Sascha Cechlovsky has been heading culture transformation within DHL’s German business. He will talk about the approach to drive culture in a division with a long tradition and strong culture. Sascha will share lessons learned on:

• Driving culture change and building a team of change facilitators
• The need for senior leadership’s sponsorship and willingness to drive change
• Identifying key culture change targets from collaboration to agility and innovation ¬– and what regional leadership teams must do differently
• Creating and launching change management strategies – from communicating to convincing the leadership team to tracking progress and coaching leaders
• The approach to work with the management team to achieve the future culture
• Managing the challenge of getting leaders on board – implementing lean tools and dialogue around main KPIs and getting managers to visit people and provide feedback to employees
• Tracking and monitoring progress to drive change
•  Key learnings including the importance of executive sponsorship, being clear on the reasons for change, linking change to business objectives, getting managers to lead the culture transformation, and more

• Agile Organization, Culture & Leadership for Innovation