METIER ADVISORY
Focussed OD Interventions
for Corporates
WHAT METIER ADVISORY DOES
We help you grow your business
• We help you address the issues that affect your business-
growth and employee effectiveness
• While you direct your business to grow, we help you address
the key issues by working with your employees
• We can be your company's training partner, in leadership
development & personal effectiveness improvement, e.g. in
specific functional areas like marketing, sales and customer
relationship, operations & cross-functional working
SOME OF OUR TOOLS
Methodologies adapted
1. Mentoring sessions - CEO, Top Team, Cross-functional teams – fine-
tuning the company's Mission and Values
2. W Edward Demings' Profound System of Knowledge; Strategy
models of Porter, Mewes, Levitt...
3. Interviews - Key function heads, Opinion-leaders
4. Group discussions - Within each team/department, between
coordinating, cross-functional teams
5. Assessment techniques, setting performance parameters
6. Training Sessions
SUPPORT TO GROWTH
Fine tuning your business goals
1. Business objectives – Vision, Mission, Values
2. HR-driven performance management system
i. Performance Planning – KRAs, metrics
ii. Day-to-day coaching, appropriate training
iii. Performance appraisal – measurements, rewards…
3. Utilising technology at each level
SUPPORT TO GROWTH
Building Winning teams
1. Empowering the team
a) Aligning all functions to Mission, Values
b) Developing Intrapreneurship
c) Benchmarking at team and corporate level
d) Hence, performance standards
SUPPORT TO GROWTH
Building Winning teams
2. Developing individuals in the team
i. Identification of intrapreneural leaders – who can take higher levels
of responsibility in future
ii. Making employees market-centric / customer-focused via cross-
functional training
iii. Motivating employees to achieve targets – individual, departmental
and corporate
Metier works with volunteer-members from client's work-force,
to accomplish the above tasks and ensure continuity of
future processes.
CORPORATE TRAINING
Industry Ready Program for training your young
executives*
a. Young executives/new recruits in your organisation
b. Training by Metier Advisory / The Strategy Academy
c. Internship at company
d. Joint/TSA Diploma on completion of training
e. Metier Advisory to monitor progress and guide projects
(*On-line, Live Training Program from The Strategy Academy, backed by local, in-company
project-based training, supervised by Metier Advisory )
CORPORATE TRAINING
Senior Management Program of The Strategy Academy
a. Company to select candidates / individuals may join directly
b. Focus on leadership and strategy
c. Metier Advisory to monitor progress and guide projects
Focused training as per Performance Plan / Review
Several subjects and levels, via our associates, as needed
KEY PERSONS
1. Sanjay Das
i. Electronics engineer, MBA from IIM-A, 40+ yrs experience
ii. Developed new businesses as CEO, President...
iii. Solutions to SMEs in electronics, logistics, machinery...
2. Udit Chaudhuri
i. Electronics engineer, Advance Diploma Mgt, EKS, 30+ yrs experience
ii. Coordinated new projects in engineering sector
iii. New product introductions, communications....
3. Jayant J Shrikhande
i. Mechanical engineer, PGD (SQC, OR) from ISI Kolkata, 40+ yrs
experience – L&T, Tandon Corp, IBM...
