An international group leader in the fields of aeronautics, defense and security, Safran The Group is committed to «sustainably changing the air industry to build the world of tomorrow». The Group is present on all five continents with more than 83,000 employees and a turnover of 19 billion euros.
The context
Like many sectors, the aviation industry is evolving in an environment that is constantly changing: a health crisis, an energy crisis, a geopolitical crisis…
To address these challenges, Safran continues to accelerate its transformation: changes in work modes, transformation of management culture, development of collaborative and agile practices.
Thus, the Safran University approached talenco at the end of 2021 to expand its training offer for Managers in order to help them renew their management practices and working methods.
The objectives
The talenco team has supported Safran University by contributing, since 2022, to a program for the development of transversal skills necessary for the entire group internationally.
It was about enriching their training program on new management practices and new ways of working for a more collaborative, cross-cutting and agile organization:
- to support managers in strengthening the engagement of their employees with the tools and methods of the Collaborative management,
- develop the Collaborative and agile practices to promote the well-being and effectiveness of all managers and employees.
Our system
talenco has developed a tailored management support offer in four training modules delivered in virtual classes over distance.
1. Engage your employees using collaborative management tools
4 virtual classes of 2 hours:
- Using motivational levers to engage
- Promote autonomy
- «Energizing» employees
- Developing collaborative practices
2. Innovating with Design Thinking
4 virtual classes of 2 hours:
- Understanding Design Thinking and the exploration phase
- Definition: Summarize your research and identify the «challenge to be addressed»
- Ideation: imagining new concepts
- Prototype: Prototype and becoming autonomous
3. Implement the tools of visual management
3 virtual classes of 2 hours:
- Aligning with your team through visual management
- Building your visual management
- Animating your team with visual management
4. Use graphical facilitation
3 virtual classes of 2 hours:
- Discover the link between facilitation, scribing and graphic facilitation
- Practicing graphical facilitation
- Presenting and challenging his visual productions
Modules 3 and 4 have also been deployed to different entities within the group for their employees outside the «University» program.
The results
For 2022-2023:
✔️ 45 Safran managers they followed the training on employee engagement through collaborative management, with 5 sessions held and one completed satisfaction rate of 9.3/10.
« Very good animation, rhythmically presented with very different pedagogical tools! »
« Practical tools that are easy to use and deploy »
✔️ 31 managers they participated in the training on innovation using Design Thinking, over 3 sessions, with one 10/10 satisfaction rate.
« Useful training for the implementation of solutions with a final user »
« Very well illustrated with diagrams, figures, and photos »
✔️ 4 participants have been trained in the implementation of visual management, with a 10/10 satisfaction rate.
« Interesting training that provides the keys to moving towards visual management »
✔️ 10 participants They were trained in graphic facilitation over 2 sessions, with one satisfaction rate of 9.4/10.
These training courses are always included in the Safran University program, and 5 new sessions have already been scheduled for the 2024 academic year.
