Seth Kahan

Helping visionary leaders succeed on a grand scale

“Anybody who is serious about making a career in association management and aspires to move from where they are into C-suite level position and needs softer management skills—this is where Seth simply excels. He is able to pull those skills out of you and recognize your potential in those areas.”

—Kevin Madden
COO and CFO of the National Apartment Association

“Seth is a catalyst for innovative and strategic thinking. He lays out a road map to helps diverse individuals look at the big picture needs and potential opportunities of their organization and then provides the tools and language to effectively execute and monitor the plan as it unfolds. Seth engages people in a way that gets the most out of every exchange.”

–Mary Power
CEO of The Council of Better Business Bureaus

Seth brought us a ‘formula’ for change and helped coach the senior leadership team and key change project teams through the formula. One key change he was instrumental in supporting was our desire to have our staff (in the Americas) become more mobile. Seth supported the design and enterprise-wide implementation of our ‘Mobility Marketplace,’ which caught fire and has gotten enormous traction in eight months.

Kathleen Flanagan, President
CEO of Abt Associates

“This is more than a one-time meeting experience and more than one opportunity throughout the year to have access to Seth and his network. To me it’s a richer and more continual process of gaining additional knowledge, expertise, people and resources to be even more effective in a current leadership role or one you might like to take on in the future.”

Chris McEntee
CEO AGU

“Going through the process with Seth opened my mind to thinking about things differently. Without that perspective, I wouldn’t be the same leader, the same person I am today.”

Kevin Madden
COO and CFO of the National Apartment Association

“I really liked the fact that Seth took the time to get to know me individually and that he constantly reinforced how important it is to get to know yourself. For the first time in my life, I started meditating and now it is a part of my daily life. It was nice that the class focused on us as people and not just about work and our jobs.”

—Jeremy Figoten

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What is Visionary Leadership?

Visionary leadership is about more than having a great idea, it is about engaging the right people in the right ways to create the traction, buy-in, and enthusiastic engagement that leads to success. The five ways visionary leaders create success for big ideas are by:

Capturing ideas in a compelling, easy-to-communicate statement
Identifying Most Valuable Players, the people who can make or break your vision
Mapping the territory of change through strategic story-listening
Creating communities that accelerate the evolution of your idea
Generating dramatic surges in progress through strategic events

Qualities of a Visionary Leader

As a visionary leader, your mindset is both your greatest constraint and your most powerful instrument. That is why it is critical you begin dedicating time and inspired attention toward transforming yourself into a new leader. You must systematically and consistently identify your gap—owning your shortfalls and taking personal accountability for overcoming them. Work to name the obstacles you face so you can rise to conquer them, and begin channeling any fear you have into the energy needed to create unprecedented internal capacity. This commitment to self-transformation is the distinguishing quality that separates visionary leaders from all the others. Learn the secret to becoming a visionary leader.

Working with the Visionary Leader

Visionary Leadership® exists to accelerate visionary leaders’ success through impact and profitability on a grand scale. Through his years of working with association and private sector CEOs, Seth is uniquely positioned to guide organizations through large-scale change, innovation, growth, strategies, and Grand Challenges.

Over 100 leaders have engaged Seth to help them create extraordinary results. Seth brings a unique, powerful and practical view to helping CEOs develop strategy that leads to extraordinary mission impact. Working with Seth will enable you to maximize the value you deliver, build capacity, and lead the collective impact required to achieve your most ambitious goals.