PROJECT PROFILES
Board & CEO Assignments
CEO Assessment & Development
Commissioned by the Board of Directors of a publicly-traded major transportation company to support the development of the CEO of the firm through a 360°-based assessment to identify opportunities and provide recommendations for strengthening the leader’s effectiveness in working with the senior executive team.
Enabling Board of Directors Development
Performed a 360°-based evaluation of a Board of Directors of a successful construction services company. Recommendations made to increase the overall effectiveness of the Board in executing its role.
Individual Executive Development
Strengthening Capabilities through Executive Coaching
Executed a 360°-based assessment of the CEO of a global capital equipment manufacturer, identifying and outlining ways of enhancing leadership effectiveness, and creating a more effective senior executive team. Supported the leader in implementing recommendations by facilitating team sessions to sharpen the focus on business strategies and operational plans.
Company-Wide Executive Development
Growing Leadership Capability at the Top
Supported a private-equity-owned firm in acquiring and developing its strategic talent, enabling the client to achieve challenging growth objectives that led to a successful IPO after its first two years of operation. Contributed to building the firm’s leadership capacity by assessing the top twenty-five leaders, and advancing development plans for each executive.
Talent Acquisition & On-Boarding
Provided a turn-key solution to a leading, high-growth national financial services firm to assimilate over thirty newly-hired executives, including a Chief Financial Officer. The solution entailed the creation of comprehensive on-boarding program that enabled newly-hired executives to successfully transition into a dynamic, and rapidly changing corporate culture.
Leadership Team Development
Accelerating Executive Team Performance
Supported the efforts of a Division CEO of a large, national construction services company to develop a strategic business plan, and capture key milestones, responsibilities and timelines to properly execute the plan and foster a culture of personal accountability.
Assisted the CEO at a financial services firm to identify and address challenges relating to team trust and effectiveness. Recommendations led to improving relationships, enhancing focus on team business metrics, and contributing to the team’s success against performance objectives.
Facilitated a rigorous planning session to enable a newly-appointed CEO and his team to make the right investment and product planning decisions. This effort resulted in the development of a detailed plan for this start-up medical device company to successfully achieve its annual business objectives and to attract additional investors.
“Of all the decisions an executive makes, none is more important as the decisions about people because they determine the performance capacity of the organization.”
Peter Drucker