“Sue’s workshop with our executive team absolutely hit the spot.” Daniel Grotto – MD, SVM Global
Quick action, as a team
Connor designed a half-day session designed to help the senior team explore ways of working more effectively together. Led by Sue Macmillan, the first step was to hold calls with each of the senior team to understand their goals and perspectives.
“The themes that came out of those calls really helped us to tailor the senior team development session to make sure it was as useful as possible,” Sue commented.
“Those conversations also really deepened the impact of the session itself,” Dan added. “You could see that everyone had already built a level of trust with Sue, and everyone was more aware of the team’s strengths and gaps – which put everyone in the right frame of mind for the session itself.”
Connor also carefully timed the session to directly precede SVM’s senior manager meeting. Sue explains, “timing the session to happen right before the meeting gave the team a fantastic opportunity to put into practice the things that we’d just discussed as a group.”
The session covered various topics designed to help SVM Global’s team become high performing. They came away with some simple tactics to help resolve conflict, such as the Drama Triangle, and learned behaviours designed to boost their productivity and performance. “There were some great light bulb moments,” Sue adds. “Watching people realise small but vital things – like the impact of being on your phone during a presentation, for example – was great to see.”
“If it had been too corporate it wouldn’t have worked, but the session was really practical and excellently facilitated.” Daniel Grotto – MD, SVM Global
In fact, the team enjoyed the session so much that they chose to revisit it on the second day of their meeting, to recap what they’d learned.
A firm foundation for future growth
SVM Global noticed the impact of the development session on their senior team straight away. “I saw people being more open, honest and positive with each other. It was plain that people were making a conscious effort to implement the changes they’d seen in the session.”
As a result, Dan is confident that the senior leadership team will be able to operate with more agility, empowering them to achieve the goals set by the wider business. He also has more time to spend focusing on the business instead of resolving team disputes.
“The team is much more aware of their diversity, and how to embrace the strength that brings,” Dan commented. “For me, Connor has absolutely hit the spot.”
The senior management team have all expressed a desire to share the powerful concepts and learnings with their own teams. “It would be great for us to build a common language around teamworking in the business, and spread what we’ve learnt across the entire business,” Dan said.
As for the senior leadership team, SVM Global plans to continue developing them further, too. Its goal is to review progress over time and then plan out their next session with Sue.
“I’m keen to review my team’s progress,” Dan said, “and then plan out what interventions will be most effective to continue to build the team up. It’s great to know that Connor will be available to help me on that journey as and when I need them.”
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About the client
SVM Global Ltd is a leading reseller and distributor of corporate gift cards and vouchers, representing more than 500 brands globally with a team of over 65 employees.
