Change mastery requires that the leadership team exhibits unity
of purpose and a deep commitment to learning. In addition to aligning and articulating the cultural
covenant, the leadership team needs a vision and covenant for its own development.
At a large computer chip company, a start-up
team was floundering in its efforts to build a two billion dollar product line
in three years. Early on in the effort, the team's confusion caused a
prolonged stoppage on one of the company's main manufacturing lines. Top
management began high intensity project monitoring.
The project leader invited Quantum Edge to
help the team develop a culture of integrity and cooperation that could
generate performance breakthroughs while withstanding the external pressures of
its environment. We conducted ongoing executive coaching and team
building based on the principles of Aikido, the martial art of peace, and
Dialogue, the art of collaborative inquiry.
Within a few months the team had resolved
it's internal conflicts and established a high degree of cohesiveness. By the
end of the year they were thriving and had increased their revenue rate from
$20 million a year to $20 million a month.
Leadership of change in organizations requires exceptional communications.
Quantum Edge helps leadership teams develop crucial skills like dialogue and extraordinary listening to ensure authentic conversation
regarding critical issues.
The team enters into a practice covenant together, providing a forum for
the declaration of developmental commitments by the members, for themselves and the team.
Meeting these ongoing commitments together creates trust based in mutual coaching and support.
We meet periodically with the team in retreat setting as well as on site during the company's ongoing operational
deliberations. Thus, developmental coaching of the team and its members
is integrated into the real-time work of the organization.
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