Leadership and Management Development Assignments

Large Financial Services Group

Focus
To develop senior managers in relation to group work competency framework created to enable the implementation of a new business strategy.

Activities
Designed and developed a management development programme consisting of 3 modules totalling 9.5 days: (1) Competitive environment, business strategy, shareholder value, managing change; (2) Decision making, personal development, teamworking, cultural change; (3) Leadership, influencing, leading customer orientation.

Results
One hundred and twenty managers developed over three years from across the group; secondary level evaluation indicated high transfer of learning to work.

UK Subsidiary of Worldwide Logistics Company

Focus

To develop Senior Managers in relation to business and management topics in order to improve the quality of management.

Activities
Senior Management Focus Groups and executive interviews to identify needs, development of 6 day programme and delivery involving approximately 50 managers. Follow-up workshops conducted 3 months after the programme.

Results
Participating Managers developed in industry competition, strategy, financial management, supply chain management, leadership, change management, innovation, team development and coaching.

Information Systems Division of Financial Services Company

Focus
To develop a group of senior and middle managers with respect to new competency framework.

Activities
Designed, developed and delivered a two module programme totalling 5 days.

Results
Participating managers developed in leadership, teamworking, developing high performance/motivation, communication and influencing, giving and receiving feedback, and effective negotiation.

International Automotive Consultancy

Focus
To determine the needs for development among the Directors with respect to coaching capabilities as a basis for improving the performance and developing the potential of professionals.

Activities
Conducted executive meetings and senior management interviews and presented findings and recommendations to the Board. Developed aims and content of directors coaching workshop, and led the delivery of a programme of workshops that provided for practice with real company cases.

Results
Director's coaching capabilities developed in managing and enabling high performance and the development of potential utilising a coaching framework and skills covering both the ongoing management of performance and the development of longer term potential.

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