Client stories
Capturing the Full Value of a Major Merger
The merger of Norwich Union and Commercial and General Union created largest UK Insurance company – Norwich Union Insurance (NUI). For next three years Harthill helped deliver truly exceptional performance.
"Most mergers fail – I knew if I were to lead this one successfully I would need to choose my partners wisely. Harthill actively enabled me to develop a highly effective leadership team and culture at NUI". Patrick Snowball, CEO.
Extending Leadership Talent
The oil and gas industry is highly competitive and nowhere is this more keenly felt than in the contest to recruit and retain capable leaders with a technical background and the ability to lead a transformation in the organisational culture.
" The organisation's aim was to identify and develop diverse leadership capabilities..."
Pride, Confidence and Direction: a District Council Turns Around
After many years of unstable leadership East Lindsey District Council scored very low on the local government comprehensive performance assessment (CPA). Harthill helped to turn things around.
"We assumed that within everyone lay all the necessary talent, confidence and ability to get things working again..." Nigel Howells, Chief Executive.
A Transformational Leadership Development Programme
In 2007 Harthill played the lead role in a multi-agency provision of a European Leadership Development Programme for senior managers of Fujitsu from 7 countries. The programme focused on the meaning making capability of managers, with a high degree of focus on their roles in strategy formulation and development, and people management. Based on Harthill’s own ‘Leadership Beyond the Conventional’ with the LDF and Profile as corner stones to transform the capability of Fujitsu's leadership talent pool.
"I’m delighted we have partnered with Harthill - this innovative programme, delivering great ROI, supports the transformation of leadership talent in the European Fujitsu companies". Roger Leek, Group HR Director.
Nurturing a Leadership Transition
Supporting and developing the leadership team to steer the company and launch into a new successful growth phase.
“Harthill helped us surface and deal with deeply emotional issues that go along with the changes we faced. Without addressing these often hidden sub-texts that run along in the background, we would be in a different place today.” Toby Parker, CEO.
Leading a Business from Fixing to Growth
It is not easy to imagine a whole new paradigm for an industry and even harder to change minds and hearts to bring it to life. This client story explores how the Harthill integrated approach helps a client face into such complexity.
Introducing Innovation and Change with the LDF
A new CEO and Leader was appointed in 2005/2006. The challenge at the time being to improve the performance of a then poorly performing authority and at the same time introduce innovation and change in the fundamental nature of the role and function of Local Government.
" I am quite convinced that investment in the LDF was one of the best decisions I made as CEO. Improved conversations, renewed confidence and an appetite for innovation, can in my view, be largely attributed to our work with LDF". Gavin Jones, CEO.
Small is Beautiful: Partnering for Excellence in Public Services
A collaboration between a Chief Executive and Harthill Consulting provides the synergy for organisational and cultural change in Wiltshire Probation Area.
"It wasn't just a case of restructuring - we needed to deliver lasting cultural change. The challenge was immense." Diana Fulbrook, Chief Officer.
