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Axiata Group Berhad | Sustainability & National Contribution Report 2016
NURTURING
PEOPLE
Nurturing Future Leaders
At Axiata, we understand that our
ambition to become a New Generation
Digital Champion is a long-term goal that
requires sustained effort as we make
incremental improvements in all aspects
of our business. Successive leaders in
our organisation must understand the
necessity of sustaining the effort and
recognising the importance of maintaining
continuity in our activities.
By staffing management positions with
internally groomed and trained people,
we ensure that the key roles of our
organisation are occupied by qualified
individuals who recognise the importance
of our long-term initiatives and objectives.
It also grants assurance that leaders who
embody Axiata’s culture and values are
ready to take on positions of leadership.
From a recruitment standpoint, an internal
pipeline of talent reduces our reliance on
external talent and mitigates concerns
that external appointees may not have the
right culture-fit.
Our leadership development initiative is
spearheaded by two flagship programmes:
the Group Accelerated Development
Programme (GADP) and OpCo Accelerated
Development Programme (OADP). Both
programmes help groom our staff with
leadership potential by giving them
the necessary training and exposure to
prepare them for leadership opportunities
when they arise.
Candidates are put through a focused
training regime and given greater attention
by management staff to aid in their
development. Through these programmes,
we have now filled the majority of key
management positions in our OpCos,
including the CEOs, with internally
groomed talent. At present, 59% of the
Group’s senior leadership positions are
staffed by internally promoted talents.
Candidates are encouraged to form
mentorships within the Group, and must
display an aptitude for self-learning in
order to succeed in the programme. We
also make use of our diverse geographic
footprint to send our staff on secondment
programmes, thereby exposing them
to various markets and operating
environments. There are presently 806
staff members Group-wide enrolled in the
GADP and OADP.
Axiata’s OpCos also implement leadership
development initiatives independently
within their own localities. In Malaysia,
Celcom runs the First Line Manager (FLM)
Programme and the Skim Latihan 1Malaysia
(SL1M).
Our leadership development
initiative is spearheaded by two
flagship programmes: the Group
Accelerated
Development
Programme (GADP) and OpCo
Accelerated
Development
Programme (OADP).
At present,
59%
of the
Group’s senior leadership
positions are staffed by
internally promoted talents
There are presently
806 staff
members Group-wide
enrolled in the
GADP
and
OADP
In Malaysia, Celcom runs the
First Line
Manager
(FLM)
Programme and the
Skim Latihan
1Malaysia
(SL1M)