We passionately believe a company’s two most important assets is their culture and the people driving the organization: leadership. Building a world-class culture and having a high-performing leadership team is a key source of competitive advantage. In order to transform an organization, you first have to transform the culture. And cultural transformation starts and ends with leadership.

We provide management consulting for organizations in every industry to champion excellence by helping them create a winning culture, increase leadership performance, improve adaptability, and create a more compelling vision of the future.

Our Approach

The organizations we partner with are experiencing constant change and new challenges on a daily basis, so we are continually seeking new and more efficient ways to serve them. In order to provide the best management consulting service, we are relentlessly innovating our own programs, performing extensive research studies, and working with clients at every level of their organization.

Through a uniquely collaborative process, we immerse ourselves into the culture of each and every client, whether as a trusted advisor to top leadership or working with frontline employees. Dynamic collaboration is front and center of everything that we do.

Management Consulting

Benefits you will experience

Cohesive and High-Performing Leadership Team

Breakdown Silos

Positive and Thriving Culture

Lead Through Change More Effectively

Increase Employee Engagement

Explosive Growth

Strategic Alignment

Stronger and More Adaptable Teams

Improved Communication

Energized Team Members

Mission Driven

What Leaders are Saying

“Our organization has been working with Matt Mayberry Enterprises for three years. We were first introduced to Matt when he gave a speech to our sales team, but immediately after his speech, we knew that a 60-minute keynote presentation wasn’t enough. We wanted more, and we haven’t looked back since. The first phase in our partnership was when we engaged Matt Mayberry Enterprises to help us lead a cultural transformation that consisted of creating a framework that turned our values into specific behaviors that would help us bring our company culture and strategy to life. Matt conducted interviews with every single department within the organization, discovering many underlying issues and key themes that were crucial in our quest to build a culture that really brought out the best in all employees.

The outcome of our culture work with Matt has drastically increased levels of engagement and energy, but most importantly, we have alignment, and every employee knows what our culture is. The results transcend anything I have ever seen and rival the best case studies out there. The second phase of our partnership is Matt’s work with our executive leadership team while also creating a leadership development program to assist every manager in the company with developing key leadership competencies specific to our company. It has been thrilling to watch the company embrace, embed, and execute our values. We have accomplished so much with Matt’s partnership, and the most exciting days are in front of us.”

-Senior Executive, Food and Beverage Company

Consulting Programs

Just as professional athletes need coaching to perform at their very best and continuously improve their game, it’s imperative that leaders in the business world adopt that same mindset.  Any major change initiative or transformation within an organization starts with the performance of the senior leadership team. This executive coaching program helps leaders to step back from the everyday demands and intentionally grow their leadership effectiveness to be more prepared to show up and become the leader their people need them to be. This program is highly-customized for each individual leader with a six month minimum commitment.

What to Expect:

  • Increase leadership effectiveness and influence.
  • Identify your strengths as a leader.
  • Learn and understand the DNA of a Transformational Leader.
  • Become a world-class communicator and learn the importance of overcommunicating the vision.
  • Develop and instill a performance feedback system that brings out the best of your direct reports.
  • Create behavioral shifts that produce winning results and enhance the culture.

Continually talking about the importance of culture or placing a list of generic and dull core values all throughout the office isn’t a winning strategy. It’s not good enough to just have the desire to build a better culture. Massive action needs to be taken with a rigorous training and development program. This hands on and in-depth training program focuses on three core areas.

Enhance the leadership performance of management team

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Build cohesive and dynamic teams

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Create a world-class culture that produces winning behaviors

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Experience extraordinary results and sustained success

Nothing will pay off more than prioritizing the culture of your organization and constantly working to make it better. Culture change and major transformations can be extremely daunting, and one of the main reasons as to why many companies procrastinate and never get to it. With our systematic and hands on approach, we not only guide you through the process of creating a highly customized plan, but we walk with you every step of the way to execute that plan. This training program is much more than just being an advisor or consultant. We are extended employees who are dedicated to drive real change and tackle your most pressing problems head on. If you are looking for organizational excellence, going through a transformation, or simply want your company to perform at a higher level, then this program is exactly what you need. 

What to Expect:  

  • Create an agile and aligned leadership team.
  • High-performing executive team who is inspired to get better every day.
  • Manager training program to develop more equipped leaders.
  • Develop a clearly defined culture that energizes the hearts and minds of team members.
  • A detailed culture game plan is created for behavioral change and execution of overall mission.
  • Learn key change management principles to become a more adaptable organization.
  • Break down silos and build more collaboration across all departments.
  • Discover how to utilize the power of culture in excelling at change initiatives and major transformations.
  • Motivated frontline teams who are fully ready to lead the charge.
  • A healthy, positive, and well-functioned organization that brings out the best of everyone.

