Top management team consulting engagements often include preparation for and facilitation of strategic planning sessions; development of plans for strategy execution, succession planning, and consultation on the composition and structure of the top management team. Retreats intended to help management teams work through challenging issues, whether business or interpersonal in nature, are also a regular offering.

Executive coaching engagements are very flexible, but are typically focused on managing career transitions. Understanding career goals and the strategies that will be useful in pursuing those goals, as well as the development of a professional development plan are examples of the sorts of work that might take place in a coaching engagement. Professor Bennett also coaches entrepreneurs who are struggling with managing myriad issues associated with growth in new ventures.

Professor Bennett has over twenty years of experience in the design and delivery of programs for high potential managers. He works regularly with Fortune 100 companies like General Electric, McKesson, United Health Group, Lockheed-Martin. CHS, and The Coca Cola Company. In addition, he has experience working with State government agencies and non-governmental not-for-profits. Professor Bennett is known as an engaging facilitator who maintains a strong emphasis on finding the practical implications of current thinking on organizations. Executives appreciate the degree to which he invests in learning the company and its challenges, as well as the way material is delivered so that it can be quickly applied.