Business Case

The Situation: A Reorganization Success
Julie decided to take a lateral position in Europe to gain more global experience. Within a year after her move to the new position, the company went through a major reorganization and Julie’s mentor and champion was let go. Julie became concerned with being perceived as a left over from old […]

The Situation: Presenting with Impact
Jane has been in the organization for most of her career. She is well respected and has earned tremendous capital with the board of directors. However, she has limited skills in presenting to the board and audiences. Her new role will require her to travel and present to the subsidiaries across […]

The Situation: Adapting to different communications styles
A director and seven members comprise a team of eight. The director has been head of the team for the past four years. Two members are new to the group. Recently, her VP was directed to complete a 360 with the team on her performance as well as on […]

The Situation: Leadership Presence
Bridget has been with the organization for 25 years. Her manager felt her lack of leadership presence was holding her back for a promotion. Senior leaders hesitated to have her present in front of new clients.
The Solution:
Bridget wore clothes that were ill fitting (too big or too small). And on other pieces of […]

The Situation: Handling difficult situations
Ann was recently promoted to a new role working with difficult managers. She is constantly running from project to project. Often deadlines are missed because Ann thinks she can make them but does not. Senior leaders are concerned that this promotion was too soon for her. In the past, Ann has […]

The Situation: 2015 Business Cases

My clients in 2015 have been advancing in the following areas: developing more effective leadership presence; communicating with greater impact; sound preparations for board situations; and becoming the leader of a large nationwide professional organization.
Overall Assessment:
I am very proud of their accomplishments and appreciate the opportunities they have given me […]