The client challenge
Our client, a major manufacturer, introduced a business wide “Weathering the Storm” programme due to the global market conditions. Life at the company was tough and there was a recognition that difficult market conditions prevail.
Recent news meant that the business had to change the way in which it operated, and there was a recognition from the client that there were and will continue to be significant issues which they must face.
They recognise that in order to “weather the storm” it needs to support its key staff and nurture the talent within the business.
The blackswan solution
blackswan work with a number of key individuals and talent within the business to support them in continuing to make improvements, changes and the necessary business decisions to ensure the business is best equipped to manage through the downturn and to emerge stronger and better as a result.
blackswan worked with the senior team to :
- Support some of its senior leaders.
- Work with senior leaders to address the ‘tough times’ and focus on taking the business through.
- To enable and support the workforce whilst maintaining morale and productivity.
- To be the talent that gets the business to where it needs to be – now and in the future.
- To “weather the storm” in the best possible way. The support was carried out as 1:1 Executive Coaching and the programme is progressing well.
The client outcome
Feedback from the participants were very positive and all felt that there were tangible actions and progress they could focus on to be the people to bring the company back to its former glory, once the down turn is over.
blackswan worked with the client in a collaborative and sustainable way to ensure that coaching aspirations and commercial realities work in parallel.
All coaching interventions were linked to day-to-day reality and were aligned with the objectives the client needed to achieve. Working with the most senior people in the company, blackswan incorporates individual factors, knowledge, personality and behaviour along with business imperatives, focussed solutions and coaching for success.
