Starting point
A global company with a large Austrian production site faced changes in its business environment and new requirements from headquarters. Leaders carried heavy workloads and were sometimes working at their limits.
Goals
- Recognise mental barriers to innovative thinking and action.
- Move beyond complaining and shifting responsibility.
- Identify the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
- Strengthen personal and organisational resilience.
Process and content
An interactive inspiration day brought together around 80 leaders. Three LeadingX experts delivered experiments and four talks: dealing with challenges and getting out of our own way; the digital future from the internet to AI; capabilities for mastering change; and the pillars of resilience.
Time for reflection and analysis helped participants identify improvements that could be implemented quickly without major effort. Group activities brought energy, enjoyment and stronger team spirit. A closing panel discussion revisited the core themes.
Feedback
The Austrian managing director: “I was surprised by how well the themes developed through the experiments and talks fitted our current challenges. Exactly what we need now.”
“There was not a minute of downtime or dry theory. All leaders participated actively, and we will shortly begin implementing the potential we identified.”
