Team Coaching Case Study: Laidlaw

Laidlaw are the UK's leading supplier of technical solutions for architectural ironmongery, integrated doorsets, handrailing, balustrading and access-control.

The Board had recently acquired a new business, with the owner now joining the senior team, one of the board members had been with the team only for 6 months, they had aspirations for continued growth and future development for the business. Business plans and future goals had been developed, they wanted to work more effectively as a new emerging team and individually develop their leadership capability and style.

Natures Coaching Intervention

• Identification of key issues and future aspirations
• All the members of the senior team / board (6) had a package of individual leadership coaching sessions. Working on what was required of them now as Leaders and what would be required of them in the future.
• A team coaching session worked on how they could work together more effectively, understanding their personality preferences and differences (DISC Profile used), what was getting in the way of them being effective all of the time, understanding what strengths they brought to the table and how they could be more effectively utlised.

Julie help understand the wider implications when reviewing problems and solutions – particularly with respect to focusing on results as opposed to actions”

Commercial DirectorJulie has helped the team understand our relative strengths and weaknesses much better and to exploit and accommodate these to the benefit of the wider business”

Operational MD