Christiane Wijsen, Boehringer Ingelheim

In episode 4 of this bonus miniseries of Leadership2050, Andrew White and co-host Adam Canwell of EY talk to Christiane Wijsen, Head of Corporate Strategy and Consulting at Boehringer Ingelheim, about creating the social movement you need for a successful transformation.

Christiane shares her insights into the transformations she has led and how creating a belief system and sense of community will lead an organisation through radical change. Have a true interest in people, she stresses, as where it goes wrong is on the emotional side when people don’t buy into the transformation.    

Says Christiane: “Pick up by listening well to the true worries of people and the things you need to fix. You need very good emotional intelligence, listening skills and opening up, creating a safe environment where people can speak up and talk about their concerns. Don’t forget in any transformation you’re dealing with human beings.” 

For this special deep dive into transformation leadership Dr Andrew White has teamed up with research partner Adam Canwell from the EY organisation to explore the journey global leaders and their workforce went through as they successfully led their organisations through significant change. The series is part of a year-long research project in which Andrew and Adam’s team has surveyed 935 senior leaders and direct reports, as well as 1,127 workforce members from around the globe and across multiple industries. Their aim is to demystify the process of transformation.

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Adam Canwell, EY Oceania Workforce Advisory Leader.

Christiane Wijsen, Head of Corporate Strategy and Consulting, Boehringer Ingelheim

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