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Read the full case study to see how Steerio helped transform team dynamics and decision-making. With easy, bi-weekly anonymous surveys, each taking just five minutes to complete. Steerio enabled structured feedback segmented by function, workstream, and geography. The implementation was supported by BearingPoint.

In a project context involving a large number of stakeholders, Steerio enabled us to highlight certain shortcomings and issues and to proactively capture weak signals. As a result, we were able to proactively improve the way we worked and collaborated within the program.

Marion, Transformation Director - Apollo project

About the client:

About the client:

Our client is a global enterprise with over 10,000 employees. As part of their Apollo program, more than 90 contributors from payroll, finance, supply chain, and IT collaborated across regions.

Main challenge: 

  • Very heterogeneous profiles, skills and mentalities
  • Transverse team structure and tight planning
  • Feedback culture almost non-existent

Our clients highlights the benefits Steerio has offered to the team:

  • A more balanced relationship between stakeholders
  • A better communication
  • Improved information sharing and exchange
  • Greater roles and objectives clarity
  • More effective governance rituals and meetings
  • A sense of belonging and greater ownership
  • Empowered and proactive team, better dynamics

Leadership routine: Measure, Understand, Act

Measure.

Marion leads by example, openly sharing her thoughts with the team. 

After each survey round, she receives a smart summary by email and dives into the results and analytics.

Understand.

Marion takes a look at how the project is currently doing.

She identifies the main positive points to be highlighted and the few areas for improvement to be discussed.

Act.

Marion reviews the different feedback and propositions submitted by the team.

She prepares discussion points for the next group meeting.

Marion reviews the Apollo team’s results from the last survey

The Steerio heatmap (segments x dimensions) helps Marion to instantly spot topics to be discussed with all or part of her team.

*segment = group of team members (e.g. workstream) and dimension = group of questions (e.g. vision & strategy)

Focus areas and insights:

Improving the “Decision-Making” dimension for the “IT & Architecture” team.

1

Improving the dimension “Resources & Capabilities” for the “Finance” team

2
  • Focus 1: Marion identifies the main areas of improvement

    4/10

    The team is able to make effective and timely decisions

    “The multiplicity of people involved makes it difficult to make decisions, and the inertia of exchanges means we're falling way behind schedule.”

    2/10

    Meetings are properly structured and efficiently managed to facilitate decision-making.

    “There's a flagrant lack of efficiency to date in our meetings, which drag on without the decision-making objectives always being achieved. We waste time, it's time-consuming and it prevents us from making progress on the rest of our topics."

     

    Decision-making:

    Learning 1:  Avoid inefficient and time-consuming meetings

    Learning 2: Review the decision-making process with the IT team

  • Focus 2: Marion identifies the main areas of improvement

    3/10

    I feel the leadership is personally committed to team's success.

    “We need to see our local worksite managers more involved and more federative. They never come to meetings and don't know how to communicate.”

    5/10

    We quickly get the required validations, resources and sponsorship to pursue our objectives.

    “The middle management is absent, and I often feel that I lack support. Discussions with other stakeholders become more difficult.”

    Resources & capabilities: 

    Learning 1:  Improve the middle management commitment in the Finance community.

    Learning 1:  Recreate purpose by making communication more fluid.

Marion examines the latest propositions submitted and upvoted by the team

  • Clarify and share meeting information 16 Share meeting objectives, agenda, and supporting materials at least 24 hours in advance and communicate key decisions afterward.
  • Enhance strategic communication 9 Use newsletters, videos, and one-pagers to communicate consolidated objectives and action plans by department.
  • Foster informal interactions 5 Facilitate informal interactions, such as team breakfasts or lunches, to encourage cross-stakeholder communication.

Key learnings

  • Better communicate objectives, roles and decisions
  • Share information more effectively and facilitate exchanges

Marion has identified the main learnings and will discuss them with the team. 

  • Marion measures actions impact two surveys later:

    7/10

    I feel the leadership is personally committed to team's success.

    "Our site manager is much more present, and the "champion" who supports us brings us clarity. We're better structured."

    8/10

    Meetings are properly structured and efficiently managed to facilitate decision-making.

    “I spend a lot less time in meetings, I feel that I am heard and can influence the decisions made. The approach is clear and I've really found my place within the program.”

    Final impact:

    Program health is on the rise, meetings more efficient and management more present.

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