Business cases

A pharmaceutical company faced the challenge of improving the quality and impact of its managers’ development conversations. The goal was to achieve this through an innovative and scalable solution; they chose AI-powered training through avatars that simulate real business scenarios, enabling managers to practice, receive immediate feedback, and build confidence before engaging in critical conversations.

In an industrial company, the IT function’s strong technical depth did not translate into business impact. We developed and implemented a tailored learning program to build strategic leadership and empower technical professionals as organizational change agents.

A multinational pharmaceutical group operating across five continents set out to fast-track more than 50 high-potential women. Although the talent pool was strong, many candidates struggled with low internal visibility, self-limiting beliefs and weak networks. The task: create a transformative, multicultural programme—fully aligned with business priorities—that would also mobilise managers as allies of change.

A Spanish leading consulting and technology firm, now in a global transformation, set out to formalise executive promotion. The mandate was clear: create a standard, agile and objective process that removes bias, aligns expectations and makes merit the deciding factor. We delivered a broad potential assessment that has become a landmark in the company’s talent […]

Amid a broad cultural and strategic shift, a global company recognized executive alignment as a critical lever of change. The challenge: engaging over 100 managers to adopt and embody a new way of leading. We delivered an experiential program combining development sessions, practical tools, and peer-based learning. The result was increased self-awareness, strengthened commitment, and […]

As part of the exclusivity phase in the acquisition of a technology company, a major European investment fund aimed to gain a clear, objective understanding of the target’s management team, which was crucial to the deal’s success. By introducing a structured due diligence process, the fund gained clear insight into leadership capabilities and risks, enabling […]

An international asset management firm undergoing integration and rapid growth faced a critical challenge: aligning its leadership team in a demanding and strategically shifting environment. Despite having a group of committed and highly specialized professionals, the lack of a shared vision and cross-functional collaboration threatened its expansion goals. How to align vision and leadership with […]

A multigenerational family-owned firm with industry recognition sought to formalize the incorporation of the next generation into its governance bodies. The objective was to design a clear and transparent designation process—one that could support long-term sustainability while respecting the company’s heritage. The challenge was threefold: to move beyond tradition, ensure principles of meritocracy, and safeguard […]

A leading player in renewable gas infrastructure set out to develop over 25 production plants nationwide. The project presented a dual challenge: first, to identify and attract more than 20 critical profiles within an immature and highly specialized market; second, to do so across dispersed regions where access to qualified talent was extremely limited. Meeting […]

A Spain-based industrial group with operations across Europe committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a cornerstone of its ESG strategy. Despite this ambition, the organization faced two core challenges: limited experience and an environment not yet fully conducive to change. Generating awareness, securing leadership buy-in, and developing a credible, actionable roadmap were essential […]

One of the biggest challenges multinational companies face up to is getting their regional teams to work under the same criteria and organizational culture. Research shows the advantages diverse talent brings to decision making, as well as how those multinationals with diversity and inclusion policies in place improve their business indicators. This is why these [...]

For a high-growth family business, professionalizing the most sensitive positions and government bodies. Objective Select an independent member of the board for an expanding family business in the CPG industry Project The search focuses on finding profiles with knowledge on corporate governance, international experience and a good cultural fit for family businesses. Results The selected [...]

The arrival of European funds has created a new business niche in the consulting industry, as companies need help to apply for and manage these funds. For many of them this will mean a definitive change in how business is understood in order to adapt to a new future (digital, innovation, etc.) and overcome Covid [...]

No important change process should be undertaken without previously having a good knowledge about the talent that exists in an organization, otherwise both the business future and the success of the project would be compromised. Objective Conduct a comprehensive professional assessment of the critical members in the management team in a family business belonging to [...]

One of the critical stages for a growing company is to enter new markets. When taking this leap, how the process is managed becomes crucial, as the difference between failing and succeeding isn’t only measured in time and cost, but also on how much the future and market positioning of the company gets compromised. Objective [...]

People can enjoy a beer in almost any country in the world. It’s one of the most consumed beverages worldwide, and comes in different flavours, aromas and colours. The beer market is highly competitive and brewing companies try to provide both a wide variety and high quality, with the aim of entering new markets. In [...]

Research shows that gender balance on corporate boards has multiple advantages: it increases client retention by 12% compared to businesses which don’t present such balance. As a result, employees show a higher commitment, brand image increases by up to 5% and, both profitability and the ability to innovate are also substantially improved. It’s no secret [...]

The insurance industry is one of the business sectors where digital transformation is key for the sustainability of the business, as new players outside of the industry have entered the market and become insurers’ direct competitors. Embracing digital transformation doesn’t just entail reshaping the relationship model with customers, but also changing the business culture and [...]

Many of the big brands or organisations in Colombia and Latin America were born from family businesses, their traditions have passed from generation to generation and they have had to face different challenges, some of these challenges are presented within the same to remain competitive, in addition to generating innovation strategies in the provision of [...]

The Board of Directors is formed by members of very diverse profiles, both from a background perspective and the number of years they have been in the company. Nearly 40% of them were new to the role and came from other companies, whereas the rest had developed most of their careers in the company. Diversity, [...]

An international financial institution with a strong presence in Spain contacts Talengo after having defined a new and very ambitious business plan for one of their business units. The business results in the new plan required a higher focus on the client common to all team members, which entailed breaking the silos existing in each [...]

Talengo has been helping to professionalize a Colombian family business for the last 7 years. With a track record of more than 70 years, the company is present in 11 countries in Latin America, has a wide range of products for B2B and B2C business segments and a turnover of about US$400MM. Objective Originally, the [...]

Retail is changing continuously. New ways of reaching the customer are emerging and products not only bring value in their own right, but also through associated services or the sensations they generate in customers. The market rules, and makes it necessary to transform the missions associated with the leaders of these companies. Their roles, tasks [...]

Merger processes are often described as stories of winners and losers, beyond the talent of people behind the positions in an organization chart. But there is another way to manage them, offering all professionals the same opportunities for development and guaranteeing the company the right assessment of all its talent. Objective Help the company evaluate [...]

An individual road map so that within three years the best employees deploy all their potential; this is how this multinational company has started up a talent development plan for its most promising values. Objective To help the company identify and develop its best talent using the best methodologies according to the stages of the [...]

Fear is an incapacitating force. There are many occasions when companies tackle certain projects with too many precautions, with fear, and that is why they do not succeed in developing their maximum potential. The key to the success of implementing a mixed objective and competency assessment model is precisely the courage of a company that [...]