An upwards movement of 2 levels in the targeted competencies in 90% of the participants in a high potential development program for an Indian MNC in the Engineering & Construction sector.
The Business Context
- A large India based MNC conglomerate had a pool of middle managers from which it wanted to identify and develop the high potentials.
- As part of their larger succession planning exercise, the organization was looking for a behavioural-science based development approach.
- The objective was to develop in-house leadership capability and deploy the same across multiple projects.
- The organization wanted to partner with an organization that would do both assessment and the development.
Our Approach
- GrowthSqapes conducted an in-person Assessment Centre using psychometric and cognitive tools to measure leadership potential in the candidates.
- The chosen candidates were enrolled in a multi-interface competency development journey of 1 year based on experiential learning.
- Projects and assignments were allocated at a group level along with an individual coach for each participant throughout the journey.
- After 1 year a mini-Assessment Centre was conducted to gauge the needle movement and give role recommendations for each participant.
Business Impact Created
- An upwards movement of 2 levels in the targeted competencies in 90% of the participants.
- Creation of a strong bench of leaders for taking up future roles.
- Marked reduction in attrition at the middle manager level.
- Improved project governance metrics.
Stakeholder Sound Bites
- “This program has changed my perspective on multiple fronts”.
- “I myself realized that I am different person now and my boss also tells me the same”.
- “The concepts learnt are implementable in working life”.
- “It has been a successful partnership with Growthsqapes”
