Action learning is a powerful tool for solving complex business problems whilst simultaneously developing leaders, teams and enterprise capability. It has been instrumental in creating new jobs, delivering significant cost savings, improving customer service and transforming enterprises. Its power has been recognised and used by corporate giants around the globe such as General Electric, Boeing, Johnson and Johnson, Nokia, IBM, Motorola, Siemens and many others. In South Africa it has also become popular with blue-chips with Standard Bank leading the way.
PenLion through its past involvement with Standard Bank and its present affiliation with Yury Boshyk of the Global Forum for Business Driven Action Learning is in a unique position to provide consulting services in the field of action learning. These services are built on a decade of action learning experience in the large corporate environment combined with intensive interaction and networking in the international field.
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Integrating action learning into executive development programmes. |
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Developing high potential talent through action learning. |
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Delivering solutions to specific business problems/challenges. |
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International action learning programmes. |
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Action learning workshops. |
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BUSINESS EXPEDITIONS
PenLion designs and manages specifically customised study tours for corporate clients. These tours are focussed on chosen topics and take in any destination in the world that the client wishes to visit. The tours themselves comprise intense personal dialogues with experts in the country and field of the client’s choice. |
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IN-MARKET BUSINESS EXPEDITIONS
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A group of 10 executives travelled to India to study specific aspects of doing business at “The Bottom of the Pyramid”. The study culminated in a submission of recommendations to the Group Executive including specific actions to be taken to develop the business further |
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A small group of Bankseta executives who travelled to Hungary and the Czech Republic to study skills development in economies www.bankseta.org.za transitioning from communism to entry into the European Union.
(seefor report and details) |
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A group (12 people) of Compliance executives and professionals from the banking sector which travelled to Australia to study the introduction of compliance legislation such as money laundering control and FAIS.
( see report in News section on this site) |
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ACTION PROJECTS
Leading companies develop their talent base through the use of select action projects chosen to expose high potentials to strategic business issues whilst requiring them to produce real actionable recommendations.
The action research undertaken for these projects typically involves an immersion in a foreign business environment or interaction with local best practices. In both regards PenLion will structure the projects and manage the total action experience including action tools such as executive dialogues, outside-in peer interaction, local and international travel, cultural interactions, best practice business explorations and strategic networking.
ABSA, Standard Bank, SABMiller, Bankseta and others have all enjoyed the benefits of our action learning expertise. Give us a call today to explore how we might contribute to Setting your Business Strategy. |
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STRATEGY OFF - SITE FACILITATION
We collaborate closely with clients to design strategy off-site sessions that address their key issues going forward over the coming year or longer. The value we offer in doing so includes;
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a neutral, non-political perspective |
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wide experience gained in a blue-chip corporate environment |
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deep generalist knowledge of technical content relevant to all areas of Human Resources, Learning & Development and Business generally |
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an ability to connect with the technical conversations as well as the strategic conceptual discussions |
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collaborative design of the off-site as a whole |
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close support for the design of the proceedings |
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management of the off-site sessions (excluding non-conference activities) |
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production of an executive summary report of the proceedings |