The Challenge

A major food and beverage company was already experiencing great success and growth over the years, but senior leadership knew that there was still a lot of room for improvement if they wanted to get to the next level.

Although a lot of the key business objectives and organizational goals were being accomplished in the short term, there was underlying cultural concerns that paralyzed further growth and the development of its workforce. The silos within the organization between different departments were growing rapidly, employees had no clear-cut idea as to what the culture was or stood for, and there was no shared sense of purpose and focus.

With these cultural challenges escalating and a digital transformation on the horizon, senior leadership wanted to take action before productivity and performance became hindered and effected the organization’s ability to exceed expected growth.

A cultural change is no easy task and doesn’t happen overnight. One of the biggest challenges with changing an organizations culture and the current behaviors of its workforce is to have complete buy in from the senior leadership team. Many leaders talk about the importance of culture, but then let the hustle and bustle of everyday demands get in the way of gaining real traction to create long-term change and eventually go back to their old ways.

The senior leadership of this major food and beverage company was all in and partnered with Matt Mayberry Enterprises to lead and facilitate a yearlong cultural transformation.

Our Approach

Matt Mayberry Enterprises collaborated with the senior leadership team to develop a cultural change game plan.

  1. Define the culture. Multiple meetings with top leadership early in the process was strictly geared towards defining the culture and creating a purpose statement for the overriding theme of the new culture.
  2. Cast the vision and unite. We took the senior leadership team through our in-depth values process to identify new values and behaviors. We also engaged managers and every department within the company to unite the entire organization through a very collaborative process.
  3. Roll-out plan developed. Working diligently with the senior leadership team, a roll-out plan and communication strategy for the cultural change was created.
  4. Integrated behavioral guideline plan. For most organizations, their values are aspirational at best and never create real change. After the roll-out plan was developed, we designed a behavioral guideline plan to initiate real change within the organization on how employees can incorporate the new values into their daily activities.

Culture Roll-Out

Through a series of workshops and focus groups, leadership training and development was a main priority. Everything starts with leadership, and for a successful cultural transformation to take place, courageous and exceptional leadership is required.

We guided senior leaders and department representatives through the development of new initiatives to embed the new culture and values into everything that the organization does on a day to day basis.

We helped the senior leadership team execute the communication strategy, strengthened accountability and feedback systems to improve performance, and held on-going training workshops for employees.

The Results

The impact and results from this cultural transformation for this major food and beverage company has been nothing short of extraordinary. They are experiencing a more collaborative workforce, less negativity in the workplace, key employees who are shifting from good performer to ultra-performer, and shattering expectations.

A few months after the roll-out of the new culture in the middle of a global health pandemic, they flawlessly executed a major digital transformation and revenue is currently up 60%. Taking the time to build a winning culture has paid off big time as this organization will not only weather the Coronavirus pandemic, they will come out of this crisis much stronger than before.

The communication and vulnerability showed from the senior leadership team has been incredible.

Employees across the board are taking extreme ownership and there is a strong compelling vision of the future.

Peter Drucker once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” and this organization is a shining example of the truth in that statement. They have always been a top player in their industry with winning strategies, but the moment they spent most of their time developing their culture and the behavioral change needed in order to get to the next level, powerful organizational shifts started to take place.

This is just the beginning for this organization. Culture is the name of the game.

The CEO of a national association approached Matt Mayberry Enterprises for assistance in facilitating and structuring a leadership development program for their executive team and upcoming managers. Over the previous five years, the growth of the association remained at a standstill, and there was a lack of ongoing leadership development. The turnover rate for new managers was alarming, and the CEO and board of directors recognized that something had to change.

Matt Mayberry Enterprises developed a unique six-month leadership development program for the association, with a strong emphasis on revitalizing the leadership identity, bolstering organizational health, and accelerating the execution of critical organizational objectives.

For maximum and lasting impact, the customized leadership development program encompassed six key areas:

  1. One-on-one leadership strategy sessions with the executive team
  2. Alignment on key association objectives
  3. Create and implement a performance feedback system
  4. Facilitate a people manager training program
  5. Leadership group training to foster commitment and connection
  6. Identify the required behaviors and skills for long-term change

At the end of the leadership development program, the results were noticeable and created significant momentum.

