WNS Leaders Complete Harvard Business Publishing's Leadership Development Program
August 18 2009 - 7:20AM
Marketwired
WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global
business process outsourcing (BPO) services, and Harvard Business
Publishing, the highly regarded publisher of premier management
content for academics, students, and professionals, today announced
that over 65 WNS senior managers completed a 12-month leadership
development program. This is one of the first such training
collaborations in the business process outsourcing industry.
The leadership development programs titled "The Leadership
Series" and "The Management Series" have been jointly developed by
WNS and Harvard Business Publishing and delivered by Harvard
Business Publishing's Corporate Learning Division. They are based
upon Harvard Business Publishing's 'Leadership Direct' platform, a
comprehensive virtual learning program on leadership development
topics, and 'Harvard ManageMentor®' a performance support program
to foster management skills. The program includes interactive
exercises designed to encourage active participation, practice and
assessment of new skills using classroom and online tools.
The convocation ceremony was held today in Mumbai and Eric
Mankin, Senior Director, Professional Services, Harvard Business
Publishing, presented "The Leadership Series" and "The Management
Series" program completion certificates.
Karthik Sarma, Chief People Officer, WNS Global Services, said,
"Learning and development is integral to WNS's value proposition to
employees. The WNS - Harvard Business Publishing program creates a
larger pool of strong leaders to fuel our global growth strategy.
The program equips WNS senior managers with unique perspectives and
the tools necessary to succeed in today's global business
environment."
Commenting on investment in high-level executive education
programs by Indian companies in their quest to build leadership
capabilities, Vinay Hebbar, Managing Director, Harvard Business
Publishing, India, said, "WNS is at the forefront of delivering
high quality training to meet learning needs. We are very pleased
to be collaborating with one of India's leading BPO companies. We
look forward to deepening our relationship with WNS and further
enhancing the leadership skills of their talent through the
delivery of our state-of-the-art management theories and
practices."
About WNS
WNS is a leading global business process outsourcing company.
Deep industry and business process knowledge, a partnership
approach, comprehensive service offering and a proven track record
enables WNS to deliver business value to some of the leading
companies in the world. WNS is passionate about building a
market-leading company valued by our clients, employees, business
partners, investors and communities. For more information, visit
www.wns.com.
About Harvard Business Publishing
Harvard Business Publishing partners with its corporate clients
to understand their learning objectives and works with them to
develop and implement a customized portfolio of content and
services uniquely suited to their talent development strategies. In
its client engagements, Harvard Business Publishing delivers
thought leadership applied to real-world problems for measurable
results. Its offerings are distinguished by a deep, rich well of
business content from which to develop learning solutions,
expertise in facilitating participant-centered learning, and access
to experts on management practice worldwide. Harvard Business
Publishing stands out in the marketplace because of the unique
transformational learning experience it delivers for business
leaders at all levels, from a company's most senior executive to
its high-potential performers. For more information, visit Harvard
Business Publishing at www.harvardbusiness.org/corporate.
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