Team development and alignment at a leading energy company

Client

A leading energy company

Background

An integrated energy company with 6000+ employees. The Head of Production was heading the biggest project in the company which involved partnering up with other organisations in the US and China. He had put together a new team which comprised mostly of new members from the US and Chinese partner organisations, along with a couple of members of his old team. KDVI was contacted to help in team development and alignment.

Outcomes 

The coaching facilitated team alignment and contributed to the completion of the project in time and meeting of its objectives. Following KDVI’s intervention, a more systematic leadership development programme is now under development.

Objectives

To help align members of the team so that they could function as a high performing team in order to meet the project’s objectives, which had to be fulfilled in two years.

Format

Three interventions, one with the Head of Production’s old team and two with the new team of between 10-11 senior leaders. Each intervention followed a two-module 360° feedback and group coaching approach and was delivered by 2 KDVI Faculty.

Process

The GELI, PA™ and Leadership Audit were used as preparatory instruments, the latter to identify challenges in their way of working together and their role as a leader and as part of a team. The first day started with a half day of lectures and discussions, leadership exercise, self portrait, introduction to 360° feedback and receiving their feedback reports. This was followed by 2 full days of group coaching and a half-day to draft a commitment to individual action plan.

The second module took place 6 months later with a follow up using the LAQ™ as well as an examination of organisational culture and high performance organisation. This culminated with a follow up with HR person and Head of Production on workshop outcomes.

Outcomes

The coaching facilitated team alignment and contributed to the completion of the project in time and meeting of its objectives. Following KDVI’s intervention, a more systematic leadership development programme is now under development.

 

 

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