Case Studies
Creating Collaborative Work System in Retail company
Challenge: A human resource department of a large retail company wished to increase its ability to serve as a business ...
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Accelerating leadership EQ and sustaining capacity of top teams to lead
"We are promoting several people to senior positions, requiring them to influence and achieve results across global strategic business units. This will be very difficult in our competitive culture."
What do we get? - VP of Global Manufacturing
Leadership Workshops
We specialize in customizing workshops for high potential leaders and managers. Coaching for participants can be provided to sustain learning.
Sample Titles
- Leadership Styles and Emotional Intelligence
- Leveraging Style Preferences (MBTI)
- Leading Teams
- Managing Conflicts
- Collaborative Decision Making
- Thinking Strategically
- Coaching and Developing Others
- Balancing Work and Life
- Effective Feedback
Executive Development
“People think the CEO is all powerful. But the price to pay is very heavy. Everyone comes to me for answers. Who can I think things through with, and not worry about personal or political agendas?” - CEO of privately held Medical Device Company
Have you considered talking with an executive coach? Here is how it works:
Assessment
- Strategic individual coaching of high potential leaders based on objective self-assessment instrument and interpretive report.
- Confidential interviews with select peers, direct reports and senior leader.
- Observation in team or working with others
- Contract with individual regarding goals and measurement of progress
Feedback and Action Plan
- Two to four sessions a week for six months with option to continue
- Brief email and phone contact in between sessions
- Learn what to change, and how to change it
Measurement and Accountability
- Self-measures of progress
- Colleagues or team also assess progress
Sample outcomes of coaching include:
- Accelerating emotional and relationship management competence
- Navigating decision-making and change
- Awareness and self – management regarding of how you impact others
- Learning how to leverage your strengths and improve areas of development
- Applying different leadership styles and how to use them adaptively
- Effectively leverage resources across business units to create customer –focused business
- Thinking strategically and systemically, while managing the press of day-to-day operations
- Balancing work and life
Top Team Development
"Our international and domestic sales teams are at odds with each other and their customers. We need a unified strategy and approach if we are to stay competitive. What are we to do?" - CEO of Alternative Energy Company
What do we get?
- Groups are coached to become high performance teams wrapped around achieving the right business results
- Team members identify issues and together design a customized series of workout sessions for the group.
- Teams measure progress and integrate lessons learned.
In a series of 90 minutes sessions teams work on:
- Forming the group and creating a charter
- Clarifying the purpose of the team and performance goals
- Learning how to manage differencesDetermining how decisions will be made
- Improing interpersonal relationships