Client Story: Executive Coaching to Take on Ambitious Growth Plans

A leading agricultural equipment company took on a new investment and initiated a succession process from the founder to an external CEO. The leadership team needed to expand its capacity to execute on the company’s ambitious growth plans, including M&A.

To ensure the leadership team was prepared to lead the company through this next phase, the client engaged with DHR Leadership Consulting for executive coaching.

Solution

DHR performed the following:

  • Executive coaching for two key executives – VP Sales and VP Manufacturing (one of whom was a family member) – to strengthen their skills in coaching, delegating, and resolving conflict.
  • Personality assessments for the CEO successor, VP Sales, and VP Manufacturing to promote better communication and higher trust.

Benefits / Business Impact

  • Our assessment work helped members of the management team to better understand their personal strengths and styles and communicate with each other.
  • Our executive coaching work enhanced the leaders’ skills, allowing them to take on significant new responsibilities effectively, including executing the M&A integration.

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