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The top 25 leaders, including the executive team, recognised that strengthening their collective capability to lead projects was essential to sustaining momentum and supporting the company’s long-term priorities.",[],{"type":51,"text":66,"spans":67,"direction":54},"Challenge",[],{"type":56,"text":69,"spans":70,"direction":54},"Formula had more than 100 active projects running across the business. While the ambition was strong, confidence in leading these projects varied. Leaders were not always sure how to structure projects, how to bring people with them, or how to build the right environment for collaboration. Without a shared approach, there was a risk of lost potential, inconsistent delivery and a gradual deterioration in project culture.",[],{"type":51,"text":72,"spans":73,"direction":54},"Solution",[],{"type":56,"text":75,"spans":76,"direction":54},"Polaris designed a leadership development journey grounded in the Polaris learning model: input, practice, embed. We built the programme around the three dimensions of leadership: leading self, leading others and leading organisations.",[],{"type":56,"text":78,"spans":79,"direction":54},"Our design principles were simple and human: highly interactive experiences, practical application and learning through collective intelligence. We created a coherent pathway that blended virtual learning, real-time practice and in-person consolidation.",[],{"type":51,"text":81,"spans":82,"direction":54},"What we did",[],{"type":84,"text":85,"spans":86,"direction":54},"list-item","Teaser session delivered at the management conference",[],{"type":84,"text":88,"spans":89,"direction":54},"Structured launch call to set expectations",[],{"type":84,"text":91,"spans":92,"direction":54},"Three virtual modules",[],{"type":84,"text":94,"spans":95,"direction":54},"Two-day in-person offsite using a real-world case study to integrate and apply learning",[],{"type":84,"text":97,"spans":98,"direction":54},"Peer coaching and facilitated group discussions to deepen reflection",[],{"type":84,"text":100,"spans":101,"direction":54},"Practical exercises designed to strengthen decision-making, collaboration and leadership clarity",[],{"type":51,"text":103,"spans":104,"direction":54},"Impact",[],{"type":56,"text":106,"spans":107,"direction":54},"The programme created a tangible shift in capability, confidence and cohesion across the top 25 leaders.",[],{"type":56,"text":109,"spans":110,"direction":54},"Key results included:",[],{"type":84,"text":112,"spans":113,"direction":54},"Confidence to lead projects increased from 67% to 88%",[],{"type":84,"text":115,"spans":116,"direction":54},"Perception of strong collaboration increased from 60% to 77%",[],{"type":56,"text":118,"spans":119,"direction":54},"Leaders also highlighted the value of the case study method, peer groups, interactive exercises and the mix of virtual and in-person work. The executive team observed a clearer sense of collective leadership and a stronger, more aligned project culture.",[],[121],{"quote":122,"client":126},[123],{"type":56,"text":124,"spans":125,"direction":54},"“Taking part in this programme has given me much greater confidence in how I lead projects and how I work with colleagues. The mix of practical learning, honest conversations and shared reflection helped us grow as a leadership community.”",[],"Senior Leader - Saint-Gobain Formula",[],{},1780398130871]