CHANGE. COMMUNICATION.
COLLABORATION.
Leading the People Side of Change
What we do
Leadership/Team Development
Workshops
We design engaging, interactive workshops based on your organization's or team's goals -- related to several topics
including Collaborative and Adaptive Thinking, Giving & Receiving Feedback, Team Styles, Building On Each Others' Strengths and many more.
Workplace Transition
The people side of change
When organizations or teams are undergoing changes in roles, processes, leadership or work location, it's crucial for leaders to manage their team's transitions. We can help with changing mindsets and skillsets while using toolsets to make the change "stick".
Executive Team Effectiveness Retreats
Executive and management teams often need a diagnostic approach to identifying barriers to effectiveness. We tap from a toolbox of assessments to design customized solutions for your team. As a result, you'll see measurable improvements in progress toward leaderships team effectiveness and goals.
Employee Engagement
Programs
In order to retain your most valuable employees, an effective employee engagement program inspires your team to speak up, go above and beyond, and contribute towards the organization's highest priorities. Ask us about a program we designed that was recognized at a conference for being innovative and transformative!
Executive Coaching: 1:1 and Team-Based
Investing in current and emerging leaders results in a return in your investment when aligned with organizational vision, values and goals. Our coaching is deeply aligned to organization's key objectives and includes relevant resources designed to improve individual / team effectivness.
Strategic and Business Planning Meetings
We can help you by: designing and/or facilitating your visioning retreats; helping your leadership team to quickly write vision, mission and values statements; teaching your team how to create metrics that matter; and setting up action plans to encourage follow-up, accountability and teamwork.
Sandy's Bio
As an executive coach and skilled facilitator, Sandy Benz is deeply passionate about organizational, leadership and team effectiveness. She designs customized and interactive solutions that enable leaders inspire their teams and increase their ability to navigate ongoing challenges with collaborative mindsets, skillsets, and easy-to-use toolsets - with measurable results. She especially enjoys working with leaders and management teams to enhance their strategic thinking, business planning, execution on goals, managing the "people side of change", leading with emotional intelligence, and managing conflict.
Her 25-year career includes organzational development, enterprise-wide employee engagement, and designing leadership/team development programs and workshops. Clients have described her approach as engaging, proactive, and results oriented. She brings an easy-going-yet-focused nature to everything she does.
With a Master’s in Adult Education and a Bachelor’s in Business Management, Sandy is an ICF and Board-Certified Coach (ACC & BCC), and is a certified practitioner with ProSci Change Management, Genos Emotional Intelligence, Situational Mindsets, Working Genius, and Bates Executive Presence.
She has facilitated thousands of leadership and team workshops on the topics of Crucial Conversations, Clifton Strengths, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Four Disciplines of Execution, Giving and Receiving Feedback, Collaborative and Adaptive Thinking, Leading with Emotional Intelligence, and Managing Workplace Transitions.
Who We Partner With
Our coaching services are oriented toward senior leaders and mid-level managers. We partner primarily with medium-sized enterprise organizations, particularly those that are innovative, future-focused and people-oriented. Examples include:
Technology
Engineering
Financial Services
Colleges/Universities
Local Government
Non-Profits
A Few of our Past Clients..
Benz Team Solutions has worked with hundreds of leaders and teams for increased effectiveness. Here's just a few of our past clients to reflect our work in several industries in the public and private sectors.
Emerson Automation Solutions, Austin TX
Cities of Sarasota FL and Hollywood, FL
San Mateo Area Chamber, CA
State College of Florida