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Learn & develop
We are strong believers in the 70/20/10 philosophy, which allows you to develop to the greatest possible extent through intensive on-the-job guidance, combined with coaching and training. Putting the right person on the right project is essential to our employees’ development. We pay great attention to that in our resource management. Throughout a project, we use our Make Strategy Work method to provide employees with intensive guidance on their personal development. A ‘people stand-up meeting,’ in which we set personal learning goals and check up on progress, is part of every project. We also consider how team members can contribute to their co-workers’ learning goals.
Continuous development dialogue
Each employee has a mentor who coaches them in their development. Their dialogue focuses on the future: they discuss what is needed to maximize the employee’s potential. We call this process the ‘continuous development dialogue.’ Throughout the year, employees collect feedback to help guide the dialogue. To facilitate the dialogue, we use a tool: Impraise. In this app, you can easily exchange feedback and set development goals. Every couple of weeks, the mentor and mentee discuss progress. And every three months, they check up on the mentee’s goals.
How to get more out of your employees
Seeking and receiving constructive feedback is ingrained in our company culture. As a result, we learn from each other and develop quickly. The best feedback is of the personal kind, provided in a one-on-one conversation. Here are a few examples of more formal ways in which we facilitate feedback exchange:
IG&H grows rapidly, and one of our biggest challenges is to ensure everyone still feels connected to each other. Not only can you learn from our training programs, they also create a common language and provide a perfect opportunity to meet your co-workers. To facilitate connections, we do our utmost best to make sure there are people from across the organization in each training group.
Most training sessions are inspired by our three main philosophies: Make Strategy Work, Care to Dare, and The Art of Selling. Where possible, our internal experts provide training, because no one understands our way of working like they do. Certain training sessions, though, require external training. For those, we have established close partnerships with institutions like IMD and Frits Philips & Partners.
Jasmijn Haverhals
Consultant, Digital Transformation
How has IG&H helped you prepare for your job as a consultant?
In addition to on-the-job learning, you learn everything you need to know about consultancy in the Consultant Development Program (CDP). The program consists of various internal and external training courses and has been specifically developed for trainees. Besides training sessions, the CDP often organizes trips and dinners. Through these, you quickly develop good relationships with co-workers at IG&H. I see many of them outside of work on a regular basis.