Case Studies
Bringing Leaders Clarity
The Challenge
- Much of the planning had been completed by a small executive team, but the extended leadership had been involved to a limited extent.
- There was an atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion, exacerbated by the fact that some parts of the change, involving third-parties, were still being discussed and were considered too sensitive to share openly.
- The transformation was heavily dependent on decisions made elsewhere in the Group, which only a few people were aware of.
Approach
- Design, facilitate and document a series of workshops for the extended leadership team (50 people). Deployed a number of creative tools: eWorkshop application, carousel brainstorming, resilience training, building trust, etc..
- Develop a common vision of the transformation and build alignment around the vision.
- Constructively explore and resolve issues related to change.
- Plan key activities and set demanding goals by working together.
- Agreed communication priorities and plans to cascade workshop outputs and questions.
Outcome
- Stronger alignment on direction and vision.
- Practical, implementable actions from workshop discussions.
- Improved trust and closer working relationship between participants.
- Stronger more personal relationships amongst the group.
