Today we’d like to introduce you to Blake Leath.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I’ve always loved learning, and writing, so when I discovered a profession that would allow me to do both, I was all in! I’ve had a number of great mentors, and am writing about them in a blog series called “Fireside.”
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I’m convinced anything worth doing is difficult, or has costs, so no—it has not been a silky-smooth road! But I’ve enjoyed the vast majority of it and, as they say, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”
2008-2011 was a particularly rough patch—for most everyone I knew—as the economy cratered, work dried up, and many dear friends and clients found themselves unemployed. Fortunately, most of us made it through that trough, and we are the better for it.
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Leath Group – what should we know?
Broadly speaking, we are a confederation of more than fifty like-minded and active practitioners in fields ranging from organizational development/human resources and the human sciences to art, design, communications, marketing, and advertising. Our primary areas of focus remain, as they have for twenty-five consecutive years, Strategy, Culture, Leadership, Change, and Communication.
For 25 years, we have felt called to encourage, educate, equip, and empower employees to become awesome, and to tell their stories well.
In doing so, lofty as it seems, maybe we can do our small part in making the world a better and prettier place—where less is broken and more works.
Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
In a word, integration. But more than that, insightfully and creatively and ethically integrating solutions—or helping clients do so for themselves.
We find that great people are everywhere, but often toiling in isolation or limitedly. To the extent we can help people and teams work better together, more fully, more systematically, more integrative, such rising tides raise all boats.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.leathgroup.com/
- Email: connect@leathgroup.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leathgroup/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/blakeleath
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