DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION
ACCELERATING LEADERSHIP GROWTH

Rising to meet the challenge of global growth
Faced with accelerating business growth, a tightening labor pool, and pressure from international markets, Dell recognized the challenge of meeting increased demands for leaders. In response, several initiatives were launched around developing key talent and accelerating the growth of leaders through the ranks.
Platinum Performance Group was initially engaged to bring a performance focus to the accelerated leadership program being developed. By conducting an analysis of key performance in the Director and Vice President role, we were able to identify the critical outcomes for the role as well as those enabling outcomes that allowed for successful growth of executives. These outcomes became the basis for focusing the program curriculum.
Platinum has continued our performance work through developing on the job performance experiences to support the growth of executive in role at Dell. We will be continuing this work at the manager role in the months ahead.

• McKesson: Working through a Partnership with the Straker Group to support and develop performance-based approaches and processes in the McKesson organization.
• Cisco Systems: Adopting and integrating Performance DNA analysis approaches into their Instructional Design and Training support departments currently supporting the Cisco Systems sales organization world-wide.
• MDOT: Developing internal capabilities around Performance Improvement using Performance DNA tools and process, including conducting Performance analysis and transitioning a Learning Center to a ‘performance-based’ Learning Center
• VDOT: Developing internal capabilities around Performance Improvement using Performance DNA tools and process, including conducting Performance analysis and supporting the transitioning of this internal ‘performance group’.
• University of Tulsa: Acting as Adjunct Professor in supporting the Center for Executive and Professional Development in their adoption and delivery of the ASTD Certificate Program suing Performance DNA analysis tools and process
• Integris: Developing internal capabilities around Performance Analysis using Performance DNA
• ASTD: Co-publishing Performance DNA Analysis with ASTD and using these validated processes and tools in all of ASTD’s HPI Analysis workshops in the Certificate programs taught worldwide. At the end of 2005 approximately 5,000 people have been taught through this HPI Certificate program. ASTD clients include the Who’s Who of Fortune 500 corporation and Leaders in our Federal and State organizations, as well as government organizations in other countries