"The senior team and its members have grown as leaders to a level not normally seen as reachable. They are able to lead organizations in the fast changing and dynamic environment in which we work.
They truly operate from a much senior and more developed perspective, able to see through and handle their own and other's "stories", creating engagement, commitment, honesty and action.
We have been able to unite the organisation around a common vision, a common wanted position and through honest transparency made everyone part of and responsible for creating our future as an R&D organisation."
Fredrik Kallman.
V.P. & Head of PDU Media & Applications
Ericsson, Sweden.
"Peter worked extensively with my leadership team over a 2 year period, and in that time created significant shifts in team effectiveness. Through individual coaching, tremendous personal and business growth has been achieved in my leaders.
With a unique blend of true human insight, pragmatic application of his deep knowledge and skills and an unwavering application to the business outcomes, Peter is an extraordinary coach, facilitator and change agent."
John Rolland
G.M. Customer Sales & Service
Telstra. Australia
"Peter was instrumental in supporting me in creating a high performing global team coming from many different organizations and different cultures from all around the world.
The starting point was a non-existing team and a dissatisfied global customer, but the power of the team became very strong and continued to attract top talent as well as generating continued new business.
Peter's skills in providing people and team growth through various techniques, at the same time connecting this in a clear way with business and customers was an invaluable asset during my 2.5 years of transition from a dysfunctional account to a highly successful account."
Anders Olin
V.P. & G.M. Vodafone KAM
UK
"Peter was instrumental in increasing the empowerment index within my geographically distributed organization across the US.
Peter brought valuable leadership training to my team and was also able to connect the training to concrete business opportunities, which lead to a more focused, energized and effective account team.
Peter helped sharpen our vision and strategic choices as well as reinforced the planning and tracking of our progress on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. We used a metaphor to track orders and revenues on a weekly basis that supported our focus and resulted in a record year."
Anders Olin
Executive V.P. & G.M. EUS,
Cingular Global Account USA
"Over-achievement on DSOs, improved sales pipeline, reduction of time (days) in order-processing….a whole new 'we are winning' attitude in the organization that is showing benefits that are both tangible and intangible."
Phil Belcher
CEO Storagetek
Australia.
"Consistently overachieving both Sales & Revenue targets this year. A recent worldwide Ericsson cultural climate survey showed LMC- PU TDMA employee empowerment index moving from 16 to 34. In the areas of leadership and authority, we are even above the industry benchmark- we are now the new industry benchmark"
Soren.Elsborg
V.P. Ericsson
Canada
"100% projects on time within budget. 80% employee satisfaction with less than 2% employee turnaround"
Urban Wikland
V.P. Research & Development Corporation
China.
"Highest Employee satisfaction in Telstra. Costs reduced by 60%. Revenue exceeds target by $8 million."
Max Smith
Director Telstra Data Services
Australia
"Symbian cannot over-emphasise the impact the Performance Leadership Programme has had on the Company, nor could we more highly recommend the expertise of the Peter Lawry team.
Through the effective use of their methodology, they have gained the endorsement of our software developers and have created an enthusiasm for the Programme in all Symbian employees. This will be the key to its ongoing success".
Colly Myers
M.D. Symbian
United Kingdom.
"$3 million reduction in overtime hours; software quality improvements totalling $700,000 with the division setting the benchmark in software quality for the entire corporation worldwide. Savings through process improvements to the value of $3 million and new business worth $2.6 million.
Importantly, employee satisfaction results improved as well, with increases in recognition of 12.2%, accountability 21.4% and employees feeling as though they had greater ownership and authority in decision making with an increase of 37.8% over the previous year's result"
Rob Brooker.
Director
EPA Australia
"Ericsson Australia Corporate Leading Change Program, a cultural change program focusing on team work, quality management principles, leadership and personal development. Approximately 120 Senior Managers trained. Over $19 million in savings and new business achieved by managers implementing principles learnt in the program."
Peter Skilbeck
H.R. Manager
Ericsson, Australia