For more information about our leadership development services, contact a CPI/New Options Group consultant from one of our eight locations in northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

 

BOARD/EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT

Challenge:  When a leading not-for-profit organization began to experience growing pains, its Board of Directors wanted to ensure that current leadership had the required competencies to function in increasingly more complex roles.

Solution:  Comprehensive interviews, a 360-feedback process, discussions regarding key competencies, and a review of key processes and key performance indicators were used to assess both organizational and leadership performance.  Competency models were developed for Board members and Executive Management Team members and individual performance was assessed accordingly.  This served as an objective basis for evaluating current leadership, recruitment of new Executive Management team members, and board member recruitment/development.

STRATEGIC PLANNING/TEAM BUILDING

Challenge:  After rapidly expanding through acquisition, a traditional-bricks-and-mortar healthcare organization was in need of new business models that would allow for decentralization while still preserving centralized control.

Solution:  A team building initiative linked to strategic planning explored various organizational designs.  At the same time, leadership contracts clarified roles and accountabilities and improved problem solving, decision making, and conflict resolution.  The organization continues to receive national acclaim.  Its executive team is still intact and functioning efficiently and effectively.

NEW JOB ASSIMILATION, SENIOR LEADERSHIP LEVEL

Challenge: New leaders in an organization were struggling with organizational fit, and meeting expectations for their new leadership roles.  Ramp-up time to full performance was being hindered, and early assessment by top leadership was that the new placements had not been effective.

Solution:  Developed a New Leader Assimilation process that provided early feedback to new leaders.  The process gathered feedback, via one-on-one interviews, with key peers and direct reports after the first 4 -5 months of the new leaders move.  Feedback of the interview results, along with coaching, helped the new leader to make early course corrections in areas where either real or perceived behaviors were interfering with effectiveness and relationship building critical to continued success.

PERFORMANCE COACHING, SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL

Challenge:  The COO of a major health care company received negative 360° feedback, which would hamper his ability to realize important strategic goals.  His guidance from the CEO required the use of a coach to assist in his development over a 6-month period.

Solution:  Developed a strong rapport with the COO, assisting him in the identification of specific development goals to manage conflict more effectively, delegate to direct reports more appropriately, and curb aggressive tendencies with peers and others.  Follow-on quantitative and qualitative feedback from 360 respondents indicated improvement for this executive in target development areas.  The COO has re-engaged my coaching services in a second round of development challenges to support his upcoming performance as interim CEO of the organization.

MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM DESIGN

Challenge:  A major manufacturing company with a 5,000-member management team (middle, first-line, and team leader) required a corporate sponsored comprehensive training and development curriculum to upscale performance across five divisions.  Although several curricula were in place across the organization, none addressed the full breath of needs for managers.  In addition, inconsistencies caused confusion and negatively impacted talent management.  The challenge included the need to engage divisional curriculum specialists to support this corporate initiative with their areas.

Solution:  As team leader, curricula across divisions were reviewed for completeness and consistency in view of overall organizational and individual division needs.  Local division curriculum planners provided input, made and evaluated suggestions, and contributed to final recommendations.  Upon approval of the new corporate curriculum, local experts managed changes in training and development coursework to reflect the new curriculum.  Provided guidance and support over a 9-month period of implementation.

 

COACHING ENGAGEMENTS

 

PRESIDENT & CEO – START-UP BANKING SUBSIDIARY

Type of Coaching/Issue(s):  Skills development coaching was employed to help client modify a micromanagement style that inhibited the creativity and innovation needed for start-up initiatives and activities.

 Result:  When client became aware that current behaviors produced excessive turnover in key positions, he adopted new behaviors and successfully employed new processes.

PRESIDENT & CEO – MID-SIZED HOSPITAL

Type of Coaching/Issue(s):  Skills development coaching helped client to modify an introverted, highly analytical style that inhibited open communication and conflict resolution.

Result:  Client achieved successful turnaround through extensive, organization-wide communication efforts and improved performance management.  The hospital was ranked among top 100 U.S. hospitals a year after turnaround.

PRESIDENT & CEO – FORTUNE 500 FOOD PROCESSING COMPANY

Type of Coaching/Issue(s):  Performance, skills, and assimilation coaching were used to assist client whose highly technical style and perfectionism caused him to postpone a major downsizing initiative.

Result:  Faced with negative perceptions about his personal competence, client accepted assistance in breaking the project down into manageable pieces.  He subsequently utilized a peer review process for decision making and also produced a project management template for the current project and potential future projects.

PHYSICIAN LEADERS – HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION

Type of Coaching/Presenting Issue(s):  Future development coaching was employed when working with physicians designated as having leadership potential.

Result:  After being taught basic components of effective leadership and management, clients self assessed their performance and employed new behaviors with excellent results.