Results
Dr. Liz Bywater is an outstanding organizational consultant and I strongly recommend her to any client seeking to improve individual and organizational performance.
Success Stories
Challenge:
Creative and visionary Fortune 50 executive has the challenging task of driving innovation in a highly conservative organization. If he is successful, the company will be poised to meet rapidly changing market conditions, effectively outpace the competition, and achieve its goal of increasing revenue by $1.5 billion. This executive needs to effectively navigate organizational roadblocks, proactively drive communication, and engage a diverse group of stakeholders in order to:
- be seen as the right leader for this high profile job
- help the company dramatically increase revenue and market share
- be seen as a first choice for key job openings and promotions
- attract and retain top talent to his department
Approach:
Bywater proprietary executive coaching and trusted advisor relationship consisting of:
- detailed discussions around the current challenges and potential avenues for increased influence
- discussions with manager, direct reports, business partners and other key stakeholders to identify this executive’s leadership brand and career path opportunities
- strategic review of talents and motivators
- thoughtful consideration of areas in need of development for future roles
- Accelerating Success Action Plan development and implementation
ongoing confidential coaching discussions and leadership advice to help him meet with success in a rapidly changing work environment
Results:
- Received 15% increase in compensation
- Promoted to broader role and included as key member of senior leadership team
- Tripled the size of his team
- Increased visibility, influence and impact across the organization
- Viewed as a catalyst of innovation
Challenge:
Fortune 100 global distributor has a long history of challenging and, at times, strained negotiations with key partners. In order to maximize profit and accelerate growth, a new approach is needed. The team working with these business partners needs to drive more proactive and productive conversations and take a more strategic advisory role with these partners in order to:
- maximize revenues and profit
- increase the company’s reputation as an industry leader
- attract more profitable deals
- allow senior management to operate at a strategic level rather than diverting time to remedy adversarial relationships
Approach:
Team development consisting of:
- discussion with team members to identify opportunities and best practices
- identification of the five key behaviors needed to rapidly improve performance
- development and implementation of tools to help team members improve performance
- design and facilitation of team offsite meetings to review, practice and improve upon best practices
- identification and implementation of a sustainable approach for new team members
Results:
- 100% increase in the fee received from key business partners (multimillion dollar revenue growth)
- team exceeded revenue goals for 2015
- team and the organization are seen as a thought leader in the industry
- fewer contentious conversations with business partners
- business partners are proactively suggesting new ways to work together
- compelling value proposition has been embraced throughout the organization
- fewer escalation calls to senior management
- additional resources obtained to build a significantly larger team to drive further growth
Challenge:
Talented C-level executive in Fortune 50 company is technically skilled and innovative but lacks the influence needed to:
- accelerate career progression
- garner much-needed support for key initiatives to improve efficiency and performance of the sales force
- mitigate perception of departmental irrelevance among key business leaders
Approach:
Bywater proprietary executive coaching consisting of:
- in-depth discussion of goals, strengths, challenges
- discussions with key stakeholders to elicit perceptions of this individual’s strengths and areas for growth
- alignment with manager around key goals and indicators of success
- Accelerating Success Action Plan development
- ongoing confidential strategic coaching discussions and leadership advice
Results:
- Executive received a top performance rating and compensation. Top 5% in company
- Received multiple promotion offers across the company
- Gained personal and departmental influence with business leaders
- Obtained a $2 million commitment from group company chair, allowing him to implement a high priority initiative to help drive sales performance and profitability
Challenge:
Seasoned expert is newly hired for a top leadership role in a global multibillion dollar company. She is bright, talented, strategic and well-connected to key industry influencers. However, she lacks commercial experience and must quickly develop a broad network of relationships in order to:
- gain much-needed funding and support for her lean department
- help the company make key strategic decisions to drive reputation in the industry and among its consumer base
- accelerate career progression
Approach:
Bywater proprietary executive transition coaching consisting of:
- in-depth discussion of goals, strengths, challenges in the context of her new role
- discussions with stakeholders to identify perceptions of this individual’s strengths, areas for growth, and key success factors in the company and in her new role
- alignment with manager around priorities, goals and indicators of success
- Accelerating Success Action Plan development and implementation
- ongoing confidential strategic coaching discussions and leadership advice
Results:
- Promoted to a broader, more influential role
- Attracted and hired several highly talented new employees
- Increased visibility, influence and impact with the CEO (‘trusted advisor’ status)
- Frequently invited to participate in high-visibility projects across the company (further increasing her recognition and career opportunities)
Liz has a keen understanding of the needs, opportunities and challenges of an organization’s leaders. With her engaging personality and sophisticated approach, she has made a lasting impact on our team.