ii. Headed and developed new hi-tech mfg facilities – India & China
iii. Solutions in productivity-improvement to engineering industries
KEY ASSOCIATES
1. Prabuddha Consulting
Personal effectiveness training; Psychometric testing &
counselling; HR systems & processes
2. VSS Consultants
Assessment Centre
3. The Strategy Academy
Training for entry-level, mid-management, senior executives
and business owners, via live on-line classes, delivered by
reputed faculty and global MBA-level curriculum
CASES
Electronics Manufacturer
•Top-team Mentoring
– Overall focus on business objectives
– Priorities on product deliveries, capability building
– Concern over performance despite products being well accepted in market
•Mid-management Interventions
– Cross-functional interactions to sort out issues across manufacturing mix
– Relevant training - customer-focus, Total Quality, marketing, communication
– Audits, SOPs & ERP customisation across all production and feeder processes
•Restructuring
– Rationalised MIS reports via new ERP system
– New HR and Finance Departments built, Heads recruited
– Sales & Service made internal customers to R&D and Production
CASES
Electronics Manufacturer
Sales increased from 25 Cr to 50+ Cr in 14₨ ₨
months
CASES
Chemicals Manufacturer
•Top-team Mentoring
– Background – technocrat, sound products, well-accepted
– Started business at late career stage, son already settled elsewhere
– Criticism of being overly conservative, growing too slowly, overly liquid
•Findings
– De-risked business, adequate cash reserves, niche market
– Hence no need to grow fast since almost no competition
– Self-financed operations, so no need to borrow
– Product & process capabilities established, plant scalable, new plot in purchase
•Assessment
– Right direction, may proceed with hiring of Chief Operations Officer
– OK to borrow for expansion project
CASES
Chemicals Manufacturer
Poised for major expansion
CASES
Logistics Company
•Top-team Mentoring
– Concern over stray diversifications in the past, accumulated losses
– Anxious, demoralised staff due to losses and downsizing, etc
– Need to regain market share in the main business
•Mid-management Interventions
– Psychometric testing of the entire top team, followed by counseling
– Cross-functional communication to dispel suspicions & ill-faith
•Restructuring
– Interchanged jobs by strength, personality and temperament
– Re-distributed KRAs beginning with CEO and downward, with support for all
CASES
Logistics Company
Billing increased 1.8 times in 4 months
CASES
Process Plant Aggregator
•Top-team Mentoring - findings
– Objectives well-set, to manufacture quality equipment in target market
– Established verticals for standard and specialty systems
– Inter-promoter issues over expenses of specialty systems vertical and different
approaches needed in each vertical. Promoters operating in parallel
•Mid-management Interventions
– Discussions to motivate individual Product Heads and Regional Head
– Cross-functional interactions to sort out issues in meeting schedules
– Relevant training - customer-focus, STPD, internal & external customers
•Restructuring
– ‘First Among Equals’ instead of peers since resources raised by one promoter
– Authorities and responsibilities distributed by accountability
– Separate teams but unified approach to pan-India market
CASES
Process Plant Aggregator
Specialty systems vertical became more
profitable. Gained market share despite
competition from MNCs
Standard systems vertical gained business
from loyal customers, added new systems
previously handled by specialty vertical
CASES
Switchgear Manufacturer
•Top-team Mentoring - findings
– Delivery schedules slipping, supplies erratic
– Swings of Idle shifts and overtime shifts
– Blame game between Dept. Heads fuelled by idling and stock-outs
– Directors upset with reports of pilferage in the overtime shifts
– Concerns over fights between supervisory staff, especially Stores Head
•Mid-management Interactions - findings
– No clear overtime policy
– Turnover of Purchase and Stores personnel
• Wrongly selected, not trained
• Pushed by Production and Accounts staff at all hours
• Took their jobs as punishment postings
– Purchase & Stores Staff complained of frequent priority changes
CASES
Switchgear Manufacturer
•Mid-management Interventions
– Motivational meetings with managers, key supervisors and function Heads,
individually and in teams
– Cross-functional interactions: Scheduling, Accounts, QC, Production and
Marketing, where the Purchase and Stores personnel explained MM and
learned other’s basic concepts
•Results
– Improved understanding of Materials Management, critical to profitability and
overall efficiency of the company
– Understanding of market-side pressures on Production & Marketing, hence
appreciating changes of schedule
– Overall, improved cross-functional communication and relations
– Improved co-operation: Staff from one Dept. willing to help other if short-
staffed or overloaded
CASES
Switchgear Manufacturer
Improved all-round productivity
in 6 months after 1st
meeting
THANK YOU
METIER ADVISORY
3B, 3rd Floor, Siddhiinayak Chambers, Opp. MIG Cricket Club, Gandhi Nagar, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051, India.
Telefax: +91- 22- 26404156; E-mail: sanjay@metieradvisory.com; URL: www.metieradvisory.comwww.metieradvisory.com

Focused OD Interventions for Corporates by Metier Advisory

  • 1.
