Kensington International - Experts in the Acquisition, Development & TransitionKensington International

OVERVIEW: Leadership Development


The ability to map a strategic course and move your organization along is the critical test of leadership on every level. It is the key to your organization’s survival and prosperity. Equally vital is the ability to quickly alter the course in response to, or ahead of, changing external factors such as markets, technology or competition.  Your executives are likely focused on translating the strategy to a tactical plan and executing that plan.  Our leadership development practice will enable them to re-align their behaviors to achieve the strategy as well as get their immediate teams and extended organizations aligned with the new strategy.  We work with individuals, teams or across the enterprise to expedite behavior change for accelerated success.

 

Our Firm
Founded in 1988, and headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Kensington International is one of the leading leadership assessment, development and coaching firms in Chicago, and as part of Career Partners International, has offices and consultants in over 200 cities around the world.  Since the beginning, Kensington has prided itself in an assessment/fact based and coach centric model of delivery.  For clients that want a well organized process that is customized to the individual situation and focused on business outcomes, Kensington and our Career Partners International team is the right choice.

Our Clients
Our clients range across industries, from Fortune 500 and equivalent-sized organizations to medium-sized businesses and private-equity-backed enterprises.  Whether our clients are providing coaching to develop one executive in one location or hundreds of executives in many locations, Kensington International and our Career Partners International network can manage the assignment and deliver exceptional results.  We pride ourselves in client retention and our entire organization is focused on the client being at the center of our universe.  As a result, we have hundreds of long standing client relationships.


Our Coaches

Our consultants possess a sound blend of business/industry expertise and executive coaching experience and are supported by state-of-the-art assessment tools and the latest coaching project management and communications technology.  A typical Coach has been with us in excess of five years, is trained and experienced in our rigorous approach, and is held to high quality standards.  Our company motto is “find what works,” to assure that our Coaches are empowered to do their best work with every candidate.

Our Commitment
We place quality at the forefront. We measure and manage all key elements of the coaching process and solicit candid feedback from both clients and candidates on every assignment in order to continually improve our services.  Every quality survey is reviewed by the Managing Partner at the delivery office, our Director of Operations and by the Coach assigned to the executive.  Our quality track record is outstanding and the success stories we can share relative to executive development, career achievement and business performance improvement astound even our own staff.