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Case Study
Business Issue
This global manufacturer and supplier of automotive components and systems operates in a highly integrated matrix structure with 70+ manufacturing facilities across Units, Businesses, and Domains. As the organization pursued an ambitious triple-digit percentage revenue growth by 2030, domain-level leadership effectiveness became critical to sustaining execution speed and alignment.
The domain leadership layer, responsible for translating enterprise strategy into cross-business execution, faced increasing complexity. While leaders demonstrated strong operational expertise, strategic discussions often reflected vertical priorities rather than enterprise trade-offs. Cross-functional initiatives required extended alignment cycles, and decision clarity varied across leadership forums.
Strengthening enterprise thinking, cross-domain collaboration, and structured decision-making at this level became essential to maintaining growth momentum.
Industry Manufacturing
Category Leadership
Product Integrated Leadership
Solution Summary
The organization partnered with Wilson Learning to implement a Senior Manager Development Program that strengthens enterprise leadership at the domain level.
The program began with the Leader Navigator 360° assessment, providing multi-rater insights into strategic thinking, collaboration, and influence capabilities.
Development focused on two areas:
- Enterprise strategic thinking – enabling leaders to evaluate trade-offs and align decisions with enterprise priorities.
- Cross-domain influence – strengthening collaboration and stakeholder alignment in a matrix environment.
Participants applied the frameworks through cross-functional business challenges, supported by facilitated reinforcement and a digital learning platform to ensure sustained application.
Outcomes
87% of participants demonstrated observable leadership behavior change.
94% of participants reported measurable improvement in work performance.
100% of participants confirmed practical application of program frameworks in their roles.
Behaviors that showed the greatest level of change:
The participants were able to:
- Leaders demonstrated stronger enterprise-oriented decision-making.
- Strategic discussions reflected greater analytical rigor and trade-off evaluation.
- Cross-functional collaboration improved through stronger influence across boundaries.
- Leadership forums showed more structured dialogue and faster alignment.
This program has provided a foundation for handling that complexity, but continued application will be key.
If this approach is extended to more leaders, it can really help create a more aligned way of working across the organization.
Head L&D
