Our Management Development Program is designed to accelerate performance of talented individuals working in managerial roles across all companies and regions of Oldcastle. In the last 2007/2008 session we launched 3 programs for those who had been identified for their significant contribution to their businesses.

Week long programs held in Orlando give participants a deeper understanding of the manager’s role, broaden their perspective of the total business, and help them acquire a range of skills to drive the business performance. At the same time they create a great opportunity for their deeper personal development by challenging them to think and act in new ways. All these goals are being achieved by using a range of different methodologies in an action learning based approach to adult education and leadership development. 

MDP programs have significantly proven to help us in identifying and developing internal leadership potential by providing our leaders with an opportunity to share experiences and learn from each other, as well as motivating them by an enjoyable, energizing, high quality personal development experience. And we don’t stop to making it even better!

This year MDP followed them home! To ensure learning extends learning beyond the classroom, each individual was enrolled in a three month Follow Up Program. This encouraged participants to take action, solicit feedback, and continue collaborative learning when returning to the plant, quarry, or office.  Armed with a new web based tool, the DevelopmentEngine® reminded participants to follow-through on their goals, provided just-in-time learning through GuideMe®, and facilitated feedback from their managers.