Case study: Diageo

Leaders with Zest!

Leadership Level: Middle Management
Coaching Need: Leadership, performance and energy

Introduction

Even in a tough economic climate, Diageo still needs to invest in its people and develop its leaders. The company‘s mission is ‘celebrating life, every day, everywhere’. This means its leaders need to have energy and passion.

Diageo’s values include giving people freedom to succeed and to be the best. To stay at the top of a competitive industry, its leaders need to be able to express their own unique leadership style whilst remaining in tune with the corporate culture. Genergy coached 3 managers to develop their leadership in a way that is fuelled by – not at odds with – corporate life.

Solution

Genergy’s Lisa Mitchell partnered with all 3 to achieve this. This Genergy coaching delivered on 4 fronts:

1-on-1 eye-opening. 1-on-1 energy coaching helped the managers realise that they had hidden talent they weren’t yet fully using. They all found new spark, creativity and gravitas as leaders.
Energy on tap. The managers learned how to use their energy to deliver results. Sustained improvement was achieved as all 3 learned how to bring their full selves to the office and to ignite and refuel their passion for their work.
Ignited perspectives. All 3 rapidly learned how to instinctively convert ‘problem’ to ‘opportunity’ when faced with new challenges. This delivered new confidence and the ability to increasingly find winning solutions.
Measurable benefit. Intensive coaching support led to a fast, evidenced and significant rise in performance in all 3, with one manager going from ‘Below-‘ to ‘Exceeds Expectations’ in a matter of months.

“Your coaching made an impact very quickly – my confidence and perspective on work changed almost overnight. I have found my own leadership style, am able to really be myself at work and it works! Most importantly of all though, I am happy, have a sense of purpose again and have gone from feeling quite limited to now having so many options and ideas that I will need several lifetimes to do them all!
SD, Supply Capability Manager, Diageo