Legge & Company, LLC

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The North American division of a $10 billion European automotive components manufacturer was experiencing both increased competition and a softening of sales. The new general manager needed to get his group focused on a clear strategy and working to achieve aggressive revenue and profit goals from corporate. I was asked to help an international group quickly develop a winning business strategy and plan by working with the general manager to lead the group in its strategic planning and design sessions.

Retention begins with recruitment, but a recruitment effort is flawed from the beginning if you don't have this. Identify the key elements of the kinds of people you want to attract and keep - those that will fit your culture, support your mission and enjoy their work. For example, people tend to prefer working with either other people, things or ideas.

While it may be a good plan document, it's rarely effective as an employee communication tool. Instead, pull out the salient points and provide a clear, concise summary. A very effective approach is to tell the company's story and especially why today is an exciting time in the company's history.

A regional transit service providing transportation services to a population of 1.5 million people over several counties needed a management succession process to better focus on development of talent internally for key management roles. They also wanted a documented process for CEO succession to minimize undue political influence, and ensure a professional and objectively focused process to find and select the best candidate for the position.

My immediate focus was to provide the CEO and Chief Restructuring Officer with an organizational assessment and recommendations to move forward. This involved an organization of 14,000 employees in 500 locations across the U.S. and Latin America. The assessment was completed within one week and outlined specific challenges, risks, and priorities.

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