Freudenberg

Overview

Freudenberg is a family-owned global technology and materials company headquartered in Weinheim, Germany. Founded in 1849, the company employs 50,000+ people across 60 countries, serving approximately 40 market segments including automotive, energy, medical, and industrial manufacturing. As part of a broader HR and leadership training program for top executives and high potentials, Freudenberg engaged us to design, coordinate, and facilitate a group relations program for 100+ members of its global leadership.

Actions

• •Designed the full program agenda and structure for a large-scale group relations engagement
• •Selected and pre-trained a group of attending executives to serve as co-facilitators alongside us, enabling effective facilitation at scale
• •Facilitated the program at a dedicated venue in Germany with 100+ participants from across the global leadership team
• •Applied the group relations method, an organizational laboratory approach that surfaces team dynamics, systemic awareness, and leadership behavior under pressure
• •Contained and managed the intense emotional and interpersonal dynamics that emerge through the process
• •Focused on developing sensitivity to organizational systems, team management complexity, individual leadership style, and self-awareness

Results

• •Successfully delivered a high-intensity leadership development program at scale
• •Increased leadership sensitivity to organizational dynamics and systemic complexity
• •Participants deepened self-awareness and understanding of their leadership style
• •Built internal co-facilitation capability within the leadership team
• •Program was well received and continues as part of Freudenberg's ongoing executive development initiative

Tags

• People Strategy
• Leadership Development
• Team Coaching
• Executive Coaching