Culture, Values & Entrepreneurship

Culture, Values & Entrepreneurship

Mindset is important to us

“We at LEONI aim to further develop our culture based on strong values to live and lead by. Our entrepreneurial mindset serves as an important driver of our transformation and thus, represent an integral part of LEONI’s future success.”

Klaus Rinnerberger, CEO

Value-driven activities & cross-country collaboration

This comprehensive presentation shows the importance of our cross-country collaboration, showcasing value-driven activities and sharing best practices that foster our collective learning.

We aim to inspire and enhance the overall learning experience by focusing on effective strategies, shared knowledge, and the benefits of working together across borders.

By emphasizing our five core values – responsibility, result-orientation, collaboration, showing care and respect – we create a foundation for success and positive impact.

In addition, we promote an entrepreneurial mindset that encourages adaptability and a proactive approach to challenges. By demonstrating key insights and actionable ideas, we adopt innovative approaches and strengthen our global networks.

Corporate culture

• Our culture embodies LEONI's collective values, beliefs, and principles, visible through actions, standards, and corporate practices. It's the personality of LEONI
• We are here to create valuable connections: For our customers, for our sustainable future - and for you! At LEONI, you can not only help shape the future of mobility, make a real contribution and grow on big issues: you can also look forward to a culture based on respect and care, where you can make the impossible possible together with your colleagues. We call that: Empowering Connections

• So what does it mean exactly?

  #Empowering defines our approach: It's about empowering our global customers and our around 95,000 colleagues worldwide—it's at the heart of our values

  #Connections refers to our innovative products—our wiring solutions provide vital connectivity to the automotive industry—as well as our internal collaboration, fostering connections between individuals, teams, and nations.

Corporate values

• LEONI values are the underlying philosophies that guide our decision-making and a sense of what’s important and what’s right for our employees
• Our values influence the way our people interact
• Our values influence the way we deal with certain challenges
• Our values describe indispensable characteristics for achieving a culture of success together
• Our values help us achieve the defined goals of the transformation

Our values Our desired values mindset LEONI values & entrepreneurship

LEONI values promote entrepreneurship, encouraging behaviors such as:

• Acting as if LEONI was our own company!
• Going for our respective targets – with speed, at the highest quality and with passion
• Fostering responsibility and ownership
• Taking decisions quickly in our areas of responsibility and executing subsequent actions without fear
• Developing a beneficial failure culture
• Not waiting for others to act first. Just do it!
• Practicing consistent performance management
• Considering spending budgets and other resources wisely
• Simplifying processes, reducing bureaucracy and overcoming hurdles
• Always checking the value-add of our activities

Everyone can contribute

“No single person or team can change a culture alone, and yet each effort counts, and each person makes a difference. Leaders play a crucial role by serving as role models for our Values and by leveraging them to enhance business performance.”

Michael Detert, CHRO

Values & entrepreneurship in action

At LEONI, living our values begins with individuals. By understanding and embracing these principles in our daily lives, we enable their integration into teams and organizational dynamics. Leadership is key to this process, as people follow people, not concepts.

Global employee surveys reveal a strong awareness of LEONI’s corporate values and entrepreneurial mindset, forming a solid foundation for progress. Building on this, we are rolling out value-driven initiatives worldwide to deepen this awareness and further embed these principles into our corporate culture.

Through dedicated focus periods, we provide clear guidance to employees on how to incorporate our values into everyday interactions. This approach ensures that our values and entrepreneurial behaviors become integral to how we work together and deliver results.

Explore inspiring stories and examples in the media gallery below.