About the Company
600
Company size (FTE)
Barnes Group Inc. develops technologies to change the world. The company uses world-class manufacturing capabilities and market-leading engineering expertise and develops automation solutions and applied technologies for industries ranging from medicine to mobility and aerospace.
With DeepSkill, Barnes is able to establish a uniform management culture across complex structures and to anchor skills such as resilience and psychological security among its junior managers.
The Challenge
Different Management Styles and Established Structures
Barnes faced the challenge of unifying diverse management styles within long-established structures, compounded by limited HR resources. At the same time, it was essential to embed emotional skills broadly across the workforce. DeepSkill provided tailored solutions to build essential emotional competencies and drive a sustainable transformation of the management culture.
The DeepSkill Solution
Strong Young Talent Leadership Program
Based on a comprehensive needs analysis, we have developed a tailor-made junior management program for Barnes. This program has promoted a people-centered, bottom-up corporate culture. With the help of our digital learning platform, we have seamlessly integrated the various learning formats and thus created a smooth user journey. We worked with the following training modules.
Trust in Leadership
Appreciation Through Communication
Stay Robust
The Results
Program results
Thanks to the tailor-made junior management program, we were able to achieve a high participation rate and satisfaction among participants. Thanks to the efficient, digital processes on our learning platform, specialists and managers have been successfully trained across the complex structures. This has led to a noticeable increase in employee satisfaction and a lasting positive impact on corporate culture.
5/5
Satisfaction with individual coaching
Tailored learning formats for the target group: The high level of participant satisfaction with individual coaching confirms the tailor-made support provided by DeepSkill — a clear success in promoting individual leadership skills and strengthening a consistent management culture at Barnes.
6
Management modules
Differentiated learning content: Six targeted modules covering essential leadership skills for complex organizational structures were developed and implemented over several months.
12
Months
Long-term support ensured the seamless integration of new leadership skills into daily management practices. Over 12 months, managers received guidance to reflect on their day-to-day challenges within the program. Particularly impactful: The practical transfer into everyday leadership!
Bernadette Windelen
Executive Coach & Team Development Expert
„Transitioning from a specialist to a leadership role introduces employees to new challenges: How can I effectively shape team dynamics as a leader? How can I bring my values to life, especially for new team members? How do I manage expectations and address them within the team? Coaching helps participants explore these questions and confidently step into their leadership role with clarity.”
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