Global Management Curriculum

Client: International Chemical Company

Assignment: A specialty chemical company partnered with WOW! transformations to create a management-development curriculum that would enhance its reputation as an innovative organization and attract the right talent

Strategy Used: WOW! transformations divided this project into four segments:

1. Identify the skills and competencies required to achieve the stated objectives.
2. Create the curriculum-flow documents and templates while selecting and managing the vendor-partners involved in the project.
3. Evaluate the results of the pilot and launch the finished curricula.
4. Revisit the content as additional countries are rolled-out and adjust the content to adapt to the learning styles and needs of the target audiences, as well as the changes happening within the organization.

Initiative Goals:

• Increase the manager’s awareness regarding role and responsibilities
• Enhance management skills and competencies
• Develop people who develop others
• Improve levels of employee satisfaction regarding professional and career development
• Influence the culture of engagement, collaboration and clarity
• Clarify management processes, policies, and procedures
• Develop consistent behaviors (coaching, development planning, PIP, etc.) that link specific organizational processes, such as Performance Management

Tactics: Working with partner-vendors as subject matter experts (SME’s) and curricula designers, WOW! transformations managed the creation of a nine-month, global management development initiative that takes a blended learning approach: Classroom training, e-learning, peer coaching and self-study. The curriculum focused on developing critical management skill, behaviors and competencies.

The Results: The global learning curriculum was successfully created, tested and launched. The organization is reaping the benefits of consistent management skills, tools and competencies across the organization. To date the following statistics are available:

• The program has launched in North America, Europe and Asia.
• Ten trainers world-wide are facilitating the series.
• More than 230 managers have successfully completed the program since 2008.
• More than 160 additional managers are scheduled to complete the program in 2012.
• The program is now mandatory for all new managers.
• The organization is seeing common management practices and language across all lines of business

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