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  • IC Companys: Focus on Strategy Execution
    Between fall 2007 and spring 2008, IC Companys, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based fashion-design company, launched an Leadership Academy for its management team in Denmark, Turkey, and Romania.  Included in the training were 360-degree profiles of leaders, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and the 4 Disciplines of Execution.  After establishing lead and lag measures and holding weeking WIG (Wildly Important Goals) meetings, sales in one division exceeded expectations in Denmark by approximately 123 percent, and the IT Department was able to to eliminate "a big pile" of delayed projects.  Quality Control improved in Romania, and teamwork improved in Turkey.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Improve Employee Productivity, Create a Unified Company Culture, Improve Leadership Skills, Improve Teamwork
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Manufacturing, Retail
    Location: Denmark, Turkey, Romania
    Date of Study: Summer 2008
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 10    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: The 4 Disciplines of Execution, The 7 Habits
    Author: N/A
  • IMPROVING SALES AT A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY
    In the midst of a corporate re-structure and declining sales, this major U.S. IT company brought in FranklinCovey's Sales Performance Group.  Among other successes, the re-vitalized sales force gained a 46% increase in pipeline volume and a 45% win rate. 

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Failure to Achieve Goals, Improve Employee Productivity
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Consulting/Technology/Engineering Services
    Location: USA
    Date of Study: April 2009
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 3    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: Sales Performance Group
    Author: N/A
  • IMPROVING SALES IN A GLOBAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    One of the world's leading management consulting companies partnered with FranklinCovey's Sales Performance Group to improve the capabilities of its sales force. 
    After 6 months, the sales force reported that an additional $2.3 million in sales revenue was achieved thanks to FranklinCovey methodology.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Failure to Achieve Goals, Improve Employee Productivity
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Consulting/Technology/Engineering Services
    Location: U.S.A.
    Date of Study: April 2009
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 3    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: Sales Performance Group
    Author: N/A
  • IMPROVING SAN FRANCISCO WITH FRANKLINCOVEY
    A 1997 survey of employees of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission identified a need for improvement in management and leadership. The commission decided to implement a series of workshops beginning with The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and including The 4 Disciplines of Execution, FOCUS: Achieving Your Highest Priorities, and Execution Quotient (xQ) Survey. Ten years later, the Commission’s employees are successfully meeting the needs of their customers.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Improve Leadership Skills
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Government
    Location: California, U.S.A.
    Date of Study: 2003
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 2    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: The 4 Disciplines of Execution, The 7 Habits, xQ Survey (Execution Quotient), 5 CHOICES / FOCUS: Individual Effectiveness
    Author: N/A
  • IMS Health
    Established in 1954, IMS Health researches and analyzes billions of pharmaceutical records to provide market intelligence for its clients. In order to help employees become more effective, IMS Health adopted The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People training.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Improve Employee Productivity
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Healthcare/Pharmaceutical
    Location: U.K.
    Date of Study: N/A
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 3    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: The 7 Habits
    Author: N/A
  • Independent School District
    This dynamic independent school district adopted The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Workshop in response to a performance review that indicated a deficit in parental trust toward district administrators within the school district. After implementing The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People along with The 4 Roles of Leadership and The 4 Disciplines of Execution, student achievement scores have increased, and parents treat the district as the “school district of choice” in the region.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Increase Customer Satisfaction, Increase Customer Loyalty
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Education
    Location: U.S.A.
    Date of Study: 1997
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 1    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: Leadership, The 4 Disciplines of Execution, The 7 Habits
    Author: N/A
  • INNOVASYSTEMS: Improving Productivity the 5 CHOICES
    InnovaSystems International LLC provides software engineering and technology information services to the U.S. Government.  It is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA and employs 300 people at 18 offices and support sites.  By February 2012, the company's second group of employees had passed the 5-week mark after receiving 5 CHOICES training.  This short article contains a letter from one of the participants.  "Most employees are begging to get into the program," says the CEO, Chris Wollerman.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Improve Employee Productivity
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Consulting/Technology/Engineering Services
    Location: N/A
    Date of Study: N/A
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 2    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: 5 CHOICES / FOCUS: Individual Effectiveness
    Author: N/A
  • INSIDER Update
    7 Habits training (under the name 7 Habits on the Inside) is being used to reduce recidivism among adult and youth offenders.  These reprints of 2 issues of the 7 Habits on the Inside newsletter report some positive ways that the 7 Habits are helping offenders.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Crime/Dishonesty
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Government
    Location: various
    Date of Study: October 2010 and January 2011
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Other
    Pages: 2    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: 7 Habits on the Inside (for prisoners)
    Author: N/A
  • InSights at Lubbock Christian University
    Lubbock Christian University, a priavte, comprehensive university located in Lubbock, Texas, USA, uses InSights in both graduate and undegraduate courses.  Of interest to Lubbock are the concepts of the whole person paradigm and servant leadership.  See what Kathryn Crockett, co-executive director of the Leadership Center, says about InSights.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Other Problems
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Education
    Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Date of Study: February 21, 2011
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 1    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: The 7 Habits
    Author: Kathryn Crockett
  • InSights in Charlotte County Schools
    the 2500 employees of Charlotte County Florida Public Schools are spread over 21 campuses.  The geographic distance as well as budget limitations made it difficult for employees to keep up to date on training initiatives, particularly the 7 Habits refresher courses the schools provided.  So, in 2010, the schools adopted InSights online training to complement the live training already underway.  This short, but "insightful" summary shows that Charlotte County was able to use online training to great effect.

    ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGE: Improve Employee Productivity, Improve Leadership Skills, Improve Teamwork
    TYPE OF ORGANIZATION OR INDUSTRY: Education
    Location: Florida, USA
    Date of Study: August 2010
    TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Success Story
    Pages: 2    Illustrations: 0
    FRANKLINCOVEY SOLUTION: The 7 Habits, Online Training
    Author: N/A