Overview Vernalis development programs will appeal to organisations where development of employees is a strategic need and the guaranteed success of the programs an essential expectation.   Approach Vernalis espouses a competency based development approach. This approach focuses on identifying the gap in an individual’s current competencies vs those desired in the expected / target job. The development programs are subsequently decided based on these gaps.   Key Benefits of this approach: It focuses on developing individuals based on the requirements of the organization which is in line with the organization vision and strategy.   It is a scientific process thus guaranteeing repeatable success. It is highly measurable throughout its entire life cycle.     It seamlessly integrates with other HR processes of assessment, careerpath planning and compensation.   Vernalis Differentiator A key differentiator of Vernalis development programs is the focus on skill-building rather than training due to their higher effectiveness and impact. Reasons of these are self-evident once the differences between the two programs, listed below, are understood:

Building a case for employee development   Gone are the days, when training and development programmes were deployed by organisations in an ad-hoc manner, viewed as an expense, with little regard to check their effectiveness. In the current, fast paced and changing business environment, people, rather than product and technologies, are the differentiating factors for the organisations. The ability of the organisation to sense and respond to the changes in the business environment including customers is based on its employees’ abilities to do so. Therefore, investment in employee development becomes a strategic need for organisations. This strategic need demands real development of employees that guarantees desirable behaviours from employees and improved organisation effectiveness. Since employees too look for opportunities to maximise their potential, successful development programs bring the added benefit of employee satisfaction and retention. In such a scenario, the erstwhile ad-hoc and one-off training interventions appealing to the knowledge or concept level are no longer sufficient. The context requires deeper and focussed skill building and behavioural change effort, often involving sustained long-term actions.

In a training program, the spotlight is on the trainer, whereas in a skill-building/ coaching program the spotlight is on the participant.   In a training program, the trainer-participant ratio is on higher side (1:30 or at times even 1:100 or more). In a skill building/ coaching program, the trainer – participant ratio is much lower (1:2 to 1:4).   Facilities required in a training program is just a well-equipped classroom; whereas facilities required in a skill-building/ coaching program include equipments and tools to enable the participants to practice, get individual custom feedback and immediately apply the feedback to check improvement iteratively.

Details of the offering

Vernalis’ development offerings are:

Leadership development. The Vernalis offering on leadership development incorporates several best practices for systematic identification and development of leaders in organisations. It appeals and meets the needs of organizations with a serious agenda for leadership development. Read more     Talent Management. At the heart of talent management strategy is the integration between individual’s goals and organisation’s goals. The extent of alignment between the two largely determines the sustainability of the talent strategy. Vernalis facilitates organizations in evolving a sustainable talent strategy designed to support its long term strategic goals and vision. Vernalis brings very high commitment to helping individuals and organisations realize their potential. Read more     Special Programs. These programs will appeal to organisations with special needs. These could be custom modules, integrated modules, long-term development modules, or programs for hi-potential individuals. Read more     Coaching and Mentoring. Vernalis Coaching programs are designed to make a positive difference to individuals and through their accelerated learning and development, to organisations. Our coaching methodology enables our coaches to iteratively and consensually identify and maintain focus on the point of change, prepare a planned response to it, and support its execution. The coaches facilitating this process, empathetically connect with the coachees and guide them through the often times painful journey by their own commitment to bridge the knowing-doing gap, a commitment to walking the development path themselves that they encourage others to take. Read more