The Situation: Critical Conversations
Molly is in a group with a leader who makes decisions without information or dialogue with the team. It appears Molly has fallen into becoming the spokesperson for the group. She is the one who asks questions or challenges the decision. Molly has been close many times to not being invited to […]
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September 2020 Business Case Study
The Situation: Looking the Part
Tom has been with the organization for more than 15 years. He has moved up over time to a manager position. Tom oversees a global group of plants with locations inside and outside of the US. Tom has always worked behind the scenes and relates well to each manager. He is […]
August 2020 Business Case Study
The Situation: Critical Thinking
Maggie has been a vice president and has tremendous capital with her senior leaders in the organization. Her teams perform. However, individually, they rarely are asked to move up in the organization. It has been determined that Maggie has difficulty giving constructive feedback that would help team members grow as leaders. Maggie […]
July 2020 Business Case Study
The Situation: Navigating Difficult Situations*
Jill came to see me as a professional with a difficult situation regarding her manager. Jill’s manager constantly insulted her because of her age. Jill was a young, talented writer for a Fortune 500 company. Jill was looking for coaching as to how to best handle this situation without damaging […]
June 2020 Business Case Study
The Situation:Public Speaking*
Jim was the vice president of a Fortune 500 company. He worked up the ranks in the organization and was well respected. Jim was being considered for a senior role in which he would have a seat with the board of directors. However, Jim’s challenge was that he had a difficult time […]
April 2020 Business Case Study
The Situation: Changing Dynamics
When an internal service group received the results of their customer survey, they discovered they had poor overall ratings. The team was responsible for providing service to members of the organization. In meeting with the senior manager and the individual team members, it became clear that individuals were used to working “in […]