IPM conducts advanced management development programme for BOC
IPM Sri Lanka, the nation’s leader in human resource management, recently inaugurated an advanced Management Development Programme (MDP) for the senior management of Bank of Ceylon (BOC).
This advanced MDP which has been designed exclusively for Bank of Ceylon by a team of business and HR experts attached to the Corporate Training and Consultancy Division of IPM Sri Lanka will be of a four-month duration, and will be held at the IPM Sri Lanka Head Office ‘HR House’ in Polhengoda, Colombo 05. Over 41 senior management staff from Bank of Ceylon will be participating in this advanced MDP.
“We as the nation’s leader in human resource management are delighted to work together with Bank of Ceylon, the bankers to the nation to organise this advanced management development programme for the bank’s senior management team. Being the leaders in our own fields, we believe that this collaboration is a good fit which will help yield long term benefits for Bank of Ceylon in attaining its strategic goals and objectives,” said IPM Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer P.G. Tennakoon, speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the programme.
“The main objective of this programme is to develop future leaders and to select the right person for the right position in taking the bank to its next level of growth and expansion. We are confident that IPM Sri Lanka, as the leading professional HR body can help us to develop our management team to be top class managers,” said Bank of Ceylon Human Resource Deputy General Manager K.E.D. Sumanasiri.
The advanced MDP is a dynamic systemwide training programme that is designed to enhance and strengthen leadership capabilities and ensure that the participants have the skills, knowledge and resources to effectively lead, engage, and develop their teams. It consists core modules of people management, employee engagement and change management which are essential development areas for senior management personnel, and will provide the foundation for those in leadership positions to think, act and lead from the new management model. Participants will learn powerful concepts and tools to help them lead, support, and inspire a talented workforce.
The contents of this programme were designed by IPM in discussion and consultation with Bank of Ceylon giving due consideration to the bank’s strategic goals and objectives. An eminent panel of experienced high profile resource personnel from the IPM Corporate Training and Consultancy Division will conduct the advanced MDP. The content is delivered via interactive classroom lectures, presentations, videos and discussions.