20 Dec Executive Leadership Team Builds Focus, Cohesion, and Leadership Skills
The Challenge
A national animal-welfare organization brought in Spark EQ to help its CEO develop the executive leadership team (ELT). Working closely with the CEO and ELT, we identified three priorities:
- Help the ELT prioritize goals so teams could reliably meet expectations.
- Build a shared set of leadership best practices to drive higher-performing teams org-wide.
- Coach the ELT to lead through change, manage conflict, and help their people build resilience.
This organization runs innovative lifesaving programs for animals most at risk of euthanasia, partnering with shelters, rescues, and communities nationwide on adoption, fostering, sheltering, vet care, volunteer training, thrift stores, and advocacy. Since 2008, they’ve saved 110,000+ animals.
“Thank you so much for all of the guidance and support you’ve been providing me. It’s been so valuable to me both personally and professionally. Thank you for everything!” – Executive Leadership Team Member
The Solution
park EQ delivered coaching, training, and workshop facilitation to develop the full ELT:
- Individual coaching for 13 leaders, including the CEO, to work through real-time challenges and reinforce new skills.
- EQi-2.0 and iMap assessments for every participant, paired with best practices, templates, and real-time feedback.
- Monthly leadership workshops covering:
- Building High-Performing Teams
- Goal Setting & Pruning for Clarity
- Giving Effective Feedback
- Communicating with Greater Influence
- Managing Conflict with More Ease
- Crafting Team Agreements
- Leading with Emotional Intelligence & Strengthening Culture
- Defining and Delivering Accountability
- Clarifying Roles & Success Metrics
- Leading Through Change
The Results
- Sharper leadership, communication, and conflict-management skills across the team.
- Faster performance gains and stronger team cohesion.
- Greater clarity on goals and the discipline to focus on what matters most.
- A documented set of best practices for building high-performing teams.
- A signed Team Agreement for the ELT.
- Greater ease and confidence handling employee situations.
“I enjoyed working with you, and thank you so much for all of your help and teaching me a few (LOL- a lot) things I didn’t know!” – Executive Leadership Team Member