CASE STUDY
City Finance Department
A government-mandated re-org was behind schedule, with significant fines looming.
The two leaders — in charge of merging over 300 people between their two departments — were barely speaking, and the re-org was six-months behind schedule.
THE SITUATION
The City was forced to merge two departments, but the leaders in charge were barely speaking, and their staffs were demoralized.
OUR APPROACH
Our Powerful Under Pressure team started off with our signature How to Shift from Conflict to Collaboration workshop. We also coached both leaders, both individually and together. We facilitated planning sessions with the leaders and their teams.
THE RESULTS
- The re-org was completed on time.
- he two leaders began collaborating so effectively that colleagues were visibly surprised.
- Morale soared among staff in the shared department.
- The two leaders stepped into a co-leadership model that signaled a powerful cultural shift.
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