Harris Lamb are one of the largest independently owned property consultancy businesses, based in the Midlands and acting nationally. When the company restructured, Andrew Hulbert, Director, explains how Growth Plans® supported with Leadership Development..
“We initially engaged Growth Plans® to work alongside the leadership team as our business went through a significant period of change. The sessions with Liz were insightful and helpful, particularly the psychometric profiling, which highlighted how the team’s individual management styles differed, and how we could combine those styles to reinforce our collaborative management style.
Having worked so successfully with the Leadership Team, we tasked Liz with working with the wider team to further develop the skills within the business Liz ran a programme of development and training for the management tier, working with them to offer guidance on how to lead their teams and how to communicate effectively with team members. Growing people as leaders helps us grow the business, and working with Liz ensured that we didn’t become inward-looking and helped us to reinforce the understanding that our responsibilities are critical to the success of the wider business.
Liz also attended our annual staff conference, running a number of sessions to promote team building. The company was split into teams, mixing different departments and skillsets, who were then set a scenario whereby they had to come up with answers and targets. There was huge value in getting people from different parts of the business communicating with each other and understanding one another’s strengths.
We have found that having an external, impartial advisor operate within the business to help it develop has been invaluable and has paid back dividends to the company. Liz has a good knowledge of business, and her guidance has helped all of us communicate better.”
Andrew Hulbert Director Harris Lamb
"Liz has a good knowledge of business and is wonderful operating as an impartial adviser. She’s helped all of us communicate better."
Objectives
Further develop leadership skills within the senior leadership team.
Break down barriers and build on an understanding of how to work together to get the best from everyone.
Allow recently promoted directors to develop and become empowered.
Challenges
There was a need to change the mindset from running a department to running a company.
Understanding how to bring individuals together effectively as a team.
Outcome
Working successfully together as a senior leadership team.
Gaining respect for people’s different management styles.
Having someone external come into the business and communicate how to maximise the benefits from change.
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