Building on a vested interest in the developmental journey of its employees, a key client of Aon Hewitt and one of the largest banks in the UAE, launched an exclusive high potential program to develop tomorrow’s leaders, today, by providing its colleagues with customized opportunities for accelerated growth.

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Aon Hewitt
Case Study
Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today
Assessing high potential talent for a leading UAE bank
Building on a vested interest in the developmental journey of its employees, a key client of
Aon Hewitt and one of the largest banks in the UAE, launched an exclusive high potential
program to develop tomorrow’s leaders, today, by providing its colleagues with customized
opportunities for accelerated growth.
Journey Vision
Our client was in the process of re-launching its high potential talent program and as part of the process had identified
high potential talent internally. They wished to partner with Aon Hewitt undertaking a targeted assessment to identify
individual strengths for their high potential group. This involved alignment of their capabilities to organizational needs and
highlighting improvement areas to groom the next generation of leaders within the bank.
Project Scope
Aon Hewitt were required to examine and contextualize the behavioral competency model and undertake assessments
for junior and mid-management high potential employees to:
• Understand the key strengths and areas of improvement correlated to the organization’s needs/ context
thereby prioritizing developmental investments effectively.
• Provide insights on employee strengths, build more self-awareness and allow individuals to tap into their
inherent strengths.
• Help employees identify potential derailers so they can structure their development journey focused on
career acceleration.
- HR Director for leading UAE Bank.
We are extremely satisfied with the outcome. The Team that we worked with has been
extremely supportive and we have enjoyed working with them throughout the entire project.
We look forward to working with Aon Hewitt again in the future.
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Case Study
*Assessment Center Tools
Customized Approach Applied by Aon Hewitt
Analyze competency
model to
organizational context
and assessment
fit. Define detailed
descriptors and
expected behaviors.
Step 1:
Competency
Review
Step 2:
Assessment
Center Design
Step 3:
Assessment
Center Delivery
Step 4:
Participant Report
& Feedback
Step 5:
Group report &
presentation
Design mid-level
employee assessment
center program focusing
on building capabilities
for the next generation
of leaders. Assess
employee behaviors
against an array of tools*
to ensure comprehensive
competency evaluation.
Conduct 8 full-day
assessment centres for
62 middle managers
and 3 half-day
assessments for 22
middle managers.
Following results of
the assessment center
findings, each individual
was provided one
hour feedback on their
competency report
along with a broad
development plan.
Group level findings
were prepared
and presented to
the organization’s
leadership and HR
function.
Behavioral interviews Case study analysis Psychometric tests
In basket exercises Role plays
We’re here to
empower results
To learn more about our
assessment solutions,
please contact:
Michael Gruber
Principal - Middle East & Africa
michael.gruber@aonhewitt.com
Sahiba Singh
Principal - Middle East & Africa
sahiba.singh@aonhewitt.com
Challenges – Driving Momentum
To ensure momentum gained due to the excitement around this exercise, resulting reports and feedback sessions were provided
to participants within weeks of the assessment. Stringent timelines for both parties were met with comprehensive planning, risk
management interventions and regular communication. Results were cascaded in a phased and disciplined manner ensuring
continued enthusiasm on this journey.
Aon Hewitt successfully executed this targeted assessment exercise providing:
Outcomes
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Participants with a comprehensive understanding of their
individual key strengths and development needs
Organization with a group development report correlated to
the organization’s needs, culture and context

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About Aon Hewitt
Aon Hewitt empowers organizations and
individualsto secure a better future through
innovative talent, retirement and health
solutions. We advise, design and execute a
wide range of solutions that enable clients to
cultivate talent to drive organizational and
personal performance and growth, navigate
retirement risk while providing new levels
of financial security, and redefine health
solutions for greater choice, affordability
and wellness. Aon Hewitt is the global
leader in human resource solutions, with
over 30,000 professionals in 90 countries
serving more than 20,000 clients worldwide.
For more information on Aon Hewitt, please
visit http:// www.aon.com/middle-east
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