Business Leadership Challenge
Simulation for fast-track integration of new hires
“Our company operates over many countries in the Asia Pacific region and the simulation has proved both effective and cost-saving in on-boarding new hires. The programme has been successfully integrated and has run for the past five years. It is exciting, engaging, innovative and a great success”.
Matthew Furner,
Firmenich Asia Pacific
Critical to the successful integration of a new hires into the business is an understanding how your company works and the resources available to assist the new hires with their induction.
The Business Leadership Challenge simulation fast-tracks integration of new hires via a detailed understanding of your company value chain & resources and can be customised to your industry.
Styled and branded as a Business Leadership Challenge, this innovative and engaging simulation is run on-line 24/7/365 so new hires can take part anywhere, anytime – across time zones and regions.
Running a simulation of this kind can be a significant cost saving over bringing new hires to one central location for a ‘classroom’ based induction
The simulation benefits:
- Fast-tracking of new hires into your business
- Gives in-depth understanding of how your business works and what drives business performance
- Brings down costs of induction
- A business simulation that engages and challenges
- Run entirely via cloud computing – can be run 24/7/365
- Can be run across regions & time zones
- Engaging, competitive and delivers a real measurable learning experience
Overview:
New hires joining the client company Asia Pacific region: Singapore, India, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, etc, participate in the simulation in teams of 5 over 7 week period, e.g. 200 people in 6 geographic locations across 3 time zones participating competitively at any one time.
The simulation is designed to take participants through managing a contract successfully by taking them through the company’s business cycle / value chain.
Teams have to make a series of project management choices – and give their reasons – which are scored by the simulation and reviewed by senior manager mentors assigned to each team through the FBLC.
The simulation can be run competitively across regions with a prize-giving and recognition awards ceremony is held at the end of each Business Leadership Challenge by video link.
Content & Format:
Who:
The Business Leadership Challenge simulation is designed for new hires coming into your company.
What:
The simulation is run on-line via the Learning Dynamics BLC simulation platform. All resources are available on-line together with multi-media help on our secure server.
Participants work in teams of 5 and they manage a key project within your company which takes them through the business cycle. They are taken through a series of business cycle topics and have to make choices between optional courses of action and give their reasons.
A team’s choices and their reasons for these choices are reviewed on-line by senior managers together with the team members to ensure learning outcomes.
These choices are automatically scored by the simulation. Teams can see their scores – and the scores of other teams – each week.
A prize-giving and recognition ceremony can be arranged at the end of the programme
Team & mentor resources include:
A comprehensive team briefing, an explanation of decisions to be taken each week, time table for decisions and results, helpful hints & tips, on-line coach and email helpdesk.
How delivered:
This simulation is delivered by a combination of on-line participation and mentoring by senior managers. All resources are downloadable from the BLC website.
How long:
The BLC can be run for multiple groups over a 7 week programme with a prize giving and recognition ceremony at the end of the programme. The timetable can be scheduled for shorter periods to fit any programme format.
