Our clients are usually professionals or organizations who have accomplished many of their business goals and are experiencing success in many vital areas. They know that the key to their continued success is the ability to grow and develop in ways that enable them to be strong and competetive in their area of expertise or market segment. They understand that the ability to quickly learn and apply leading edge technology is important, but the "soft skills" like partnering with others and communication can be deal breakers if they are missing.

The one thing you haven't been able to do is to develop yourself and others so that learning, performance, and results improve rapidly and everyone is more fulfilled in the process.

We work with...

Individuals

We partner with executives who want to advance in their careers and would like to have more influence in their organizations. We help you motivate your direct reports and see more committed action from them every day. If you are finding it difficult to find the time to coach and develop others so that they become less dependent on you, we can help. Our executives who are struggling with how to accomplish everything on their plates at work learn tried and true methods for having enough energy and attention left over for family and friends.

In addition, professionals and executives with whom we partner experience the following outcomes:

• Increased self-awareness of driving motivators, triggers that elicit ineffective behaviors, choices for alternative behaviors, and leverage points for change
• Greater awareness of impact on others and how to adjust and match style of communication, management, and conflict resolution approaches
• Clarity regarding the best ways to learn and develop in an easy and fulfilling manner
• Knowledge of best practices in leadership
• Understanding of team leadership and how to develop more cohesive, collaborative teams
• Ability to coach oneself as well as enlist the aid of others as observers, feedback givers, and supporters
• A structured “time-out” to enable the executive stop the action and reflect and learn with the assistance of a thinking partner
• Clarity regarding personal and professional next steps

Our executive coaching process includes initial assessment of strengths and areas for development, feedback and developmental planning, and a 3-way meeting with the person's supervisor to gain support and establish guidelines for ongoing feedback. We then complete a minimum coaching engagement of six months, in three forty-five minute sessions per month. When the client has achieved the desired results, a re-assessment is done and a plan for moving forward is established.

 

Organizations

We help team leaders who want to create alignment within teams that are under-functioning--or just plain dysfunctional. Our program, "The Seven Secrets of a Winning Team" is grounded in the work of Patrick Lencioni (The Five Dysfunctions of a Team), with two additional elements that we believe are critical to winning teams--communication and leadership. We can show you how to have productivity and enjoyment increase at the same time. The consistent feedback from teams with whom we work is that they get better results in shorter time frames and are more fulfilled in the process.

We work with organizations to create a culture in which coaching, talent management, and the development of others is done real time as part of the way everyday work gets done. We can help you create a tried and true process for developing bench strength so that you don't get left in the lurch when your current leaders retire. We can train your managers so that they leave our workshops, not only being able to coach and develop others, but, actually inspired to do so because they see what's in it for them.