Joy Stroud Ruhmann Celebrates One Year Anniversary Of Level Up Leadership

RALEIGH, NC, February 02, 2011 (Press-News.org) Joy Ruhmann, president of Level Up Leadership (http://www.levelupleadership.com), a Raleigh-based leadership development firm that takes a proactive approach to working with employers and staff towards the implementation of strategies that clarify employee roles, align company goals, and promote internal engagement and dialogue that results in the sustainability of organizations, has announced the company's one year anniversary. In the last year, Ruhmann launched Level Up Leadership as an outgrowth of Triangle-based Ruhmann Associates, bringing with her more than 25 years of experience in the industry. The firm's strategies include the use of state of the art development processes such as the Barrett Values Centre Cultural Transformation tools, the KeyneLink strategy-driven execution management system, and Thinking Patterns, a unique personal assessment tool that accurately and effectively pin points how an individual's thinking compliments and even interferes with their effectiveness in the workplace. The company works with both individuals and teams within organizations to decrease miscommunication, focus on achieving the company's strategic plans, and provide individual and group assessments that increase business productivity and performance.

QUOTES:
"I am excited to mark Level Up Leadership's first year of operation," said Ruhmann. "In this economic climate, which is particularly marked by great uncertainly and turbulent times, it is especially important to ensure organizations have the right people on board to build a healthy culture focused on effective strategy execution. If employers are willing to focus on what is going on in their current culture and more effectively manage their growth, we can accelerate that growth while potentially reducing the need for layoffs and overworked employees."

DETAILS:
- Level Up Leadership works under the mission "Clarify. Align. Engage." as a method to assist organizations in their own mission when developing a clear strategic plan, obtaining a dedicated staff that recognizes and will help achieve company goals, and establishing an effective method for tracking progress.

- As an accountability consultant and personal coach, Ruhmann holds the following professional certifications: Professional Behaviors Analyst , Professional Values Analyst , Certified Axiometric Analyst, the Center for Creative Leadership's Benchmarks 360, the Bar-on Emotional Intelligence 360 and full certification in the Barrett Values Centre Cultural Transformation tools.


ABOUT LEVEL UP LEADERSHIP:
Level Up Leadership works with companies to assess critical issues of leadership, accountability and strategy-driven performance management by clarifying their initiatives, aligning the goals and objectives of all employees to these initiatives, and engaging all involved to accelerate organizational results. Established as an outgrowth of Ruhmann Associates, the firm offers organizations customized workforce solutions in areas such as strategy execution, cultural transformation, assessment services, training services and leadership development. Whether it is measuring the current values in your culture, building your team, enhancing leadership skills, creating a culture of personal accountability, improving hiring decisions, upgrading internal and external communication, or linking the activities of the organization back to the strategic plan, Level Up Leadership has the proven processes, tools and techniques to address the needs of any organization. By providing companies with the necessary tools to identify employees' strengths, Level Up Leadership helps clients build more structured, productive, efficient and satisfied employee teams, maximizing the potential of employees and entire organizations. For more information, call (919) 510-0426 or visit http://www.levelupleadership.com.

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