Gearing up for Growth

To support their planned growth, Dematic engaged Cedar Associates to deliver two leadership development programmes for their key. They chose Cedar for their track record in using a practical approach to deliver real improvement in people’s abilities and confidence. Dematic are a Global company who provide integrated logistic solutions for warehouse automation in many brand name companies. Their NW European Arm, based in Banbury UK, has been the driver for this initiative. The two First Line Manager Development programmes designed and delivered for the first time recently, are accredited by the ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management).

The Award programme is designed to develop core leadership skills and build confidence for developing and existing Team Captains. It comprises a five day programme in four parts covering leadership, problem solving, utilising staff effectively, working efficiently and communicating persuasively. The success of the original pilot has led to further programmes being planned.

The ILM Certificate programme is designed to build on from the Award programme to continue to develop managers who have greater potential within the business and can take on more responsibility as the business grows. This is a challenging programme of eleven days in ten parts and also includes self directed learning between modules. It requires a major commitment to complete in a year, along with two major projects to implement and write up. The programme goes into greater depth on a variety of topics including managing workload, planning and managing change, motivating and developing their teams, adapting to work in different work cultures and influencing others.