Kenexa Creates Development Centers to Help E.ON Embed HR's Business Partner Model
Center Will Also Assess the Development Needs of Energy Company's Staff
| Source: Kenexa
WAYNE, PA--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Kenexa (NASDAQ : KNXA ), a global provider of
business solutions for human resources, has created a tailored, one-day
development centre to help the HR team at E.ON UK, the energy company, to
embed David Ulrich's business partner model and to assess the development
needs of its staff.
Based on the core competencies of the HR business partner role, Kenexa's
development centre provides a simulation of a working day for an HR
business partner. So far, the development centre has run twice, with eight
participants each time, with more to come.
"The advantage of a development centre is that the participants can be
observed actually undertaking the role, so they can then be given very
clear and pertinent feedback which can be enormously helpful to them," said
Kirsten Steer. "The participants have to deal with data-rich and
information-heavy scenarios and pull out themes and ideas. They have to
influence others on a one-to-one basis and conduct exercises, which have
inherent conflict, for example dealing with a line manager who rates all of
his team as superb. These are great exercises, totally relevant for the HR
role, and they give the whole event believability."
The participants receive detailed feedback, practical career advice and
development recommendations. They also receive a full assessment report.
"The development centre gives people a fantastic chance to benchmark
themselves against their colleagues," said Kirsten Steer. "They gain a high
level of targeted feedback which helps them to understand their strengths
and their specific development priorities. Having HR people who are better
equipped at partnering the business takes us one-step nearer to achieving
our goal of becoming the world's leading energy company. The more capable
our HR business partners are the more effective the organization will be."
Dave Millner, Director of Consulting at Kenexa, said, "The HR business
partner role is more important than ever as organizations increasingly want
added value from their HR teams. HR is no longer about what you 'do,' it's
about what you 'know' and how you use that knowledge. E.ON should be
applauded for pioneering the use of development centers to support this
transition."
Kenexa has also run development centers at E.ON to help 72 middle managers
prepare for senior management roles and it has run assessment centers to
help the company select candidates for its annual graduate intake.
About Kenexa
Kenexa® provides business solutions for human resources. We help global
organizations multiply business success by identifying the best individuals
for every job and fostering optimal work environments for every
organization. For more than 20 years, Kenexa has studied human behavior and
team dynamics in the workplace, and has developed the software solutions,
business processes and expert consulting that help organizations impact
positive business outcomes through HR. Kenexa is the only company that
offers a comprehensive suite of unified products and services that support
the entire employee lifecycle from pre-hire to exit. Additional information
about Kenexa and its global products and services can be accessed at
www.kenexa.com.