NRECA is another example of a client we’ve partnered with for over a decade.
The first project was in 2007, when e3 Strategies advised the Education and Training team on how to best design, develop, and implement a new framework for meeting members’ professional development needs.
Challenge
What is the best way to offer education programs directly tied to the business objectives of electric cooperatives?
Focus groups with CEOs and mid-level managers identified skills gaps among the mid-level management group as their greatest opportunity and risk. Existing education programs were well attended by mid-level managers, but didn’t meet their specific development needs or position their cooperatives for growth.
Solution
Determining the competencies required from each level of management in order to meet cooperative goals was the key to success. e3 Strategies targeted the mid-level management audience and helped NRECA define the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary for success and growth at that level.
Keeping the business needs of their members at the forefront of strategy, curriculum development, and implementation maximized marketability for NRECA, ensuring a balance between building competencies within the workforce and generating revenue.
The approach was so successful, NRECA soon adopted it for other audiences and education programs. They’ve built it out over the years and now offer nine distinct learning paths across a variety of topic areas and roles.
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Diane Rhodes-Michaely
FORMER DIRECTOR OF LEARNING STRATEGIES, NRECA
“In mid 2007, we hired e3 Strategies to help us define and develop a training program for mid-level managers. They were extremely helpful in analyzing our needs assessment data, assessing our existing management programs and defining learning paths for three distinct levels of managers. In addition, Stephanie Eskins-Gleason researched alternatives for the development of a new blended program, and was a key player in its design, development, piloting and delivery. Thanks to her efforts we have successfully launched the program and have consistently received high praises from participants. We have continued to work with e3 Strategies since then on subsequent programs.”
