PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CASE STUDY 02
At Deere & Company, I partnered with HR leaders, managers, and teams to diagnose performance challenges and develop targeted solutions that strengthened leadership effectiveness, workplace relationships, and team performance.
Provided internal consulting services to 20 teams, traveling to Southeast business units, supporting Midwestern operations, and periodically collaborating with international business units as needed. Applied performance assessments, employee surveys, facilitated interventions, coaching, and action planning to support organizational effectiveness.
Leadership & Team Performance Consulting
Official Role
Performance Development Consultant
Deere & Company
Area of Expertise
Leadership Development
Team Effectiveness
Performance Improvement
Deere & Company
Project Overview
Helping Leaders
& Teams Perform
at Their Best
Deere & Company's business units required performance consulting support to help leaders navigate transitions, strengthen team relationships, address communication challenges, and improve organizational effectiveness.
Working with HR leaders, managers, and employees, I used performance assessments, employee surveys, interviews, focus groups, and team diagnostics to identify underlying challenges and opportunities for improvement.
Based on these findings, I designed and facilitated targeted interventions, including Manager Assimilation, Team Assimilation, Everything DiSC, and Five Dysfunctions of a Team, helping participants develop practical strategies and action plans to improve workplace relationships and team performance.
The Goal
Build Stronger Leaders, Stronger Teams, and a
Stronger Organization
To help leaders and teams translate insight into action, improve collaboration and productivity, and support continuous improvement across the organization.
Strengthen Leadership
Effectiveness
Accelerate new leader integration and strengthen leadership capability across business units.
Build trust, alignment, and collaboration to address roadblocks and strengthen
team performance.
Improve Team
Effectiveness
Identify underlying performance challenges and develop targeted interventions to improve workplace relationships, morale, and productivity.
Address Performance
Challenges
Equip leaders and teams with practical tools, development strategies, and action plans to sustain performance
improvements over time.
Create Lasting
Impact
My Approach
My consulting approach combined performance diagnosis, assessment analysis, facilitated interventions, and collaborative action planning. Rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all solution, I worked with leaders and teams to understand their challenges and identify practical opportunities for improvement.
Diagnose
Performance Needs
Partnered with HR leaders, managers, and teams to assess organizational and workplace performance challenges. Used interviews, focus groups, employee surveys, and needs assessments to identify issues affecting leadership effectiveness, team relationships, morale, and productivity.
Analyze Assessments
& Employee Feedback
Administered Everything DiSC assessments, analyzed results, and facilitated team debriefs to build self-awareness and understanding of working styles. Reviewed employee engagement and Knowledge Management survey findings to identify patterns, surface concerns, and inform development priorities.
Facilitate Leadership
& Team Development
Conducted Manager Assimilation and Team Assimilation workshops to support leadership transitions. Helped new managers and their teams accelerate relationship building, establish trust, clarify expectations, and identify obstacles to effective collaboration.
Design Team Effectiveness
Interventions
Facilitated Five Dysfunctions of a Team workshops, management coaching, team-building activities, and structured problem-solving sessions. Guided participants in identifying barriers, strengthening collaboration, and developing practical strategies to improve team effectiveness.
Evaluate & Support
Performance Improvement
Collected participant feedback and analyzed aggregate evaluation data to assess intervention effectiveness. Worked with leaders and teams to develop action plans, identify improvement priorities, and support the application of new behaviors and practices.
Results & Impact
My consulting work supported leadership transitions, team effectiveness, and practical performance improvement through assessment, facilitation, and collaborative action planning.
20 Teams
Consulted
Provided internal consulting
to 20 teams through performance assessments, leadership coaching, facilitated workshops, and
team-effectiveness interventions.
Leadership Transitions Supported
Facilitated distinct Manager Assimilation and Team Assimilation workshops to clarify, expectaions, strengthen relationships, and address collaboration barriers.
Assessment-Informed
Action Planning
Analyzed Everything DiSC and employee survey findings, debriefed teams, and guided development priorities and practical improvement plans.
CONSULTING REACH
Southeast travel · Midwest support ·
Periodic international collaboration
Performance development strategies supporting a regional employee population of approximately 2,000.
Key Capabilities Demonstrated
This experience demonstrates my ability to diagnose organizational challenges, interpret assessment findings, facilitate targeted development interventions, and partner with leaders and teams
to improve workplace effectiveness.
Performance Analysis
& Needs Assessment
Using interviews, focus groups, employee surveys, and diagnostic assessments to identify performance challenges and development opportunities.
Assessment Administration
& Interpretation
Administering Everything DiSC assessments, analyzing results, and debriefing teams on working styles, employee feedback, and development priorities.
Leadership Development
& Assimilation
Facilitating Manager Assimilation and Team Assimilation workshops to strengthen trust, clarify expectations, and support leadership transitions.
Team Effectiveness
& Facilitation
Designing and facilitating team-building interventions, Five Dysfunctions of a Team workshops, coaching, and collaborative problem-solving activities.
Performance Consulting
& Action Planning
Partnering with leaders and teams to translate assessment findings into practical improvement plans and evaluating feedback to inform ongoing development.
Let's Build Better Performance Together.
Explore how my experience in leadership development, performance consulting, and practical problem-solving can support your organization's goals.