TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Building capabilities of individuals, teams and organizations to achieve impact and lasting results through one-to-one coaching, teambuilding sessions and organization developmentAt the Sariel Group, we focus first on People – the fact is that Profits and Planet outcomes originate from People who are enabled to perform at their fullest potential. When individuals have the tools, motivation and developmental support to perform at their peak, the impact on their teams, organizations and communities are exponential.

Building a Talent Pipeline
A client organization wanted to ‘leapfrog’ its competitors and transform from a regional player to become a global champion. Its strategy required major shifts in products, capabilities and extending its global footprint. A critical success factor was ensuring sufficient number of leaders and skilled professionals, to be ready in 18-36 months, to realize the strategy. Our work focused on building a ‘talent pipeline’ so that a continuous stream of talent would be developed to deliver business results. Included:- Quantifying the talent supply-demand gap
- Developing a leadership model
- Identifying and assessing future potential leaders
- Matching people to opportunities
- Preparing leaders for new roles
- Improving the performance management and rewards system
- Aligning HR capabilities
- Engaging the top management team to role-model and support the change
- Shifting the organizational culture to support a developmental, coaching mindset

Developing the Next Generation of Industry Leaders
To enable Singapore’s growth as a global insurance hub, our team was commissioned by the Singapore College of Insurance to lead two key talent development initiatives. The first was developing the Insurance Industry Talent and Leadership Development Framework, with the goal of raising professional standards and creating a talent pipeline for industry growth. Key areas were:- Developing a set of technical and general competencies for key professional job functions (e.g., underwriting, claims, broking, actuarial services)
- Mapping the technical and leadership programs to develop these competencies
- Creating career progression pathways towards senior professional and leadership roles within the industry
- Conceptualizing an accelerated technical and professional 3-year work-study program for professional accreditations, strong technical foundations and holistic capabilities
- Developing and delivering on the marketing strategy for the Programme
- Identifying, assessing and selecting candidates
To date, the Programme has brought in 200 high-caliber new graduates across 50+ general and life insurance companies, with a retention rate of >80%, and has won much recognition and praise from industry players.