Anand Automotive Limited (AAL) is one of India's largest automotive systems companies with $1.2 billion in sales in 2012. AAL has 19 companies across 49 plants in India. AAL established the Anand Leadership Development Program (ALDP) in 2000 to develop leaders who can help the company adapt to changes. The document discusses AAL's objectives, vision, leadership development practices, criteria for ALDP levels, mentoring processes, and performance management. It notes that while AAL has many HR practices in place, further steps could be taken to improve the ALDP process and better integrate it with AAL's overall HR approach.
Anand Automotive Limited (AAL) is one of India's largest automotive systems companies with $1.2 billion in sales in 2012. AAL has 19 companies across 49 plants in India. AAL established the Anand Leadership Development Program (ALDP) in 2000 to develop leaders who can help the company adapt to changes. The document discusses AAL's objectives, vision, leadership development practices, criteria for ALDP levels, mentoring processes, and performance management. It notes that while AAL has many HR practices in place, further steps could be taken to improve the ALDP process and better integrate it with AAL's overall HR approach.
Anand Automotive Limited (AAL) is one of India's largest automotive systems companies with $1.2 billion in sales in 2012. AAL has 19 companies across 49 plants in India. AAL established the Anand Leadership Development Program (ALDP) in 2000 to develop leaders who can help the company adapt to changes. The document discusses AAL's objectives, vision, leadership development practices, criteria for ALDP levels, mentoring processes, and performance management. It notes that while AAL has many HR practices in place, further steps could be taken to improve the ALDP process and better integrate it with AAL's overall HR approach.
● AAL ,situated in western India is one of India’s largest
premier automotive systems ● AAL had 19 companies spread across 49 plants in 11 locations in nine states of India ● Sales turnover of USD1.2 billion in 2012 ● Market leader in auto ancillary products AAL organizational objectives: ● To be a world class manufacturing organization; ● To have people orientation ● To grow ahead of the market ● To maintain desired return on investment ● To have continuous improvement orientation AAL organizational vision: ● Develop corporate competence to act globally ● Aspire and dare to be innovative ● Attain leadership in technology ● Achieve excellence through entrepreneurship ● Bridge the gap between precept and practice. Leadership Development at AAL
● Spent last 5 decades on diversification and expansion of
its business ● Constant adaptation of technological changes to produce high quality, high value products ● Leaders are expected to adaptable to change and help others as well ● In 2000, AAL had put in place the ALDP General criteria of different ALDP levels
● A consistent good performance in annual appraisal
rating ● Minimum two years’ experience ● Less than 27 years of age ● Merit listed in caliper profile ● Demonstrating a desired level of coachability and commitment The Anand Way
● Mr. Bhullar ensures that he personally met with young
recruits in the induction ● To develop one firm and firm centric thinking ● Three layers : each layer is guide to another ● Outermost layer : a leadership focus of AAL ● Second layer:being driven as a unified corporate entity ;to provide equal opportunity to all; being committed to social responsibilities ● Innermost layer :being value focused, develop people, find new ways and enable people HR practices
● Mentoring by immediate superiors
● Training programme-leadership focussed ● Training Effective Monitoring (TEM) - reaction, learning, application, impact ● Performance Management System (PMS) - appraisal and development ● Performance appraisal happened twice a year ● Compensation - fixed and variable, reviewed by external agency once in two years Major Actors
Kawaljeet Singh Bhullar - Group head of HR
His aim was to pave the future path for a strong and sustainable AAL in the global marketplace Problem
With all the ongoing HR practices in AAL, what further steps
can be taken to better the ALDP process so that it also cements with the AAL HR practices. Recommendations
● Mr. Bhullar should focus more on the development of
women employees ● An employee network should be built so that they all coordinate in a better way and works towards a common goal