Ensuring that the INSEE Team is well equipped to face the dynamic and challenging business environment is an ongoing endeavour for Sri Lanka’s leading manufacturer of cement. INSEE Cement, Sri Lanka recently started an Advance Course in Strategic Management for a batch of senior and middle managers from different functional areas identifying the need for increased competency on business acumen among the future leaders.
The course powered by the INSEE Academy partnering with Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) was part of the Company’s long term ambitious plan to achieve excellence through improved competence and collaboration. The objective of the course was to enable 18 next level leaders in the Company to get a structured approach to run a business with a holistic view.
CEO of INSEE Cement, Nandana Ekanayake, Director of PIM, Prof. Ajantha S. Dharmasiri, Organization and HR Director at INSEE, Mr. Prasad Piyadigama, Senior Consultant, PIM, Dr. A K L Jayawardana, Management Consultant, PIM, Mr. Samantha Rathnayake, and other faculty members were present at the inauguration of the ACSM through Glo-Bus simulation programme. Dr. A K L Jayawardana who is driving the course implementation said, “this course will prove to be invaluable for all the participants who will benefit significantly by this excellent business simulation course backed by deep strategic conceptual clarity.”
Prasad Piyadigama, Organisation & Human Resource Director of INSEE Cement Sri Lanka said, “INSEE Cement is a learning organization. We encourage and enrich our employees to become the best version of themselves through continuous learning and development. We have identified the need to develop knowledge and skills among our future leaders to conduct strategic analysis in a variety of competitive scenarios and be able to gain experience in crafting business strategy that result in sound strategic decisions.”
The 4-month course was designed to help participants to gain a competitive advantage by enhancing the ability to think strategically. The strenuous course structure includes regular lectures and class discussions on strategy concepts, multiple case studies on strategic applications and Global Business Simulation (Glo-bus) Strategy game, a world-renowned business simulation. Participants were selected from functional areas ranging from Manufacturing, Commercial, Finance, HR, Safety, Ecocycle, Logistics and Procurement.