Case Study:
Accelerating Culture Change in Grain Management
Challenges Faced
- Following a CEO transition, a newly formed executive team required support in aligning to their strategic plan and setting new rules of engagement with one another.
- They were looking to implement a culture of servant leadership in their organization and wanted to refine and align their People & Culture 3-year roadmap to support sustainable growth and profits.
Solutions Implemented
Executive Coaching
- Board Chair and CEO transition coaching and facilitation
- Executive team coaching
- Executive 1:1 coaching and for individualized support
Facilitation
- Design and facilitation of executive strategy sessions focused on servant leadership, trust, coaching and execution
- Establishment of an Executive Charter (group norms) and ongoing evaluation and alignment activities
People & Culture Work
- Development of a 3-year people and culture roadmap
- Accelerated execution of key people and culture priorities including
- Enhanced recruitment and onboarding and implementation of an HRIS
- Design and roll-out of the organization’s employee value proposition
- Revamped performance management process and career development planning
- Executive talent management and succession planning activities
Lunch and learns
Results Achieved
- Some highlights reported by executive, People & culture and employees.
- CEO transition – plan aligned on and executed
30% increase in the executive team living into their purpose ‘extremely well’ - Enhanced executive and leadership team dynamics
Improved “healthy” conflict, debates and improved decision-making - Prioritization of servant leadership at every level of the organization
- Improved overall engagement
Industry
Agriculture, grain management
Project duration
~8 months
…professionalism, organizational skills, and follow-through.
ADAM WEISS | CEO | OPISYSTEMS