Using an immersive business simulation to develop a cohort of high-potential local leaders for senior leadership in a growth business. Building the leaders' skills and insight as international business people.
Working with the central HR team of a European-headquartered f.m.c.g. company to develop the role and effectiveness of HR Business Partners (HRBPs). This included a special emphasis on the skills and understanding of HRBPs when facilitating business team meetings.
The continued success and growth of a global engineering company hinges on its ability to develop the business and strategic skills of senior engineers. An innovative development solution for these leaders includes a competitive strategic simulation through which strategic analysis tools are developed, and personal leadership and team skills honed.
Establishing cross-cultural alignment of performance management processes following an international merger. Engaging Directors of the newly-acquired company in the process.
Developing a learning process in support of a global f.m.c.g. company's supply chain development programme. This initiative targets mindset, culture and leadership in addition to technical supply chain issues.
Working with the Board of an f.m.c.g. company to implement a new matrix organisation structure
Helping a top management team to develop mutual understanding and working practices, and to improve the quality of their Board meetings.
An overseas bank with a staff of about 300, operating in a niche market in the UK, had undertaken a substantial review of its job structures and pay levels. At the same time a project had been undertaken to identify the key differentiating competencies at all levels of the organisation...
Designing and delivering training for international, cross-cultural groups of key leaders in a multinational company, enabling them to support the organisation's growth leadership requirements.
Working for a major utility in the UK, we designed a development process to help members of a traditionally-structured HR team adapt to the role of internal consultants.
We worked with a multinational company to redesign some of its international management development programmes, using experiential learning techniques, to make them more involving and practical.
Helping a large fund management house to devise appraisal and succession processes which have enabled them to identify and develop high-potential people for the two layers of management below their European board.
A large, independent fund management house had experienced an extremely rapid rate of growth - a 400% increase over three years! This placed considerable challenge on succession management. Previously the European Board had felt they knew the high-potential people, but now the vacancies and the lack of sound succession information was a business threat...
Working with a management team in the IT industry to improve working relationships in the team, the team's reputation with its members' subordinates and its ability to deliver rapid and effective change.
Developing a management development programme to promote 'team readiness' across a complex, technology-based organisation.