Helping KIA Motors replace siloed working with a culture of trust, collaboration, and performance across the organisation.
CASE STUDY
Transforming Culture at KIA Motors
CLIENT
KIA Motors
SECTOR
Automotive
FORMAT
Keynote & Workshops
LOCATION
UK
PHASE 01
The Challenge
KIA Motors sought support in driving a significant cultural transformation across the organisation.
Leadership recognised that siloed working practices, inconsistent communication, and limited cross-functional collaboration were impacting performance and reducing the organisation’s ability to fully leverage the strengths of its people. The objective was to create a more connected, collaborative, and high-performing culture that would support the business through a period of strategic growth and change.
PHASE 02
The Solution
NPO designed and delivered a series of workshops, keynote presentations, and culture-focused interventions aimed at reshaping behaviours across the organisation.
Over a twelve-month period, The programmes focused on the psychology and science of teamwork, effective communication, how to build and maintain trust, leadership accountability, and the practical actions required to prevent siloed working.
Working closely with leaders and teams throughout the business, NPO helped establish a shared language around performance, collaboration, and culture. The intervention emphasised the importance of care, respect, psychological safety, and trust as the foundations upon which high-performing teams are built, while providing leaders with practical frameworks to reinforce these behaviours consistently.
PHASE 03
The Outcome
The programme successfully contributed to the development of a stronger, more collaborative organisational culture, with teamwork, trust, communication, and mutual respect becoming increasingly embedded across the business. The improved alignment between teams enhanced the organisation’s ability to execute strategic objectives, creating greater cohesion and organisational effectiveness. The cultural progress achieved during the engagement played an important role in supporting the business’s broader commercial ambitions and objectives leading up to its eventual sale.
“Over the course of the year, the organisation shifted from isolated teams to a more unified collective identity. The result was a more aligned, supportive and performance-orientated environment.”
JASON CRANSWICK, KIA MOTORS