CEO MONTHLY / ISSUE 11 2024 14 cross the workplace landscape in every industry, individuals and teams face roadblocks such as unproductive conflict, lack of skills and capacity, and misalignment, which lead to pain points within organizations. These issues can present a plethora of problems for strategy formation, teamwork, leadership, and the achievement of long-term goals. In response, Wildfire Strategies’ mission is to “clear human roadblocks to success in highpressure environments like hospitals, law firms, and mission-driven organizations.” With the core values of compassion, respect, and candor, Wildfire Strategies helps businesses and individuals to combat their organizational issues to reach new heights individually and as part of a team, with a clear vision for the bigger picture as well as a keen eye for the small details. CEO Steve Salee tells us, “We follow the truth, not a formula, so our clients know they’ll get the feedback and guidance they need, not just what they might want to hear.” This approach guarantees strong, trusting relationships with clients across myriad industries and ensures the best outcomes can be achieved. As a diverse team themselves, Wildfire Strategies brings a deeply specialized and rich set of perspectives that help them to understand the needs of any type of client, as well as give them the opportunity to craft a solution that is tailored to those needs. Summarizing Wildfire Strategies’ approach, Steve says, “When we look at an issue, we are searching for root causes and seek to understand how those issues can be addressed and solved at many levels of the organizational system: does it exist at the individual level, the team level, the department level, the organizational level, larger industry levels, or community levels? There are specific interventions for each of these levels of system and different people who need to play a role in those interventions. Our uniqueness is that we operate at the intersection of trust, diverse perspectives, compassion, and systems thinking, which helps our clients identify and pull the right levers of change for their organizations.” Steve continues, “I think my greatest responsibility as CEO is to be humble. To me, humility means listening deeply to my clients’ and team members’ experiences, goals, and challenges. It means respecting and valuing the experiences and wisdom of people at every level, in client organizations, and at Wildfire. It means not assuming I have the answer. It means always trying to learn how to be better by constantly evaluating our practices and how we function as a team, and how I manage my time and priorities.” Transformation Across the Workplace Landscape Wildfire Strategies is brimming with skilled consultants, facilitators, and coaches looking to make a difference to teams and leaders everywhere. At the helm is Steve Salee, a leadership, team transformation, and coaching expert who was recently bestowed with Most Influential CEO 2024 – North East USA (Organizational Change Consulting). Here we take a closer look at Wildfire Strategies and Steve’s contribution to the firm’s success. Guided by the four pillars of Wildfire Strategies’ operations – quality, growth, learning, and innovation – Steve and his team prioritize building partnerships and delivering only the best service to their clients. As a CEO, Steve is driven by growth and innovation, but not purely for Wildfire Strategies’ gain – he is deeply invested in responding to the changing needs of clients as they trust Wildfire Strategies’ expertise, experience, and guiding hand. Utilizing his life experiences, even his past experiences of family conflict, Steve has become an empathetic person who contributes excellent problem-solving skills to every situation in his life. Carrying his compassion and problem-solving abilities through every workplace he’s been part of – from government to finance to business consulting, and organizational development to public administration and social work – Steve’s life-shaping experiences have delivered a different lens through which to view and understand the world. Steve’s creative approach to engaging with life and the people in it has meant he has become a strong and authentic coach, leader, colleague, and partner. He shares his wisdom with us: “Get connected with your own lifeshaping experiences. Understand how they make you who you are and make you unique in the world. Don’t fear them, but embrace them. It’s also essential to get to know your own working styles, strengths, and limitations, as well as those of your colleagues. This knowledge will enable you to have honest and hopefully light-hearted conversations about how to honor your respective humanity and get the most out of it.” For award-winning leadership, coaching, and team transformation, Wildfire Strategies is the organization to depend on. We’re delighted to present Steve with his award as he continues to support the people around him with a dedicated approach to nourishing their lives. A Contact: Steve Salee Company: Wildfire Strategies Web Address: https://www. wildfirestrategies.com/
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