A group of 25, corporate leaders and best-performing employees in estate management from Sri Lanka’s leading regional plantation company, Hayleys Plantations, recently returned home after completing the acclaimed AOTS-Japan training program.
Organised by the Association for Overseas Technical Corporation and Sustainable Partnership (AOTS)-Japan, the highly specialised management and leadership development training programme is customised for employees from Hayleys Plantations.
“Traditionally, the plantation sector is one of the most labour-intensive industries in the country, still burdened with archaic HR practices that are fast becoming redundant in an increasingly modernised Sri Lankan economy. By equipping our employees with a detailed understanding of business strategy, innovations, use of quality management tools and best practices in sustainable plantations management, we hope to enhance their skills and capabilities to address future challenges,” Hayleys Plantations Managing Director, Dr Roshan Rajadurai said.
“A particular emphasis was placed on the development of progressive leadership skills, as well as the implementation of sustainable management practices adapted from the tried and tested experience of the Japanese private sector – which is considered the global gold standard for efficiency in management,” Hayleys Plantations’ Deputy General Manager- HR & Corporate Sustainability, Anuruddha Gamage said.
Over the course of the training programme, Hayleys Plantations employees were given access to individual sessions on Japanese management techniques including 5S, Kaizen, Total Quality Management (TQM), and the world-renowned Toyota Production System (TPS) in addition to special sessions on transformational leadership, business innovations, business strategy and philosophy. The programme included factory visits to several reputed Japanese business.
The pool of 25 consisted of corporate management team members, including the Managing Director and other heads of operational divisions and emerging leaders in estate management. The training programme conducted at the AOTS- Kansai Kenshu Center (KKC) in Osaka, Japan concluded with the team committing to the ‘Osaka Resolution’ as the way forward strategy for Hayleys Plantations.
The most recent training programme represented the latest in prolonged training engagement. Over the past six years, a total of 16 corporate and estate management employees from Hayleys Plantations have received AOTS training on leadership, organisational management, business innovation and quality management.
The Hayleys Plantations Sector comprises of Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL), Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL) and Horana Plantations PLC (HPL).
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