Business Case

The Situation:
A Black Belt Six Sigma person needed to make a business case to an organization on the value of using this tool. Adam had a difficult time speaking in front of a large group and even to his own organization regarding how to use and especially how to reap the benefits of Six Sigma. […]

The Situation:
A valued employee, Joe, has been with the company for twenty plus years and has been in this management role about two years. He runs several service locations that are critical to the growth and delivery of the products the company provides. The leaders want to keep him happy and hope he could continue […]

The Situation:
A team of six has challenges communicating with the Executive Vice President who is responsible for the group. The team consists of six besides the VP including a Director who reports directly to VP and responsible for the team members. Communication becomes strained at their quarterly meetingsa and the VP has a limited amount […]

The Situation:
The general manager felt Joan was very successful in the getting the job done. However, she could be harsh in her communications with her people. Joan was very task orientated. Her executive presence was fair but her leadership presence lacked in connecting to those around her. Her general manager wanted her to be considered […]

The Situation:
Senior management felt Jim did not have executive presence. In fact, they did not want him to be included in meetings with the C suite. Jim was very casual in meetings. He slouched in a chair; his shirts were never quite tucked in, and his responses tended to ramble and never seemed to answer […]

The Situation:
John had never been good at interaction with folks around him. The feedback had been that he was viewed as aloof, difficult to communicate with and slow with responses. John felt this was unfair. He liked people but had a challenging time getting comfortable in the initial stages of conversation.
The Solution:
The first step is […]