Results

  • Leadership fostered a shared sense of purpose throughout the organization, capturing employees’ hearts and minds.
  • Received an all-time high in an employee engagement survey.
  • Four of the seven managers enrolled in the manager training program were promoted to more senior positions within the association.
  • Senior leaders saw a significant increase in productivity with direct reports from the newly developed performance feedback system.

In the competitive B2B technology space, TechAdvance* is a long-standing industry titan. The multinational corporation boasts a multibillion-dollar valuation, and its flagship product line is synonymous with exceptional quality, convenience, and client satisfaction. However, despite its impressive portfolio and strong market presence, TechAdvance experienced a plateau in annual growth, necessitating a strategic self-assessment and transformation. This case study delves into the challenges faced by the company and its strategic pivots, shedding light on the intricacies of maintaining momentum in an industry that never stands still.

Challenges

After a long time on top, TechAdvance faced an alarming stagnation in annual growth that posed significant challenges. Through close collaboration with the company’s executive leadership team, Matt Mayberry Enterprises identified the primary issue: a lack of innovation due to a rigid strategic process. The problem was exacerbated by a siloed, risk-averse internal culture and a saturated market where competitors aggressively competed for the same market segments.

Let’s break these challenges down:

Hitting the Growth Ceiling: Lack of Innovation and Strategic Rigidity

  • Market Saturation: TechAdvance encountered a saturation point in its once-expansive markets. With traditional territories at maximum capacity, the path for growth dwindled, necessitating a shift in direction.
  • Speed of Innovation: TechAdvance found itself in a slow-moving pursuit after falling behind the industry disruptors who were defining the future.
  • Strategic Inertia: Tied to a strategic planning process that was cumbersome and sluggish, TechAdvance’s ability to respond swiftly to market dynamics was significantly compromised.

Inward-Looking Structure: Silos and Risk Aversion

  • Departmental Silos: A lack of synergy and communication between departments impeded collaborative innovation.
  • Conservative Culture: A deeply ingrained risk-averse mindset discouraged the exploration of new, innovative opportunities.

Facing these complex challenges, TechAdvance wrestled with a formidable growth barrier. The company’s once flexible strategic planning had turned rigid over time, hindering its ability to adapt quickly in an industry characterized by constant change. Internal obstacles, including entrenched departmental divisions and a risk-averse culture, added to the constraints on exploring innovative opportunities.

Solutions

To reinvigorate TechAdvance’s growth trajectory, Matt Mayberry Enterprises proposed a collaborative, three-phase strategic blueprint to disrupt existing norms and inject agility into its core operations.

Phase 1: Rethinking Strategy: Market and Internal Audit

  • Market Reshaping: A thorough market analysis uncovered emerging trends and untapped markets, positioning TechAdvance to explore new territories.
  • Operational Reexamination: A rigorous internal audit identified inefficiencies, paving the way for a more streamlined operational framework.

Phase 2: Strategic Planning Transformation

  • Agile Adaptation: Transitioning to an agile strategic planning approach marked a departure from rigid methodologies, injecting much-needed dynamism and responsiveness into the process.
  • Cultivation of Innovation: The establishment of TechAdvance’s innovation hub became the focal point for nurturing groundbreaking ideas from their inception to implementation.
  • Collaborative Synergy: Breaking down departmental silos allowed the company to harness the collective expertise of its teams, fostering an environment conducive to cross-functional collaboration.

Phase 3: Implementation and Continuous Evolution

  • Initiative Launch: Strategic initiatives explored new markets and introduced innovative products aligned with emerging consumer trends and demands.
  • Performance Indicators: Tailored Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) were implemented to ensure alignment with strategic goals and provide a guiding framework for ongoing adjustments.
  • Cultural Shift: TechAdvance embraced a culture of continuous evolution, emphasizing feedback and iteration as fundamental elements of its strategic ethos.

With these strategic tenets in place, TechAdvance embarked on a transformational journey that led the company towards a future characterized by renewed growth and innovation.

Impact

The revamp of TechAdvance’s strategic planning process underscores the effectiveness of agility in an industry driven by change. Additionally, the company emerged with a culture that values collaboration and innovation. This combination yielded a substantial increase in revenue, reinforced by forward-thinking improvements to its flagship product line and the implementation of assertive market penetration strategies. By adopting a more flexible approach, fostering an innovative mindset, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration, TechAdvance has successfully re-established itself as an industry leader.

*Names and identifying details have been changed to protect the client’s privacy.