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Corporate ResponsibilityPeople PerspectiveAxiata’s vision is to be a regionalchampion by 2015. The developmentof our talent pool of 25,000employees towards fulfilling theirpotential is key to the future successof the Group.Several initiatives have been put inplace to ensure we become aCompany that develops World ClassTalent.Talent Management and LeadershipDevelopmentIn 2009, Axiata implementeda comprehensive Group-wide TalentManagement programme, includingt h e f r a m e w o r k , a s s e s s m e n tmethodology and process for eachOpCo to follow and govern at boththe OpCo and Group levels. Currentlyabout 48 CxO potentials within theGroup have been identified and theirdevelopment closely monitored. Thetarget is to have 100 such potentialsby 2015, with a high readiness levelto succeed the existing CxOs andalso to contribute to the humancapital agenda of the countries thatAxiata operates in.The OpCos themselves are lookinginto establishing the talent pipelinea t o t h e r l e v e l s w i t h i n t h e i rorganisations including top-qualitygraduate intake. Subsequently, fourd e v e l o p m e n t p l a t f o r m s w e r eestablished and a comprehensivedevelopment plan implemented forthe identified potentials. Thedevelopment platforms are designedto enable Axiata to leverage on itsregional operations by exposingthem to different markets andcultures.T h e l e a d e r s h i p d e v e l o p m e n tprogramme was rolled out acrossthe Group, creating a platform whereleaders get to work on real businessissues in a safe environment as theyinternalise what they have learned.Self-awareness workshops, based onassessment of the individuals, hadhigh traction with the incumbents.CEOs from across the Group alsoshare their leadership insights withthe participants.As a testament to the Group’scommitment to developing talent,Axiata also has an active GroupTalent Council made up of the TopManagement from Corporate Centreand all the OpCos, chaired by theGroup CEO and facilitated by GroupHR as secretariat. The Council meetsregularly to ensure the talentmanagement framework continuesto address current and futurebusiness needs and monitors thedevelopment of the identifiedpotentials.To supplement the current potentialsfrom within the Group, steps arebeing taken to extend the talentmanagement framework to includethe recruitment of top graduates.The Young Talent Programme aimsto identify fresh graduates to bepart of the talent pipeline.This 12-month programme will includeon-the-job experience and intensiveeducation-based developmentinvolving a combination of workshops,projects, coaching and opportunitiesto network with diverse groups ofpeople – from peers to seniorleadership teams in various functionsand countries. A rigorous selectionprocess is employed to ensure thatAxiata recruits fresh graduates withhigh-potential to be accelerated intheir development from the start oftheir career.Axiata Group Berhad • 148