Working With Teams
We work with teams within a company to improve the overall workability and the results of that team. Whether it is a sales, leadership or project team, we look at it as a collection of individuals – each individual having his or her effect on the team as a whole.
To get a team to work like a well-oiled machine, all the members must clear up past issues completely, have an aligned intention and be in total communication. This is rarely the case, but essential to create optimal productivity.
Our approach to working with teams consists of one-on-one coaching with each individual over a several month period, book ended by seminars. Our goal is to create a culture of integrity, accountability and cooperation where people communicate everything and are excited about the job they are doing.
We usually start with the leaders, because if they show a willingness to face how their negative personality traits have affected the team, it makes it easier for others to do the same.
“Following a successful business turnaround involving tough portfolio decisions, hard restructuring measures and a strong focus on business process excellence, I hired The Handel Group to bring balance to our leadership style. I wanted to energize and inspire a battle-weary team to drive for new achievements in sustainable, profitable growth and have fun doing it. In the five months that we worked with The Handel Group team, leadership behaviors and relationships among colleagues have improved significantly. We have a more open working culture, greater respect and understanding for one another, and smiles are back–it’s a remarkable success story.”
Simon Medley, Group VP Fine Chemicals, BASF
“After nearly a year of false starts and the highest turnover in the company, I was introduced to The Handel Group. If you believe in the spirit of an organization, then Lauren Zander is your spiritual leader. Through exhaustive ethnographic and observation, The Handel Group provided a platform to allow the management team to give up bad habits and replace them with positive high-performance behavior. Members of the team learned what it meant to accept that accountability is the key to being an extraordinary business executive, and that personal integrity is the fundamental principal of accountability.”
Tom Florio, Publisher, Vogue
