Here are three case studies which demonstrate how our programmes have been developed to deliver solutions ina wide range of industries.
Mid-way through a £200 million product development project the organisation found itself struggling to control its spiralling costs and over running schedule. They had already sought assistance from Management Consultancies, Business Schools and other training providers; however, the overriding issue remained unresolved. The senior project team at the core of the programme consisted of 30 individuals from across the organisation, including IT, Sales and Development, Marketing, HR and Executive Committee members. Within three days of The Leadership Company being invited to assist the team the root cause of the problem was identified. The project team recognised its inherent weaknesses and workflow issues and re-defined its objectives, developed and fostered new individual relationships and identified immediate resource management efficiencies.
With our insights and recommendations and their renewed vision and desire to succeed, one year on, the project was not only delivered on time, and within budget, but created a blueprint for the rest of the organisation.
Being a world-class professional services organisation this organisation’s key to success was its greatest asset, its people. However, it realised that the organisation’s future rested in the hands of a talent pool that had progressed through the organisation based on their exceptional technical and academic ability. But their future would test their ability to lead people and deliver results. There was an overriding need to increase both the resilience of this talent pool and their leadership skills. The organisation was looking for the confidence that they were investing in the right people who had the potential to lead effectively, given the right mentoring, focus and mindset and who could seamlessly integrate and add value to new and existing projects.
The Leadership Company programme introduced effective high-performance leadership and team management skills to participants. At the same time it assessed an individuals’ potential to lead and offered them opportunities to do so. The result was that individually participants understood their personal responsibilities and could more effectively drive team performance up when faced with projects in complex and changeable platforms. They were more fully engaged with the organisation and as a result have created a new drive and enthusiasm to take more control of their career and development.
As an established global manufacturing organisation, the company was looking to review its performance criteria and move from its traditional leadership hierarchy and values to a more dynamic and proactive approach. Part of that change was to ensure that those destined for senior positions had the right skills to drive the business forward.
The Leadership Company were asked to provide a challenging programme that stretched the abilities of participants, whilst providing a consistent and continuous assessment and analysis of their soft-skills – essential for leadership success. All participants were high achievers with considerable experience, and they would be asked to work outside of their comfort zones. This proved to be an excellent learning experience for them.
Their perspective on their own abilities and how they would and could impact on others was easily measurable. As a result, their overall level of resilience increased considerably. The drive and enthusiasm for performance is now being translated and cascaded down to an operational level across its European operations.
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