Corporate and Family Owned Businesses

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As organizations grow, the challenges become more complex. What worked when the company had 20 employees may no longer work with 100, 200, or 500 employees.

For mid-size companies and family-owned businesses, sustainable success requires more than talented employees and hard work. It requires strong leaders, effective processes with executable strategic initiatives, and an organizational structure that sustains it.

Driving Improved Results helps organizations build these capabilities through an integrated approach that combines professional development, operational excellence and organizational development.

Our approach focuses on practical application and measurable outcomes, We don't believe in one-size-fits-all programs. We work with leaders to identify priorities and create customized solutions that fit their organization, culture, and goals.

Scalability

We can scale to meet your needs. We have partners throughout the world who can deliver projects.

We can be hired directly or by a subcontractor to an agency that administers all your training/coaching/consulting.

We can participate in your internal University.

If you maintain a listing of external coaches or coaching organizations, please explore adding Driving Improved Results to that list.

Organizations achieve lasting results when they develop capabilities in these three focus areas:

1. Professional Development

Strong organizations are built by capable leaders, managers, and employees.

We help develop the skills that drive individual and organizational performance, including:

• Leadership/Management/Supervisory Skill Development - including training and coaching on communication, delegation, emotional intelligence, multi-cultural awareness, building trust, problem solving, decision making, strategic thinking, critical thinking, time and priority management, conflict management, change management and more
• Training followed by reinforcement coaching, your best value for ROI development because people use what they’ve learned to immediately improve the organization 
• Executive coaching which is targeted to the goals of the executive, may include a 360 assessment and be situational 
• Team Coaching – teams that collaborate to achieve their goals, C-suite executives that communicate and support each other 
• Developmental coaching for emerging leaders – helps to build a strong leadership bench and drive the culture leaders want 
• Executive presence and presentation skills training and coaching – how to communicate persuasively and professionally
• Productivity Training – includes training for individual contributors including communication skills, decision making, multi-cultural workplace effectiveness, time priority management, growth mindset, stress reduction, conquering distractions, and more  

2. Operational Excellence through Process/Project Improvement

When processes are unclear, inconsistent, or inefficient, employees spend valuable time overcoming obstacles rather than creating value.

Projects are how organizations implement change, execute strategy, and achieve growth. Whether introducing new technology, expanding services, launching initiatives, or improving operations, organizations need a structured approach to process and project execution.

We train/coach your people to develop process improvement and project management skills. We can help them get started as well as coach them to handle difficult or complex problems. The learn-by-doing methodology is invaluable.

Our process improvement training/coaching/advising services help organizations: 

• Streamline workflows, reducing bottlenecks and improving efficiency
• Improve customer and client experiences
• Clarify roles and responsibilities, standardizing best practices
• Reduce errors and rework

Our project management training/coaching/advising services include: 

• Project Planning Skills including Project Communication
• Project Leadership, Project Governance and Team Effectiveness
• Risk Management
• Change Management including Stakeholder Management

3. Organizational Development

Our organizational development services help leaders create alignment, prepare for growth, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and build a foundation for long-term success.

Strategic Planning - We can lead your stakeholders through strategic planning where they develop a clear vision for the future, establish organizational priorities, align resources, and create actionable plans that move strategy from discussion to execution. 

Meeting Facilitation -Transform important meetings, retreats, planning sessions, and leadership discussions into productive conversations that produce decisions, accountability, and measurable results. With an objective facilitator, leaders can participate in the meeting as a contributor. 

Succession Planning - Prepare the next generation of leaders by identifying critical positions, assessing organizational risk, and developing internal talent pipelines. 

Workshops - Short targeted learning experiences that reach more staff with less financial outlay.

Train-the-Trainer Programs - Develop internal trainers and subject matter experts who can effectively transfer knowledge, facilitate learning, and support workforce development initiatives.

Organizations that invest in professional development, operational excellence and organizational development often experience greater ability to manage growth and change, improved execution of strategic initiatives, and a stronger culture of continuous improvement. Overall, they take more to the bottom line, develop competitive advantage, are more innovative and resilient. They grow sustainably.

Together, we'll create a roadmap that develops your people, improves your operations, and strengthens your organization’s growth.