Hamilton Davenport Partners

Developing Leaders, Delivering Results

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We help organisations develop leadership capabilities that ultimately translate into sustainable business results
Who are we?
We are an international consultancy firm specialising in leadership development. Our mission is to develop leadership within individuals, in teams, in organisations and in society in general. Thanks to our global network built over years of practice, we can access a wide array of seasoned consultants, coaches and facilitators, and quickly build teams of experts with specific expertise and experience to provide the best service to our clients. We ranked as the leadership development vendor with the highest impact on long term ROI (out of a bench of 28 global providers). These are the following criteria that distinguishes us from the rest: A Great Business Model. The effectiveness of our approach depends greatly on our consultants. We have designed all aspects of our business to optimise our overhead structure. This is a guarantee for our clients that they can afford the best consultants and the most pragmatic and effective solutions at a very competitive price. 3-D Experts. Our experts combine 3 types of experience that are normally not very often found in one single individual. Business background. Coaching expertise. Group dynamics experience. We even founded an academy to teach the art of facilitating. Holistic View On Leadership. We strongly believe that effective leadership development results from three dimensions. Cultural. Defining and aligning leadership culture and behaviours. Individual or top down. Developing leadership skills with individuals. Team or horizontal. Matching team practices and culture with leadership expectations. Ignoring or underestimating one of the dimensions will inevitably hamper efforts. Cultural Insights. Our consultants have a multinational background. They are used to consider all national cultures as relative and respectful. We operate globally and often use English with a diverse population of natives and non-natives. Culture also refers to organisational culture. We have a lot of experience in many different industries.

There is an acute shortage of leadership skills today.

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We help organisations develop leadership capabilities.

Over the years, we have developed a clear conviction that true leadership can only be developed in a sustainable manner taking into account a combination of three prerequisites; a strong leadership culture that breeds and fosters a strong leadership pipeline, engaged and competent leadership behaviours and the right team dynamics that ultimately executes strategies successfully.

Leadership Behaviours
We design, customise and deliver state-of-the art leadership programmes that have a longterm impact. Our objective is to produce lasting behavioural transformation with high impact on your business. Using a blend of the most recent tools and approaches combined with a sharp business understanding, we are able to bring together high impact experiences for leaders. We challenge. We coach. We inspire, and most of all we listen very carefully. After many years of experience and facilitating numerous leadership programmes, we have built up a unique point of view regarding leadership capabilities. The Hamilton Davenport Leadership Capability Index is the translation of all that experience into 8 capabilities that we believe make a leadership difference. The index is an excellent platform for self-reflection and to assist in personal development both at an individual and team level.

Leadership Culture
Whelp you to define the right winning attitudes and behaviours that will enable you to execute the organisations strategy. Simply put, organisation culture is; the way we do things around here. During a cultural transformation when new structures and process are being launched, not aligning the cultural dimension will ultimately lead to failure. What type of attitudes and behaviours do you need to encourage? What are the winning attitudes? How do you create a learning organisation and breed the right leadership capabilities at all levels. We help you in anticipating the type of transformational behaviours that are needed to support your new strategy. We work together with you to define the present culture, construct the future winning attitudes and embed them in the organisation.

Management is about doing things right, leadership is about doing the right things. Peter Drucker

Team Dynamics
We help to define new levels of team performance by removing barriers. Whether you are an executive team, project team, a virtual team, or a remote team, you share similar challenges. Expectations from various key stakeholders, power games, personality clashes, cultural differences, unclear territories, lack of alignment and focus can hinder high performance. Efficient team dynamics is key to enable managers unleash their full leadership potential.

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The following capabilities form part of the Leadership Capability Index:

Developing Personal Awareness The ability to understand self, capitalise on your strengths and optimise your interactions with others by better understanding them. Engaging People Your ability to identify peoples key motivational drivers and to take them into account to create an engaging work environment where people feel encouraged to give the best of themselves. Communicating with Impact Your ability to sell your ideas and plans with conviction, to ask relevant questions, to listen actively and to develop an effective communication strategy with you key stakeholders, using the right methods and channel of communication. Leading Teams To Results Your ability to drive performance taking individual and team dynamics into account - by setting clear targets, holding regular, structured review meetings, and taking adequate measures to boost performance when necessary.

After many years of experience facilitating numerous leadership programmes, we have built up a unique point of view regarding leadership capabilities.
The Hamilton Davenport Leadership Capability Index is the translation of all that experience into 8 capabilities that we believe make a leadership difference. The index is an excellent platform for selfreflection and to assist in personal development both at an individual and team level. We have developed a self-evaluation questionnaire so you can better understand your leadership capabilities. This questionnaire is available by contacting us directly.
Managing Transitions Your ability to inspire with a compelling vision, to respond to individual and team needs in changing times, and to implement effective strategies to transform your business. Building Bridges Across Boundaries Your ability to identify your key stakeholders and to manage their expectations, to foster collaborative habits beyond boundaries, and to brand your teamwork. Dealing With Challenging Situations Your ability to keep good spirits and instill enthusiasm in difficult times, to tackle performance or behavioural issues timely and effectively, and to deal adequately with conflict. Fostering a Coaching Culture Your ability to foster a coaching culture within your team, department, organisation. Encouraging people to learn by doing and share their successes and failures with the purpose of accelerating development.

A global organisation in the healthcare sector

THE CHALLENGE: The president of the biggest business unit launched a new strategy and new organisational structure and needed to transform the culture. He asked us to assist him in mapping out the current culture and devising a new culture that was aligned the new strategy and structure. THE RESULTS: A new set of Winning Behaviours that have been elaborated by the senior leadership team and embedded in the business unit. Subsequently, they have noticed a sharp increase in the people engagement scores.

A major global energy and transport company

THE CHALLENGE: design and run a pivotal programme for managers climbing the leadership ladder. Create a common language across the glove and equip managers with a new mindset and new tools applicable to the business context THE RESULTS: A key programme integrated in the corporate university, and delivered to hundreds of managers on a yearly basis on 5 continents. The highest long-term impact on leaders behaviours in the whole industry according to a global benchmark

A European professional services company

THE CHALLENGE: The Company was undergoing accelerated expansion, a lot of new people were being hired and integrated. A career pathway was developed internally tracking individual progress from entry level to senior leadership and ultimately the CEO. We were asked to design and deliver a comprehensive programme to equip the individual contributors, managers and executive leaders. THE RESULTS: A customised Leadership Academy bringing together a number of capabilities including some functional ones such as finance, marketing, and strategy.

Hamilton Davenport Partners

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