StrengthsFinder and Executive Leadership Coaching by Steve Benscoter
Talent and Strengths Advocate • Former Fortune 300 Executive • Growth & Results Orientation
Working to Make a Positive Impact through Executive Leadership and Team Development
With over 25 years of executive leadership experience, Steve Benscoter brings a unique business perspective, human resources domain knowledge, and entrepreneurial insight to help individuals and organizations unlock their potential through strategic talent development and strengths-based leadership.
As a former executive at a Fortune 300 medical technology company and President/COO of a mid-sized manufacturing business, Steve brings proven insights into navigating complex organizational challenges while identifying growth opportunities that drive real results.
Led the largest producer of fiberglass reinforced polymer doors in the United States. Grew orders over 80%, increased company valuation more than four-fold, and drove dramatic improvements in on-time delivery while reducing customer complaints by over 55%.
Led business transformation initiatives consolidating 42 unique commercial ERPs to a single SAP platform. Managed over 500 direct and indirect employees delivering change management, process standardization, and multiple transformational initiatives.
Set global HR functional direction in areas of selection, talent and leadership development, compensation, and compliance. Partnered with senior leadership team to drive accelerated growth through the development of transatlantic operating models across all product franchises.
Led the largest global integration project in Stryker's history. Managed a 350-person team with requirements for multiple ERP implementations, manufacturing plant builds and transitions, and conversion of commercial business support across 85+ markets.
General management of Neuro and Interventional Spine commercial businesses with sales, marketing, R&D, and full P&L responsibility. Grew both businesses 3 to 4 times market growth rates and launched products into new markets such as ultrasonic aspiration for soft tissue and fine bone dissection as well as balloon assisted vertebral augmentation.
Human Resources Executive for global business with 4 business units and 5 global manufacturing entities. Developed and led the divisional Leadership Academy, received the Team Development Award recognizing team across Stryker Corporation for exceptional performance related to talent selection, engagement, development, and retention. Developed compensation management practices and improved practice to include compensation philosophy documentation, revised market matches, bonus guideline changes and improved external benchmarks to sales compensation.
Gallup's StrengthsFinder assessment reveals your top 5 talent themes, providing a foundation for personal and professional development. When teams understand and leverage their collective strengths, they become significantly more engaged, productive, and successful.
With my extensive executive experience and deep understanding of organizational dynamics, I help individuals and teams transform their approach to talent development, creating environments where people can contribute their best work every day.
Discover Your Strengths
Building on individual strengths, I work with teams to create a comprehensive understanding of their collective capabilities. This approach transforms how teams collaborate, communicate, and achieve results together.
Through structured workshops and ongoing coaching, teams learn to appreciate diverse perspectives, leverage complementary strengths, and create systems that maximize everyone's contribution to organizational success.
One-on-one coaching utilizing the Clifton StrengthsFinder tool to help individuals understand their unique strengths and how to develop and leverage those strengths for maximum impact at work and in life.
Comprehensive team assessments and development programs that leverage the Clifton StrengthsFinder to build high-performing engaged teams that exceed expectations.
One-on-one coaching for senior leaders focusing on strengths-based leadership, driving organizational execution and performance, and organizational capability development.
Assist organizations in developing and implementing HR strategies that align with their business goals with a key focus on HR deliverables, to include high potential talent development, performance management, leadership development, and employee engagement.
Leveraging broad based business perspective, communication, listening, and problem-solving skills to improve team engagement, participation, and effectiveness in settings such as team meetings, brainstorming sessions, project planning, and transformational initiatives. Having an independent resource to support teams can provide improved structure to sessions while ensuring alignment and improved outcomes.
Drawing from extensive experience in business transformation and integration projects, strategic consulting for large-scale organizational change and the related change management.
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