Liz is a leadership and organizational transformation expert. She brings deep expertise to the psychology of leadership and combines it with strong commercial acumen. Her style is intelligent, inquiring, authentic and pragmatic, underpinning her amazing ability to achieve outcomes for her clients.
I have found Liz to be of superior help and impact. She has a deep understanding of leadership, is totally trustworthy, has a good perception of the commercial situation of companies, and can help in even the most complex situations.
Dr. Liz Bywater is an outstanding organizational consultant and I strongly recommend her to any client seeking to improve individual and organizational performance.
Liz is a phenomenal executive advisor. She provides holistic insight that you will use to make significant inroads into your professional and personal development.
Liz’s expert insight, straightforward style and personable nature are why she is so good at what she does. I came through the [coaching] process with a clear career growth pathway leading to greater personal and professional satisfaction.
Liz has an engaging style which puts all parties as ease, leading to authentic and transparent conversations. She is very skilled and experienced at listening and communicating in a manner which builds trust and fosters openness.
Liz is all that you would expect: a subject matter expert in personnel management, career coaching and development. She is also some of the unexpected: great business acumen to see “the big picture;” deft and graceful to work across multiple industries and with diverse groups. I view her as extremely capable, trustworthy, and valuable.
During our leadership sessions Liz was engaging and dynamic and we successfully achieved our objectives. Following the sessions with Liz, our team left with customized insights and a practical set of tools they could directly apply.
Liz is a seasoned executive coach. She is adept at understanding organizational dynamics and using this insight to develop practical solutions and implementable development plans.
Liz is smart, straightforward, engaging and excellent at what she does. She helped me to gain valuable insights into the behaviors and underlying dynamics of my organization and developed practical and effective strategies for bringing out the best in others.
Working with Liz was an excellent experience that I probably should have done a lot earlier. I’d recommend her without reservation to any of my colleagues who want to improve their managerial or soft skills.
Working with Liz has been the most rewarding and impactful developmental experience I’ve had in my 26-year career. I would highly recommend Liz to any leader who wants to get to the next level of leadership.
I would certainly recommend onboard coaching to both individuals and organizations. It was extremely valuable for me to jumpstart my new role and it’s a great way for the organization to get a quick handle on someone.
Dr. Bywater’s expertise in focusing on specific behaviors and actions to achieve the desired outcomes was both essential to the process and very much appreciated. Her professional demeanor, pleasant personality and incredible listening skills assisted me in making a successful transition.
Good coaches tell you what you need to do to improve. Great coaches inspire and empower you to chart your own path toward continual improvement. Liz Bywater is a great coach.
Liz’s coaching has helped me rapidly elevate my performance and my contribution to the organization.
Liz is an experienced and effective executive coach who can be trusted and goes above and beyond for the client.
Liz has contributed significantly to my interactions and the interactions of my team. As a direct result of Liz’s guidance, my team and I are now considered a high performance team and one to emulate.
Liz’s guidance couldn’t have been timelier or more helpful. She coached me through a major crossroads in my life by lending a supportive and analytical ear as well as extremely valuable tactical and personal guidance.
Liz is warm, smart, patient, a good listener and skilled coach.
Liz’s style is intelligent, inquiring, authentic and pragmatic. It is this style that underpins an amazing ability to achieve outcomes for her clients. If you’re looking for a thought leader who will make a lasting difference to your people and your business I would strongly recommend speaking with Liz.
Liz brought significant value to key leaders within our organization while working with them on their personal and professional development efforts. I highly recommend Liz for her coaching skills and professional demeanor.
