Investing in Future HR Leaders

A multinational pharmaceutical company saw a business need to upgrade the strategic abilities of its mid-level HR professionals. They believed that investing in the skill sets of these future HR leaders would pay off in the short-term and in the future.

The RBL Group was invited to design a 5-day seminar including modules on Strategy, Organization Design, HR Consulting Skills, Talent Management, and Change Management.  Prior to the workshop, participants identified a specific Business Challenge that they could address during and after the workshop. Throughout the week of the seminar, participants applied the concepts to their projects, which they implemented back on the job.  Each participant also received 360 feedback on his/her HR competencies, as well as intensive 1-on-1 coaching on their personal development plans and Business Challenge projects.

  • The seminar received one of the highest evaluations ever within
  the company
  • The company is following up with participants to track the execution and
  effect of their Business Challenge projects
  • By the time the intervention is concluded, more than 300 HR managers
  and high potential professionals will have executed specific projects with
  bottom-line impact
  • As a complement to the program, a new program has been
  recently designed, piloted, and launched successfully to provide critical
  skills to HR Practitioners as Business Partners. In the future, all HR
  Practitioners will participate in both programs as they grow in the
  organization. The 4-day program will be delivered 2-3 times during 2010