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“Cornelius & Associates' Leadership Team process was istrumental in pulling our senior management team into a cohesive group and yielded almost immediate results.”
-Bill Spigener, CEO,
AgSouth Farm Credit

Building a High Performance Leadership Team
"Transforming a Good Leadership Staff into a Great Leadership Team"

Leadership teams play a critical role on an organization’s success. The team’s potential impact on organization direction and organizational development and change can and should be tremendous. This makes it critical that they are performing as a high performance team, not just a traditional staff group.

What's the difference? A great leadership team:
Focuses on strategic issues ... not just the day-to-day tactical issues

Adds value to the organization as a team… and not just a group of individuals representing functional areas

Finds time to work on the important issues… not just urgent ones

Focuses on leading the organization… not simply managing the business

Works together as a team to prevent problems and crises… rather than being consumed by the “crisis de jour”

Our Transformation Process
For over 20 years Cornelius & Associates has partnered with leadership teams to help them transform the way they operate and improve their business. We have a four-step process for helping leaders improve the way they operate as a team.

Step 1. Assessment	Diagnose the leadership team’s impact on the organization Assess the current level of team functioning Gain agreement on desired leadership team goals and measures of success Develop executive dashboards and scorecards to track and measure progress
Step 2. Develop a Transformation Plan	Construct a leadership team transformation plan Gain commitment on approach
Step 3. Implement the Plan	Share our High Performance Team Model Begin leadership team building work Implement the Team Action Plan Carry out team and individual coaching, as needed Facilitate focused application of essential leadership skills and principles
Step 4. Continually Evaluate Progress and Results	Carry out scheduled progress checks Evaluate progress of the team against the dashboard or scorecard results Determine ongoing actions to ensure the team continues to operate as a high performance team

Typical Results Our Clients Have Achieved

The leadership team is better organized, has more engaging and productive meetings, and has a greater impact on the business.
The leadership team acts as a cohesive team, not just as staff.
Noteworthy improvements in the organization take place.
The leadership team serves as a model to other teams in the organization.
The organization faces fewer daily crises; the frequency of “firefighting” diminishes.
The team experiences a greater sense of effectiveness and satisfaction, rather than the frustration of dealing only with day-to-day issues

If you want to learn more about this service, including costs, we invite
you to visit our contact us page to request a one-on-one conversation with our staff.