Leadership development programs have been a part of the business world for decades, and many of these initiatives are geared at high-potential individuals. The primary purpose is to provide a solid foundation for future leaders and managers, allowing them to take over at any moment and contribute value to the business and organization.
These programs have become a need for all leading and growing firms since they assist organizations improve their performance through increased employee motivation, resulting in increased staff productivity and engagement, which eventually leads to growth and higher profitability!
Having identified this need, Emergence Learning crafted Aspire and Achieve, a transformative learning journey aimed at unlocking the potential of these managers and transforms them into future leaders.
Aspire & Achieve was a unique six month hybrid learning journey spread across numerous interactive and engaging sessions, case study preparations as well as opportunities to present ideas before leaders in the organization.
A blended learning experience based upon the micro learning principles, and a unique blend of different modalities, addressing all needs of a modern and a millennial learner. The program was piloted with a 750+ Managers from Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL).
The background:
Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) is one of the largest Stainless-Steel conglomerates in India. It ranks among the Top 10 stainless steel conglomerates in the world.
The pandemic in the year 2020 disrupted all industries globally, and pushed organizations to go beyond from conventional onsite operations approach to a Hybrid or Remote operation approach across the industry.
To manage plant operations at Jindal Stainless Limited, Associate/Deputy Managers form the key pillars who orchestrate the organization’s success by keeping the workforce engaged, managing day to day plant operations, driving results for the organization, and ensuring best industry practices are implemented to increase efficiency of the manufacturing plant
To ensure JSL thrives further as an organization during these unprecedented times, it was imperative that these Associate/Deputy Managers adapt to new changes quickly, re-align their expectations with the role and sharpen their core competencies time to time to tackle day to day operational challenges, help organization achieve results and become future role-ready
Jindal Stainless Limited committed to upskill all Associate/Deputy Managers on 5 key competencies based upon an indepth need analysis and strategic focus aligned with the vision of the organization. These competencies were- Learning Agility, Communication Skills, Achievement Drive, Customer Focus and Creativity and Innovation.
With Aspire & Achieve, 3 key competencies prioritized were – Learning Agility, Communication Skills and Achievement Drive with the following outcomes:
Enable proactive and positive feedback culture
Develop growth mindset and become a learning agile leader
Achieve business results by implementing new ideas, methods and frameworks
The Intervention:
Emergence Learning designed a blended and mobile-ready learning journey, and deployed it with a gamified learning platform. It was a 21-week intervention, with 15 Virtual Labs or live sessions, conducted by experienced facilitators and followed by action learning.
To enable a micro-learning experience for Associate/Deputy Managers, the entire program was converted into a gamified learning journey consisting of instructor-led live sessions, group discussions, self-assessments, role-plays, learning simulations, self-reflections, community learning and 1:1 coaching etc. along with 4 dedicated learning levels and 15 learning missions.
Each level had different missions that needed to be completed to clear the level and unlock the next level. Each mission had a set of mandatory tasks and activities and for each completion, participants were given scores or credits.
The Results:
Positive Feedback Conversations with reporting managers increased by 3X
Total Production Manhours saved – 112:15 Manhours
Total Revenue saved – Rs. 53.64 Crore or $7 M USD
With Aspire and Achieve, Jindal Stainless Ltd achieved incredible results.
Associate and Deputy Managers at JSL were not only able to re-establish their role expectations from various stakeholders as well as their own point of view. There were able to create a plan for receiving continuous feedback with a Growth Mindset. They also learned how modify own communication style to construct a behavior most suited to elicit performance from self & team.
With Aspire & Achieve, JSL saved whopping approx. $7M USD by implementing new ideas to improve processes, increase quality production, managing time optimally and by optimization various operation plant-based processes.
We have seen the power of the phrase “Achieve and Aspire” in our work with managers and leaders at Jindal Stainless Ltd and achieved transformative results. It is time that we use this powerful phrase to help your organization to lead teams and businesses achieving transformative people and business results.
To learn how, contact us now!