Situation: Executive Director at a Fortune 100 Company
- An executive director thought she was being micro-managed by her boss, a new Vice President.
- She started to look for opportunities outside the company.
- The company wanted to retain this valuable employee.
Our Goal:
- Executive Director and the Vice President work effectively together.
The Solution:
- Support the executive director to shift from blaming and "victim" thinking to powerful, proactive, action oriented thinking.
- Help her clarify her responsibility in working effectively with the Vice President.
- Support the new Vice President to understand his part in the strained relationship.
- Identify what he wanted and what he could do to create a good working relationship with his Director.
- Facilitate joint meetings between Director and Vice President to resolve differences and find common ground.
- Establish a user friendly communication and conflict resolution process.
Services Provided:
- Assess Motivations, Behaviors, Emotional Intelligence, Worldview and Self view. More...
- Executive Coaching. More...
- Meeting Facilitation. More...
- Communication and Conflict Resolution Training. More...
The Results:
- The relationship between the Executive Director and the Vice President improved significantly.
- They were able to resolve later differences using the established processes without outside assistance.
- The Executive Director decided to stay with the company.
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