Per Tillman, VP Talent Management, Autoliv AB, Stockholm
“Autoliv Inc. is a Swedish American automotive safety supplier with sales to all leading car manufacturers worldwide. The group is among the largest Tier 1 automotive suppliers in the world. With the mantra “Saving more lives is in our DNA”, the respect for human potential is almost engraved in our company’s reason to be, driven by focusing on new leadership skills across borders.
At Autoliv, we challenge and re-define the standards of mobility safety to sustainably deliver leading solutions. In 2024, our products saved approximately 37,000 lives and reduced around 600,000 injuries. Our senior managers requested specific training for navigating significant change and transformation in the automotive industry. Technical excellence, customer focus and problem resolution were greatly valued qualities among senior managers, but future success depends increasingly on the capacity of senior managers to lead the business and enable their people.
Mannaz worked closely with the HR team over several months to shape a solution that would be implemented in several phases, such as a strategic leadership workshop, focusing on changes in leadership approach. This was enhanced with project work sponsored by the executive board and a new approach to change and transformation leadership in general. This programme has been an important stepping stone for many of our leaders: one small part of enabling their leadership and driving success. It is strengthening leadership capabilities among incumbents and their successors, and we have seen a substantial number of executive promotions among alumni.
We needed a highly customised and adapted solution to meet the needs of our executive group. Mannaz has supreme expertise in the area, and without any preconceptions about how it should be. It has been a true partnership and creative collaboration at it best.”
Mannaz has worked with Autoliv since 2017, offering leadership development and coaching services to their Top 150 Executives and Mid-Level Leaders. Focus is on strengthening the executive capacity to lead the business, enable their people and support leadership aspirations.
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