    METIER ADVISORY Focussed ODInterventions for Corporates
  • 2.
    WHAT METIER ADVISORYDOES We help you grow your business • We help you address the issues that affect your business- growth and employee effectiveness • While you direct your business to grow, we help you address the key issues by working with your employees • We can be your company's training partner, in leadership development & personal effectiveness improvement, e.g. in specific functional areas like marketing, sales and customer relationship, operations & cross-functional working
  • 3.
    SOME OF OURTOOLS Methodologies adapted 1. Mentoring sessions - CEO, Top Team, Cross-functional teams – fine- tuning the company's Mission and Values 2. W Edward Demings' Profound System of Knowledge; Strategy models of Porter, Mewes, Levitt... 3. Interviews - Key function heads, Opinion-leaders 4. Group discussions - Within each team/department, between coordinating, cross-functional teams 5. Assessment techniques, setting performance parameters 6. Training Sessions
  • 4.
    SUPPORT TO GROWTH Finetuning your business goals 1. Business objectives – Vision, Mission, Values 2. HR-driven performance management system i. Performance Planning – KRAs, metrics ii. Day-to-day coaching, appropriate training iii. Performance appraisal – measurements, rewards… 3. Utilising technology at each level
  • 5.
    SUPPORT TO GROWTH BuildingWinning teams 1. Empowering the team a) Aligning all functions to Mission, Values b) Developing Intrapreneurship c) Benchmarking at team and corporate level d) Hence, performance standards
  • 6.
    SUPPORT TO GROWTH BuildingWinning teams 2. Developing individuals in the team i. Identification of intrapreneural leaders – who can take higher levels of responsibility in future ii. Making employees market-centric / customer-focused via cross- functional training iii. Motivating employees to achieve targets – individual, departmental and corporate Metier works with volunteer-members from client's work-force, to accomplish the above tasks and ensure continuity of future processes.
  • 7.
    CORPORATE TRAINING Industry ReadyProgram for training your young executives* a. Young executives/new recruits in your organisation b. Training by Metier Advisory / The Strategy Academy c. Internship at company d. Joint/TSA Diploma on completion of training e. Metier Advisory to monitor progress and guide projects (*On-line, Live Training Program from The Strategy Academy, backed by local, in-company project-based training, supervised by Metier Advisory )
  • 8.
    CORPORATE TRAINING Senior ManagementProgram of The Strategy Academy a. Company to select candidates / individuals may join directly b. Focus on leadership and strategy c. Metier Advisory to monitor progress and guide projects Focused training as per Performance Plan / Review Several subjects and levels, via our associates, as needed
  • 9.
    KEY PERSONS 1. SanjayDas i. Electronics engineer, MBA from IIM-A, 40+ yrs experience ii. Developed new businesses as CEO, President... iii. Solutions to SMEs in electronics, logistics, machinery... 2. Udit Chaudhuri i. Electronics engineer, Advance Diploma Mgt, EKS, 30+ yrs experience ii. Coordinated new projects in engineering sector iii. New product introductions, communications.... 3. Jayant J Shrikhande i. Mechanical engineer, PGD (SQC, OR) from ISI Kolkata, 40+ yrs experience – L&T, Tandon Corp, IBM... ii. Headed and developed new hi-tech mfg facilities – India & China iii. Solutions in productivity-improvement to engineering industries
  • 10.
    KEY ASSOCIATES 1. PrabuddhaConsulting Personal effectiveness training; Psychometric testing & counselling; HR systems & processes 2. VSS Consultants Assessment Centre 3. The Strategy Academy Training for entry-level, mid-management, senior executives and business owners, via live on-line classes, delivered by reputed faculty and global MBA-level curriculum
  • 11.
