"Judy could take sandpaper and make it smooth."
- Law firm client
The Sandpaper Behavior Solution™ will smooth out your abrasive personalities. Almost every company has a high level executive who is rubbing people the wrong way. The aloof, stiff and sometimes abrasive leadership style is over. In today's business world, people won't accept what Startegic identifies as sandpaper behavior.
What can sandpaper behavior cost organization?
Abrasive personalities share one commonality; their sandpaper behavior is what’s keeping them from reaping the rewards of their professional potential. Communication, people skills, likability and trust are essential to working successfully with staff, management, colleagues and clients. We help individuals develop these fundamental qualities for smoother, more effective leadership.
"Your uncanny ability to reach inside of your students/clients, draw out and deal with those deeply rooted and sometimes personal issues, and remove them as obstacles to effective communication makes your ‘Star’ shine in a way that others can only aspire to."
- Managing Partner, Finestone Strategy Partners
Breakthrough Success
Challenge:
Our client faced a problem with a brilliant but unlikable senior level executive who was in jeopardy of losing his job. Everyone was complaining: colleagues, staff and clients. Because of his unique skills, the company would need to spend approximately $300,000-500,000 to replace him. They wanted to retain him, but could not tolerate the complaints, the poor moral he created, and the time and money spent running interference internally and externally.
Solution:
We introduced him to Sandpaper Behavior Solution, which he absorbed like a sponge. After interviewing him to assess his relationship and people skills, we worked on a series of self-awareness-building exercises. We taught him how to relate to personalities different from his. We worked with him on his communication skills. We showed him how to develop the essential skills to positively influence behavior in others and we helped him improve his relationship management. Although brilliant and accomplished, he had been unaware of how his abrasive personality was affecting others and jeopardizing his success. He was given direction, coaching, guidance and feedback—and he embraced the changes.
Results:
The once abrasive executive not only kept his job with the company, he was later promoted to a substantial partnership position. We are committed to turning things around for our clients and their employees by helping people break through self-defeating behaviors.
To smooth out your abrasive personalities, contact Startegic and receive your complimentary consultation. Learn about our behavioral process. |