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Taking Your Leadership to the Next Level
Customized development programs that offer new skills and knowledge on a variety of leadership topics that are competitively priced.
Focused approach on personalized development plans and coaching that link the leader's particular strengths, passions, and skills to corporate goals.
Committed to increasing your coaching impact by providing you with the information and tools you need to continue growing at the ACC, PCC, or MCC level.
CASE STUDIES
General Manager Achieves Bonus Targets through Leadership Team Coaching
Problem/Challenge
The General Manager (GM) at a large global manufacturing company was concerned that his leadership team was falling behind in their stated objectives of achieving a 30% increase in company revenues set for the new year. The GM wanted to motivate his direct reports and their respective teams to meet company objectives by year end. The GM also wanted to identify inefficiencies or limitations that would negatively impact the desired outcome. The goal was to ensure that the company achieved their fiscal goals and that each team was operating at maximum efficiency without undue pressure to perform.
Solution
Through leadership coaching, we determined three ways in which the GM could strengthen his leadership team. Their plan included a 360-degree assessment for his team and a workshop on establishing objectives. The GM was coached on how to hold structured goal-setting and development conversations with each member of his team. Through one/one coaching sessions with the GM’s direct reports, we also uncovered some management practices that could be improved to support morale and empower each team to take greater ownership of their targets and achievements.
Outcome
As a result, the GM was able to implement personalized development plans for each leader, enabling each of them to reach their departmental goals which ultimately enabled the business to achieve their annual revenue goals and each department achieved their bonus targets.
Global Retailer Uses Leadership Coaching to Support Restructuring Effort
Problem/Challenge
A major global retail company was preparing for a worldwide organizational restructuring. Senior Management anticipated challenges and wanted to minimize risk and the impact on business during the restructuring.
Solution
The Senior Managers and Directors engaged in leadership coaching to help them anticipate risks and obstacles and plan the restructuring to minimize disruption for personnel and business activities. During a six-month period, Senior Management engaged in both individual and team coaching activities that included 360-degree assessment and tripartite sessions with their VPs. Topics included Strategic Management, Executive Presence, Strengthening Team Development, etc.
Outcome
After the 6-month Leadership Transition Coaching engagement, many of the leadership team were promoted to their next positions and stated that they felt more empowered, confident, and ready to start their new roles than if they had not had coaching to support the transition and prepare them.
Senior Manager Clarifies Professional Goals and Navigates a Successful Career Transition
Problem/Challenge
A Senior Manager of Human Resources at a large hospital system wanted to make a change in her career that would offer more professional challenge and opportunities for collaboration.
Solution
This Human Resources Manager felt as if her career was stagnating, and she wanted to make a career move that would offer more intellectual challenge and opportunities to engage in collaboration with colleagues. Through individual coaching focused on those goals, her development plan included personality and career assessments so she could gain more insight into what motivated her. That clarity helped her focus search efforts on organizations that could meet the criteria most important to her.
Outcome
Through commitment to achieving these objectives, this former HR manager landed a role as VP of Learning and Development in a company smaller than her previous company, but which offered a much more visible role and expanded responsibilities, as well as a salary increase. She is now responsible for the company’s L&D strategy and enjoys a highly collaborative role with opportunities for both professional and personal growth.
CLIENTS
Following is a partial list of XLR8 clients. We are pleased to have worked with these organizations and others, helping them achieve successful outcomes in leadership development, succession planning, organizational transitions, team building, and much more - all tailored to each organization's unique needs and objectives.
Amazon
American College of Physicians
American Red Cross
AutoStore
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Children's National Hospital
Festo
Jefferson Health System
Johnson Matthey
Mark Anthony Group
Medline
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NYU
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Schneider Electric
Sephora
Southco
Stanford Medicine
West Chester University

Lisa Collins, MCC
XLR8 Potential is a management consulting firm led by Lisa Collins, MCC, that has accelerated and transformed performance for a broad range of global organizations. Through an innovative and comprehensive team approach, XLR8 executes strategic talent management programs - tailored to each organization - that produce winning environments with higher rates of engagement, performance, retention, and profit.
Lisa is a global training and organizational development professional with the strategic vision and management skills to bring innovative programs to global organizations. She is an analytical and collaborative problem-solver who advises and coaches management on effective ways to resolve issues that have positive internal and external impacts on the business.
Accelerated leadership development is a particular talent of Lisa’s. She has designed and tailored Succession Management programs for several global organizations, coaching their high potential leaders to higher positions and accelerating their careers. In addition, Lisa is successful at building and sustaining development cultures. She works closely with leadership teams, guiding them to coach staff in their development and thereby infusing the organization with sustained behavior changes.
Lisa has a Master's degree in Psychology with a concentration in Group Processes. She is Master Certified Coach (MCC) and Mentor Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF). Currently, there are fewer than 1500 Master Certified Coaches worldwide! Lisa also has professional certifications in such areas as competency training, 360 instruments, behavioral interviewing, coaching, leadership effectiveness, and personality assessments.
XLR8 Potential has helped raise the bar for performance and successful achievement for our clients through a proven ability to build development cultures that are sustainable for long term success. We would love to help you accelerate the potential and performance of your people to achieve results that positively impact your bottom line. We invite you to contact us to learn more..
Testimonials
"Lisa, thank you for helping me see options and alternatives to deal with my situation. I appreciate our conversations and thank you for always showing me respect." Quality Manager, Manufacturing Company
"Lisa is a perfect fit for me. We have very focused discussions and create meaningful practices for me to achieve improvement on my goals. This is the stuff I can use right away to be more effective. Love my sessions! " Supply Chain Director, Manufacturing Company
"Lisa, thank you for our conversations. Your coaching and empathy have contributed to my leadership growth over the past few months. I will become a better leader and better equipped to handle difficult and challenging situations because of your support." Director, Learning and Development for a HealthCare System
"Lisa has been a blessing in my career development. I hit a home run with my coach selection process. I can't thank her enough for all that she has provided me with. I look forward to my journey moving forward utilizing the lessons I have acquired in our sessions. I continue to love the way she takes me out of my comfort zone - it's not always easy, but always necessary." Director of Merchandise, in the Retail Industry
"Super excited to work with Lisa. She immediately honed in on opportunities to help my team members grow in their careers. This experience has been so valuable. I've identified key areas of opportunity and created clear goals for myself for the next year that I know I will achieve." Sr. Director Marketing, in the Retail Industry
"Lisa provided excellent advice and direction that was very helpful in managing my team. She has expertise specifically in team development that enabled me to think strategically about the roles of each team member. I would recommend her without reservation." Department Chair, University
"Lisa is an excellent coach with years of experience in employee development and team effectiveness. She was able to help me identify my goals, organize a strategy for achieving them and a means for measuring my effectiveness. She added significant value to my organization." Director, Human Resources for Pharmaceutical Company
"Lisa is particularly effective in analyzing the assets of my team, identifying areas in need of development, and providing a framework for me to achieve my goals. My role involves decision making in a complex and high paced environment and Lisa provided me with the framework I need to make more informed decisions and to effectively leverage talent in my organization." General Manager, Manufacturing Company
"Thank you for listening and for helping me to see things in me that were always there, but I somehow overlooked. I love these sessions!" Senior Manager, Technology Company
“Lisa, I am deeply grateful for the invaluable guidance and support you provided throughout my journey in becoming a Master Certified Coach. I appreciate the fact that your mentorship went beyond technical guidance to fully embodying the essence of a masterful coach with deep listening, powerful questioning, and unwavering belief in my potential. The invaluable lessons from our time together will continue to influence my coaching practice for years to come!” Leslie H., MCC
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