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Entrada Therapeutics: Transforming Leadership and Team Dynamics with AceUp
“AceUp partnered with us at a pivotal moment in our growth. As an expanding company, the excitement of rapid development also brings new challenges and opportunities for our leaders to thrive. We took a proactive approach to leadership and team development, and AceUp delivered a tailored coaching program that was a fit for purpose approach. Our coachees have gained tremendous value from their experience with AceUp’s exceptional coaches, and as a result, our organization has not only matured but become more productive, and closely aligned around our vision of delivering excellence.”
– Amanda Lopez, Exec. Director Talent Management & HRBP
Company
Entrada Therapeutics
Location
Boston, MA
Profile
Biopharmaceutical company
Challenge
The need to enhance leadership capabilities and team cohesion
Solution
Growth Coaching
Leadership Coaching
Group Coaching
Entrada Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on treating devastating diseases with intracellular therapeutics, has built a highly skilled and culturally diverse workforce. Committed to fostering a culture where everyone can belong, contribute and grow, they wanted to invest in their management and high potential employees to grow as the organization scales. They partnered with AceUp to support and grow their leadership bench.
“It’s been nice having a carved out time to self-reflect on the goings-on at work and being more intentional about how I want to present as a leader and handle situations.”
Coachee at Entrada Therapeutics
The Challenge
Tackling Entrada’s Leadership and Communication Challenges
Overview
Entrada Therapeutics is an incredibly fast growing company, moving from 40 to 175 employees in the space of three years. This rapid growth brought about a familiar need for leadership development, especially among employees promoted from subject matter experts to management roles. The executive team at Entrada Therapeutics wanted to take a proactive vs a reactive approach to developing the leadership skills of their team, even those early on in their careers.
Leadership Agility
Early stage career progression in a high growth environment led to the need for leadership development as employees moved from subject matter experts to leaders and managers.
Time for Self-Reflection
In a fast-paced environment, leaders often lack the time to pause and reflect on their leadership style, communication, and management approach, and to understand where they can provide the most value to the organization.
Interdepartmental Cooperation
In young companies, there is little division of responsibility, but as organizations mature, and roles become more defined, there is a need to improve collaboration and communication between teams and departments.
Conflict and Emotional Intelligence
Giving feedback and managing conflict doesn’t come naturally to people. Entrada wanted to equip leaders with the skills to grow these skills to improve effectiveness across teams.
The Solution
A Proactive Coaching Approach to Empower Entrada’s Leaders
Leadership Development
Coaching sessions aimed at enhancing leadership presence and decision-making capabilities. Sessions focussed on the transition from being a ‘doer’ to a ‘teacher’, and the types of changes this requires in how they think about their working style and leadership style.
Improving Emotional Intelligence
Training to increase levels of self-awareness to assist in collaboration and communication between teams and departments.
Time for Reflection and Growth
Leaders were given the space to reflect on their leadership styles and communication approaches, providing a rare opportunity for introspection in a fast-paced environment.
“I really enjoyed my coaching experience and feel like with the assistance of AceUp and my coach I have grown in so many ways! My behaviors have changed, my attitude and approach to work and leadership have improved, and I was able to successfully navigate some challenging times that I was experiencing.”– Coachee at Entrada Therapeutics
Entrada Therapeutics & AceUp By the Numbers
Significant Leadership Transition
A significant 38% increase in competency scores for transitioning technical experts to managerial roles showcases the effective increase in managerial capabilities.
Building Inclusive Teams
A sizable 24% increase in building and leading inclusive teams,
Regulating Stress & Building Resilience
An 15% increase in their ability to regulate stress and overall resilience.
Emotional Intelligence
An 18% growth in emotional intelligence among team members, enhancing interpersonal interactions and leadership responsiveness leading to improved communication and collaboration between departments which was a key goal.
Beyond the Data
A recent Gallup poll has shown that 42% of employee turnover is preventable, yet often overlooked. Entrada Therapeutics took a proactive approach by investing in their leaders and company culture to reduce future attrition.
Employee Engagement
Coachees felt validated, aligned with the company vision, supported, and enthusiastic about their roles and futures with the company.
SME to Leaders
Coachees were able to more confidently transition from subject matter experts to leaders while empowering their team and building internal capacity.
Leadership Strength
The coaching process built a stronger, more resilient, and confident group of leaders. A group ready for even more senior roles as the company grows and able to exert more influence and confidence in current leadership roles.
Company Cohesion
The growth in emotional intelligence and resilience significantly improved cohesion and collaboration across disparate teams.
Retention and Efficiency
Maintaining a healthy internal leadership pipeline and retaining emotionally invested leaders with deep institutional knowledge will save Entrada significant time and resources in recruitment, upskilling, and onboarding leaders.
With a driven, positive, and capable leadership team, Entrada’s C-Suite can now focus on business continuity and sustaining their high-growth trajectory.
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