INSEE partners with PIM to develop business leaders

INSEE Cement recently partnered with the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) to complete the Executive Leadership Development Programme (ELDP) for 2017/18.

The objective of ELDP is to transform INSEE cement’s functional leaders into business leaders by moving them from mastery in their own individual functional areas to broader multi- dimensional roles. From over 40 self- driven middle managers who applied for the programme, 24 were selected based on their individual development needs. After going through a challenging 8 months programme, 23 participants successfully completed the programme, the company said in a media release.

The ELDP course framework includes three types of skills that are essential for a successful management process namely, Technical, Human and Conceptual skills development. The programme is designed to go beyond a standard ‘class room’ learning experience in which participants used learning diaries, case study methods and a final project which was directly linked with specific organizational objectives. Its uniqueness is that it allows participants to learn and apply new concepts, while making a direct contribution to the company showing the real Return on Investment (ROI).

Buwaneka Dushyantha - Health and Safety Engineer from Puttalam Cement Plant topped the batch, closely followed by Asha Dissanayake - Accountant (Treasury and Tax) Finance, who came second and Amila Batagalla - Mining Engineer, Puttalam Quarry Operation and Sahan ChamrukOperations Engineer of INSEE Ecocycle who came third.

Organisation and Human Resources Director of INSEE Cement, Prasad Piyadigama said, “Apart from the knowledge and the skills that were acquired, the unique value of this programme was the opportunity to apply the learning thereby adding value to themselves and the organisation.”