EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards 2011 Recognise Five Outstanding Partnerships in Learning & Development

    BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, October 20, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Now in its fifth year, the 2011 winners include: Arcelor Mittal, Center for Creative Leadership, Emerging World, ING Bank, INSEAD, Microsoft, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Philips Electronics, the world we work in, TMA World & the Wharton School.

"Developing people, enhancing skills and providing a learning environment are essential components for any company and all of the winning cases show that investing in people is not a luxury; it is a key asset for business success if done well," said Dr. Richard Straub, Director of Development at EFMD.

The 5 winners were short-listed by an international jury-panel and the winning partnerships were presented last week during the EFMD Executive Education meeting hosted by the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics.

Award for Organisational Development:
The Royal Bank of Scotland with INSEAD and Wharton School / University of Pennsylvania for 'The RBS Leadership Development Programme'

Also commended in this category were: Deutsche Lufthansa & CoachingOurselves International & Lancaster University Management School & Mc Gill University.

Award for Executive Development:
Microsoft and Emerging World (formerly Adopt a Business) for Microsofts 'Innovation through Partnership: Creating a Global Leadership Program at Microsoft Benefitting Leaders, the Business and Society.'

Also commended in this category were: Thomson Reuters & Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth & IE Business School; and Towergate Insurance & Ashridge Business School.

Award for Talent Development:
Royal Philips Electronics and Center for Creative Leadership and The Wharton School / University of Pennsylvania for 'Philips Octagon - A Partnership for Leadership and Excellence'

Also commended in this category: Ernst & Young and Cranfield School of Management for E&Y's EMIEA Women's Leadership Programme.

Award for Professional Development:
ING and 'the world we work in' for 'Accelerating Professional Development and Strategy Execution: The ING Group High Impact Performance for Specialists'

Also commended in this category were: Rio Tinto & The University of Western Australia / Business School Executive Education; and Deutsche Bank & ESMT Customized Solutions (European School of Management and Technology).

Special Cases Award:
Arcelor Mittal and TMA World for 'Global Push...Local Pull: Mobilising and Sustaining Enterprise-wide Training Globally at Arcelor Mittal'

Also commended in this category were: KAEFER Isoliertechnik & Metier Academy & Coverdale Team Management & Henley Business School; and Sheffield City Council & University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam University.

A special supplement of EFMD's magazine Global Focus features observations and trends on the 2011 awards, articles on the 5 winning cases and the Executive summaries of the highly commended papers. Click here for a link to download your copy now.

The winning cases are available via the EFMD website and webinars featuring all the winning cases will be run in November and December. For more information visit www.efmd.org/eip.

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