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LSC: Blended Learning for Managers Case Study
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LSC Case Study: Blended Learning for Managers Client Profile Industry Sector: Government department Number of employees: 3,500 Location: Coventry HQ with nine regional UK offices Challenge The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has a vision that ‘by 2010, young people and adults in England have knowledge and skills matching the best in the world and are part of a [...]
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Travis Perkins: Introducing Management Development Case Study
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Travis Perkins Case Study: Introducing Management Development Client Profile Industry Sector: Construction - Builders Merchants Number of employees: 14,500 Location: UK & Worldwide Challenge In organisations where there has previously been little focus on developing existing employees, introducing the idea of assessment and the measurement of performance against defined competencies in a positive light can be a real challenge. [...]
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CMS Cameron McKenna: Trainee Solicitor Assessment
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CMS Cameron McKenna Case Study: Trainee Solicitor Assessment Client Profile Industry Sector: Legal Number of employees: 1,300 Location: London Challenge Facing strong competition for talented new Trainee Solicitors, CMS Cameron McKenna first sought the help of a&dc in 2005 to design an assessment process which would identify the best new talent as well as being able to stand [...]
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Grundfos: Talent Centre
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Grundfos Case Study: Talent Centre Client Profile Industry Sector: Pump manufacturing Number of employees: 18,000 Location: International – based in Denmark Challenge: Grundfos were looking for a professional partner, who, in close co-operation with their internal project team, could develop an assessment and development concept. Grundfos engaged with a&dc to design and implement a robust talent assessment process [...]
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Ogilvy: SuperSaturday Assessment Events
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Ogilvy Case Study: SuperSaturday Client Profile Industry Sector: Advertising Number of employees: 15,000 Location: International Challenge Ogilvy have been running their annual ‘SuperSaturday’ event in New York very successfully for a number of years. SuperSaturday is an Assessment Center for campus/graduate-level hires being recruited into the ‘Associate’ role within Ogilvy. This role is very prestigious, in a [...]
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Vue: Management Development Programme
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Vue Case Study: Management Development Programme Client Profile Industry Sector: Cinema Chain and Entertainment Business Number of employees: 3,500 Location: UK and Ireland Project Overview Implementation of a Development Programme Launch Event to increase self-awareness in high-potential Managers and to ‘excite’ them regarding their future career path within Vue. Challenge Vue’s objective was to design and deliver [...]
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Exponential-e: Building Management Capability and Resilience
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Exponential-e Case Study: Management Capability and Resilience Client Profile Industry Sector: Telecommunications Location: London Project Overview Exponential-e uses its own network to deliver business critical services including Cloud, Voice Services and Connectivity. From business Internet to Data Centre as a Service, to Cloud Aggregation, organisations large and small are running critical services underpinned by Exponential-e’s technological innovations. The difference between [...]
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Asda: Leadership Development Using Emotional Intelligence
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Asda Case Study: Development Using Emotional Intelligence Client Profile Industry Sector: Retail Number of employees: Over 140,000 Location: UK Project Overview Following the successful launch of their new company-wide Leadership Framework, Asda wanted to fully embed the new leadership behaviours into the organisation’s DNA using a variety of interactive and engaging workshops aligned to each of the leadership behaviours. [...]
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Booths: New Store Assessment Process
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Booths Case Study: New Store Assessment Process Client Profile Industry Sector: Food and Drink Retailer Number of employees: 3,000+ Location: Preston Central Office Client Overview Booths is a chain of high-end stores predominantly based in the North West of England, specialising in providing locally sourced, high quality foods and goods for its customers. Since the 1800s, five generations [...]
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VT Group: Graduate Assessment
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VT Group Case Study: Graduate Assessment Client profile: Industry sector: Construction / Engineering Number of employees: 1,300+ Location: Southampton, UK (with offices worldwide) Challenge The Graduate Recruitment programme at VT Group was a core focus of the HR team in terms of planning and budget. The company conducts an annual recruitment round after which 12-14 [...]
