Over the years, Sonoma Leadership Systems has worked with clients in a wide range of industries. We specialize in making sure The Leadership Challenge® learning experience has a meaningful and lasting effect on individuals and organizations. Here are success stories from some of our client companies…
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
At BLM, a major training gap existed between leaders coming into the organization and those already in higher leadership positions. The group in the middle—those most likely to fill positions vacated by the large number of upcoming retirements—was missing training and development opportunities; succession planning became a major issue. Creative use of resources and The Leadership Challenge® are helping to bridge the training gap and prepare the next generation of leaders. Read more...
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
As they shift from a punitive corrections system to a rehabilitative one CDCR—in support of their commitment to leadership and workforce excellence as a core value—selected The Leadership Challenge® as an integral part of their supervisor training. Over a two-year period beginning in 2006, Sonoma Leadership Systems trained over 1,900 first and second line supervisors. The program was so successful, they again contracted with us to train an additional 3,400 supervisors.
• California Public Utilities Commission
A few years ago, the State of California mandated sweeping changes to its vast network of websites. A new look and feel designed to provide access to all members of the public would need to be implemented within a one-year timeline and with a limited budget. Read or download the case study.
• Chevron
The Chevron Management Institute supports nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Angola, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Nigeria, Thailand, and the United States. In 2008, the Institute contracted with Sonoma Leadership Systems to deliver a complete leadership development process based on The Leadership Challenge® to 28 NGO executives. We delivered the program again in 2009.
• City of Klamath Falls, Oregon
A change in leadership gave the City of Klamath Falls, Oregon, the opportunity to turn around an environment in which leadership development had taken a back seat to other priorities. Selection of The Leadership Challenge® as their model program helped improve the personal and professional lives of a committed staff. Read more…
• Driscoll's Berries
As a result of a seasoned executive’s personal experience with The Leadership Challenge®, Driscoll’s Berries has implemented the program company-wide, helping managers and directors become aware of their leadership potential in the face of new policies and organizational change. Read more...
• Edwards Air Force Base—Air Force Flight Test Center
The Edwards AFB Organizational Consulting Office (OCO) works with military and civilian personnel to “increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency through behavioral science and organizational development strategies.” The Leadership Challenge® in conjunction with the LPI is one of these strategies. Read more...
• Kal Tire
With more than 200 stores across the country, Kal Tire is Canada's largest tire distributor. Eleven of their executives attended Sonoma Leadership Systems' public workshop as a prelude to a company-wide rollout in January 2009. Since then, more than 300 managers have participated in The Leadership Challenge®, now the organization's "leadership language."
• Leaders across Borders (LaB)
With developing leaders and collaboration in a context of unique health systems, cultures, languages, and ways of doing business, as their highest priorities, Leaders across Borders chose The Leadership Challenge® delivered by Sonoma Leadership Systems for their pilot program. In October 2010, they graduated their first class. Read more...
• Montecito Bank & Trust
Committed to the idea that a strong leadership culture would strengthen the connection between their bank and its community, Montecito selected The Leadership Challenge® as their model training program. They discovered that a shared leadership language serves to align employees within teams and throughout the organization. Read more...
• Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
The Nevada Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining and improving Nevada's more than 5,400 miles of roads and a 1,000 bridges. Their challenge was training future leaders recently advanced within the agency along with those who had been in management positions for decades. Read more...
• San Diego Hospice and Institute for Palliative Medicine (IPM)
Palliative care doctors are already physicians, so The International Palliative Care Leadership Development Initiative (LDI)—a program of the San Diego Hospice and IPM—isn’t about improving their clinical skills, but teaching them how to become leaders. The Leadership Challenge (TLC) has been an integral part of its program. Read more...
• Tech Credit Union
At Technology Credit Union(Tech CU), like at all solid financial institutions, ROI is the predominant thread of the cultural fabric. That is why, when its Corporate Training Department wanted to incorporate The Leadership Challenge (TLC) into that fabric, .... Read or download the case study.
• Western Union
Western Union is the largest provider of consumer-to-consumer money transfer services in the world. With several newly acquired companies, they needed a program to help their leaders speak the same language and unify their corporate culture. They chose The Leadership Challenge® as their model for achieving this goal and in 2008, Sonoma Leadership Systems delivered over 50 two-day workshops, training their top 1,000 leaders in Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East. Western Union aspires to be the "leadership engine of the world."