    CASES Electronics Manufacturer •Top-team Mentoring –Overall focus on business objectives – Priorities on product deliveries, capability building – Concern over performance despite products being well accepted in market •Mid-management Interventions – Cross-functional interactions to sort out issues across manufacturing mix – Relevant training - customer-focus, Total Quality, marketing, communication – Audits, SOPs & ERP customisation across all production and feeder processes •Restructuring – Rationalised MIS reports via new ERP system – New HR and Finance Departments built, Heads recruited – Sales & Service made internal customers to R&D and Production
  • 12.
    CASES Electronics Manufacturer Sales increasedfrom 25 Cr to 50+ Cr in 14₨ ₨ months
  • 13.
    CASES Chemicals Manufacturer •Top-team Mentoring –Background – technocrat, sound products, well-accepted – Started business at late career stage, son already settled elsewhere – Criticism of being overly conservative, growing too slowly, overly liquid •Findings – De-risked business, adequate cash reserves, niche market – Hence no need to grow fast since almost no competition – Self-financed operations, so no need to borrow – Product & process capabilities established, plant scalable, new plot in purchase •Assessment – Right direction, may proceed with hiring of Chief Operations Officer – OK to borrow for expansion project
  • 14.
  • 15.
    CASES Logistics Company •Top-team Mentoring –Concern over stray diversifications in the past, accumulated losses – Anxious, demoralised staff due to losses and downsizing, etc – Need to regain market share in the main business •Mid-management Interventions – Psychometric testing of the entire top team, followed by counseling – Cross-functional communication to dispel suspicions & ill-faith •Restructuring – Interchanged jobs by strength, personality and temperament – Re-distributed KRAs beginning with CEO and downward, with support for all
  • 16.
  • 17.
    CASES Process Plant Aggregator •Top-teamMentoring - findings – Objectives well-set, to manufacture quality equipment in target market – Established verticals for standard and specialty systems – Inter-promoter issues over expenses of specialty systems vertical and different approaches needed in each vertical. Promoters operating in parallel •Mid-management Interventions – Discussions to motivate individual Product Heads and Regional Head – Cross-functional interactions to sort out issues in meeting schedules – Relevant training - customer-focus, STPD, internal & external customers •Restructuring – ‘First Among Equals’ instead of peers since resources raised by one promoter – Authorities and responsibilities distributed by accountability – Separate teams but unified approach to pan-India market
  • 18.
    CASES Process Plant Aggregator Specialtysystems vertical became more profitable. Gained market share despite competition from MNCs Standard systems vertical gained business from loyal customers, added new systems previously handled by specialty vertical
  • 19.
    CASES Switchgear Manufacturer •Top-team Mentoring- findings – Delivery schedules slipping, supplies erratic – Swings of Idle shifts and overtime shifts – Blame game between Dept. Heads fuelled by idling and stock-outs – Directors upset with reports of pilferage in the overtime shifts – Concerns over fights between supervisory staff, especially Stores Head •Mid-management Interactions - findings – No clear overtime policy – Turnover of Purchase and Stores personnel • Wrongly selected, not trained • Pushed by Production and Accounts staff at all hours • Took their jobs as punishment postings – Purchase & Stores Staff complained of frequent priority changes
  • 20.
    CASES Switchgear Manufacturer •Mid-management Interventions –Motivational meetings with managers, key supervisors and function Heads, individually and in teams – Cross-functional interactions: Scheduling, Accounts, QC, Production and Marketing, where the Purchase and Stores personnel explained MM and learned other’s basic concepts •Results – Improved understanding of Materials Management, critical to profitability and overall efficiency of the company – Understanding of market-side pressures on Production & Marketing, hence appreciating changes of schedule – Overall, improved cross-functional communication and relations – Improved co-operation: Staff from one Dept. willing to help other if short- staffed or overloaded
  • 21.
    CASES Switchgear Manufacturer Improved all-roundproductivity in 6 months after 1st meeting
  • 22.
    THANK YOU METIER ADVISORY 3B,3rd Floor, Siddhiinayak Chambers, Opp. MIG Cricket Club, Gandhi Nagar, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051, India. Telefax: +91- 22- 26404156; E-mail: sanjay@metieradvisory.com; URL: www.metieradvisory.comwww.metieradvisory.com