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MTRs Executive
Continuous Learning
Programme
The MTR faces various business challenges and
economic uncertainties including a changing
competitive environment, rising expectations on
corporate responsibility, and a fast-growing global
economy. In this article, the MTR shares the structure
that keeps the companys executive training on track.
Overview of ECLP
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Programme objectives
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Programme
contents
Divisional
champions
To create and
enhance the culture
of continuous
learning, a positive
top-down push
would be necessary
to spread the
programme across
the organisation.
To best do
this, divisional
champions at
executive managers
level were
appointed. Their
roles are:
William Chan (centre), Human Resources Director, MTR; William Leung (right), Head
of Operations Strategic Business Management, MTR and Chester Tsang (left), Senior
Manager Management Training and Development, MTR are glad to see that MTRs
dedication to human capital development is being recognised by winning overseas
and local HR and training awards
to be a role
model for
continuous
learning
to co-host workshops and seminars
to share by contributing reports on
learning events at the ECLP intranet
platform
Enterprises
Dynamic Leadership in the 21st
Century
Community Partnership
Chester Tsang heads MTRs
Management Training and Development
Department, overseeing the formulation
of the overall training and development
strategies. He says, Inviting renowned
professors from reputable local and
overseas universities as well as field
practitioners from leading companies/
organisations in different business sectors,
including CEOs and Managing Directors,
to lead workshops and seminars is the best
way to keep our managers up on the latest
management theories and business trends.
These events focus on very specific issues
and centre on case studies from the real
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Professional &
Commercial
Focus
Vision-Mission-Values/
Corporate Strategies
Leadership &
Management
Focus
Personal
Qualities
Focus
Learning Reinforcement
Guide
E-Learning
Community
Engagement
Business Objectives
Professor-a-day (Sharing
Study Trip
Benchmarking /
Company Visit
ECL webInteractive
e-learning platform
Another major concern
is to help staff members
continue their training
outside of events. Doris
Mao, Career Development
Manager of MTR,
explains, We recognised
the need to provide a
hassle-free platform for the
ECLP members to learn at
their own pace and time.
Seminar / Workshop
Professor-a-day
A learning scheme providing a platform
for MTR management colleagues to be the
Honourable Professors
The ECLP Framework
who share insights in
contemporary business
management practices with
ECLP members and foster
a culture To Learn, To
Share, To Excel in the
corporation.
Peers Discussion
Forum
People Focus
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Conclusion
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models, and above all forge relationships.
Cheng points out, The spirit of
collaboration extends through learning
participants.
field practitioners.
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featured below.
company.
consideration behind
Building an Engaging
those choices."
Culture by Pfizer
other, similarly-sized
companies. Another
Inspiration demonstrated by top management teams. From right to left: Mr C K Chow, CEO,
MTR; Dr Man Chi Yin, Hospital Chief Executive of North District Hospital of New Territories
East Cluster; Mrs Margaret Cheng, HeadCorporate Human Resources, Towngas; Mr
Stephen Leung, Country Manager, Pfizer; Mr Andrew Kam, Managing Director, Hong
Kong Disneyland Resort; Dr Chau Ming Tak, Deputy Hospital Chief Executive (Corporate
Services), Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hospital Authority; and Mrs
Maisie Lam, Director, Country Human Resources, Citibank
the process.
September 2011
Sharing.
commercial sectors.
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