Skills Based Organization (SBO) Project
A Skills-Based Organization (SBO) is a flexible and agile company that emphasizes developing and utilizing employee skills as the primary driver of success. Unlike traditional hierarchical organizations, SBOs prioritize the employees' expertise, continuous learning, and adaptability over rigid structures and siloed departments. Syensqo is in the first steps of this journey and the focus is to embed a skills-centric approach in the way we attract, develop, manage, and reward Talent.
The methodology of our skills-centric approach is:
SKILL IDENTIFICATION To recognize the skills (hard & soft) needed to perform the work | SKILL ACTIVATION The development opportunities to improve skills following the 70-20-10 Model | SKILL VALIDATION The continuous assessment of skills. |
What if we found ourselves building something that nobody wants?
At Syensqo, we embrace this journey by embedding the principle of experimentation. Our objective is simple: to pilot the SBO Methodology and empirically measure the progress. EXPLORE with us!
SKILL ACTIVATION
The research is clear about how we successfully develop: we benefit most from learning by experience or on-the-job training (70%), then learning from others (20%), and sometimes through formal training (10%).
Learning by Experience
One way to activate and learn a new skill is to participate in a project experience.
This page lists the Projects (or ‘Gigs’) available in Syensqo, allowing Project Leaders to post and share opportunities. It is designed for anyone interested and available to join a project, with the goal of activating specific skills.
Be sure to review the guidelines first.
GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT LEADERS aiming to onboard Explorers into their Projects
- Complete this template to advertise your project, be sure to complete all requested fields.
- Remember, this is a development opportunity for others, so be clear about the skills that will be developed as well as the required time commitment.
- Your project needs to be posted here. As such once the template is completed, contact the WIKI team.
- When the project is filled, you must request to delete your project from the list by submitting the same Service One ticket.
GUIDELINES FOR EXPLORERS interested in joining projects to activate skills
- Clearly identify the skills you want to learn.
- Discuss the development opportunity with your manager to ensure alignment on both the skills to be developed and the time commitment.
- Reach out to the project leader to express your interest and clarify any questions.
- Ensure your profile is up to date in the HR system. This is a great opportunity to….
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