. I guarantee you will find out more about yourself than imagined, and force yourself to change your outlook on situations encountered on a daily basis,” Tynan states.  “The lessons and fundamental concepts you will learn will transcend across all areas of your life — so jump in and enjoy the journey.”

Cox states, “Dr. Gabrielli’s training gives you sincere and exquisite learning opportunities that can and will change the way you approach your professional and personal perceptions.”

“I love helping move leaders out of their comfort zones and into their strength zones,” Gabrielli says. “It is extremely rewarding to watch people in the Leadership Academy grow their skills to reach their true potential.”

Leadership is a journey, and part of the journey is ensuring that you’re equipping yourself with the tools needed to be successful,” said Kimberly A. Moore, TCC vice president for workforce development. “The Leadership Academy is a one-of-a-kind program that meets you where you are in your leadership journey and takes you to the next level.”

The inaugural class graduates this December and the new class begins monthly programs January 2015. Total investment for emerging leaders is $1,998 and for seasoned leaders is $2,398. The program takes a systematic approach to leadership development training by providing rigorous curriculum, assessments, coaching, mentoring, and evaluation.

Registration is limited. Apply today to increase your leadership capabilities. Contact Dr. Gabrielle K. Gabrielli at Gabrielle Consulting, 850.321.8222 or gabrielle@gabrielleconsulting.com

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18 November 2013 - Extraordinary, innovative leadership education is coming to the Tallahassee area! Tallahassee Community College has joined forces with Gabrielle Consulting's Plugged In Leadership to provide unprecedented leadership development opportunities to equip talented professionals. Two cohorts of diverse leaders representing industry, small business, government, nonprofits, and education will participate in the first Leadership Excellence And Development (LEAD) program year of the Leadership Academy of North Florida:

• Emerging leaders including young professionals, career changers, and those seeking leadership roles (limited to 30 participants)
• Seasoned leaders including executives, supervisors, and those seeking to leave a legacy of leadership and influence (limited to 20 participants)

The selection process for the inaugural class contiues through 20 December 2013, and the first group of leaders will begin January 2014. The program takes a systematic approach to leadership development by providing rigorous curriculum, assessments, coaching, mentoring, and formative and summative evaluation. In addition to classroom-based instruction, leaders will remain connected via technology including a website portal, discussion forum, and monthly mentoring teleconferences. Investment in the yearlong comprehensive is $1998 for emerging leaders and $2398 for seasoned leaders.

The leadership development program will enhance leaders’ skills and directly benefit their influence on others, in turn positively impacting the bottom lines of organizations they serve. It will provide meaningful resources and tools leaders will take back to their workplaces to shape their careers, innovate within their organizations, and be active participants engaging in meaningful transformation individually, professionally, community-wide, and beyond.

The curriculum includes leadership topics ranging from communication to problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, and building a legacy by developing others.

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29 October 2013 - Check it out! Dr. Gabrielle K. Gabrielli is featured on John Maxwell's "Minute with Maxwell" video of the day: http://johnmaxwellteam.com/plugged-in

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26 April 2013- Wow! What an amazing year so far. Dr. Gabrielle K. Gabrielli developed Plugged In Leadership, a think tank for leaders to further expand their potential. We have a beautiful, new office and conference room at our Leadership Development Center located at 3035 Eliza Road where we offer leadership courses, lunch and learn seminars, teambuilding, and strategic planning retreats.

April - May Read Barbara Ann Cox, CMP's excellent article in 850 Magazine on Management Strategies: 21 Steps for Successful Meetings. Her Savvy Planning article begins on page 14!

20 April 2013- What does SCUBA diving have to do with human performance improvement? Everything! Gabrielle Consulting has another side to the business called SCUBA with Gabrielle. Gabrielle has three instructor certifications including SCUBA Educators International - SEI (used to be YMCA), Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques - CMAS, and Handicapped SCUBA Association - HSA. In April 2013, Currents, a journal for SCUBA professionals, published Gabrielle's article and pictures about her recent Magical Maldives SCUBA liveaboard experience. Download the journal and check out pages 4-9!

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