Leadership Development
EFESO supports organizations and their leaders in the effective implementation of exemplary leadership in real and success-critical situations. If you want to manage the performance of your teams more efficiently, increase the effectiveness of your leaders in the organization and inspire employees at all levels to embrace change, we deliver the right pragmatic approaches.
Focus on managers on the shop floor
With our approach, leaders typically spend 10% of their time building knowledge, 20% on practical exercises, and 70% on coached application in real everyday situations. KPIs and progress reports make leadership development tangible and manageable. The leadership program, which is specially tailored to the working reality of managers on the shop floor, allows desired behaviors to be anchored in a targeted manner and leadership behavior to be developed sustainably.
Structured process
The EFESO Leadership Development Program typically follows three phases:
Analysis
First, we identify the leaders who will go through the program. Then we develop a shared understanding of the expectations of the leaders and an agenda for strengthening leadership behavior. Finally, we define the framework for the future leadership target.
Roadmap design
The next step is to develop the Leadership Progression Journey with progress targets and measures for each leader. At the same time, the tools and methods for managing the journey are introduced and a motivating performance environment is created.
Anchoring & Monitoring
The Leadership Progression System is implemented transparently and results-oriented along the defined high-impact moments. Through continuous learning, feedback, and experiences of success in everyday work, the managers anchor the new behavior securely and sustainably.
CASE STUDIES & INSIGHTS - PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
Quality improvement in the automotive industry
CASE STUDY:
A leading global automobile manufacturer wanted to mobilize and accelerate its entire network of nine factories in terms of costs and quality. With EFESO, the group established a completely new, soccer-inspired practice of competing for a championship lead. The project team thus dynamized rigid factory structures and work routines.
Chemical company on the way to climate neutrality
CASE STUDY:
In order to achieve the self-imposed goal of being climate-neutral by 2050, a manufacturer of basic chemicals has to put its entire business model to the test. EFESO supported the client with robust scenario planning to develop a sustainability roadmap that enables sustainable growth in a challenging industry environment.
Digital transformation in the food industry
CASE STUDY:
The EFESO case study describes how a confectionery manufacturer is expanding its competitive position with a comprehensive digitalization initiative. With EFESO, it is expanding the successes already achieved by its WCOM (*World Class Operations Management) program in the direction of highly digitalized production.
Transformation without limits
CASE STUDY:
Unlimited transformation: How a unified manufacturing system connects 50+ plants
Staying competitive despite global disruptions, labor shortages, and rising cost pressure? For an international automotive supplier, the answer was clear: only a bold new start could deliver the clarity, speed, and impact needed. Together with EFESO, the company developed a globally standardized manufacturing system—and unlocked the OPEX potential of over 20,000 employees in record time.
One Operations Community: strong performance on every playground
CASE STUDY:
A chemical group realigns its global production organization following a joint venture. The aim: to increase performance and efficiency worldwide. EFESO creates a “One Operations Community” in twelve plants - and over 230 improvement projects already generate savings of over EUR 120 million in the implementation phase.
Profitability Improvement via Change Management
INSIGHT:
Driving profitability through change:
With its Commercial Change Management Process (CCMP), EFESO helps Tier-1 suppliers in the automotive industry align pricing, cost, and customer demands – for measurable results in a dynamic transformation environment.