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Joakim Slørstad

SVP Learning & Development

Telenor Group

Enabling strategy execution

through leadership development

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The Challenge

Our Approach

Key Learnings

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The Challenge

Our Approach

Key Learnings

TELENOR GROUP

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• Founded 1856 - Multinational telco since 1992

• 214 million mobile subscribers in 13 markets

• 37 000 employees

Becoming our customer’sfavorite partner in digital life

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OUR STRATEGY

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Innovation

Performance

THE CULTURE

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THE CHALLENGE

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THE CHALLENGE

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«Run leadership development

to speed up strategy execution»

Telenor Group Executive Management

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The Challenge

Our Approach

Key Learnings

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OUR APPROACH:

SUPER SIMPLE CONCEPT

RED + BLUE

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OUR APPROACH:

TOP 200: TEAM BASED LEARNING

• Whole management teams at INSEAD

• Team reflection & action planning

• Telco & Digital executives together

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OUR APPROACH:

ONLINE PROGRAMME

• 2000 middle managers

• 6 week programme

• Cross-geography cohorts

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OK… BUT, DID IT HAVE ANY IMPACT?

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«The programme has made my job easier.

Now people understand what we do and

how we work»

Senior Vice President Digital

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The Challenge

Our Approach

Key Learnings

Executive Awareness

• Group CEO endorsement

• On Campus. High status.

• In management teams

Cascading online

• Simple, but solid online program

• Build local community of learners

• Executive involvement

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Expectation to act

Desire to teach forward

CONTEXT IS KING

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FEEDBACK LOOPS INCREASEORGANIZATONAL IMPACT

• Action plans shared with Group CEO

• Learning sessions in Executive Mng team

• Systemic interventions discussed

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KEY TAKE AWAYS

• Team learning leap-frogs transfer of learning challenge

• Online learning works at senior management level

• Managing the context for learning is key to success

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THANK YOU