Team Development: Transforming acquisition founders into an aligned executive team
SP Plus initially grew through acquisition to become one of the largest companies in its market nationally. The growth also resulted in increased debt, an inconsistent cultural identity and an executive group comprised of strong-willed, independent owners from the acquired properties. ClearSpace provided the process and coaching to create an aligned and profitable organization.
Scope
Led the executive group in a process to define its vision as a team, adopt guidelines for its team behaviors and clarify its goals and accountabilities
Provided an ongoing process for the executive team to hold themselves and each other accountable to the goals and behaviors that they created
Approach
Engaged the team in exploring and creating their own shared commitments, including being authentic about what was not working in their relationships
Combined team and individual coaching to empower the executives during their sessions as well as outside of the sessions as they delivered against the plan
Cascaded team and individual coaching to reinforce norms through the organization, reinforcing over successive years
Results
An aligned executive team with clarity regarding goals and power in their execution – they delivered on what they said they would do
Reduced debt, successful IPO and profitable growth from $100 million to $1.5 billion
A single, consistent performance culture throughout its locations across the US
“In a contentious merger of several companies ClearSpace acted as a catalyst for to become a unified Executive Team. They helped us learn from the past, identify self-limiting mindsets and create goals for the year that really inspire us. With their support, we narrowed the gap between what we say we will do and what we actually accomplish.”
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