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Excellence Award

“Leadership Development Programme” Special Awards

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Excellence in Career Development

Excellence in Programme Design

As one of the top ten employers in Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Jockey Club (the Club) is committed to continuous development of its employees. It
supports their career development and nurtures their talent through a wide range of learning and development programmes.

Nurturing high-potential employees to expand the leadership pipeline
Recognising the importance of leadership development to the success of its strategic goals, the Club focuses on accelerating the promotion readiness of
high-potential employees instead of relying on external sources to find leadership candidates with the right cultural fit.
To this end, the Talent Management team designed a new programme with an engaging and high impact learning experience – the Leadership
Development Programme (LDP) to develop Senior Manager (middle level leaders) into Executive Manager (senior leaders). The key objectives of the LDP
are to build the leadership capability of participants, strengthen the Club’s leadership pipeline and reinforce desirable culture behaviours across the Club.
Comprehensive personalized 360-degree leadership development
Since the launch of the LDP in 2020, a number of senior managers from different departments have participated in the programme, which consists of a
variety of activities in four stages:
1) Know Self;
2) Know Others & Know Business;
3) Expand Knowledge; and
4) Review and Action

Key features include business simulation exercises that help participants identify their strengths and development gaps; crafting of development plans
based on the participants’ needs; selective learning modules that address their continuous development goals; Cascaded Mentorship for participants to
learn different leadership styles from selected mentors; and mentoring of a Management Trainee to share knowledge and experience on how to navigate
around the Club.
In parallel, senior leaders from international corporations are invited to share real case studies for participants to expand their network and gain cross-
industry knowledge. To help participants build executive presence with their personal brand, the Club also collaborates with industry experts to define
“Executive Presence” specific to its context and to organize relevant seminars.
Progressing through these stages, participants are able to develop their self-awareness, deepen their knowledge and skills, and broaden their exposure
and experience as a leader.
Enhancing leadership effectiveness
After completing the 1.5-year LDP, participants have received encouraging feedback from a post-programme 360 survey about their positive change in
leadership behaviour. 20% of participants were successfully promoted to Executive Manager. Such cases of advancement to the next leadership level not
only benefit the Club with a significant reduction in average external hiring costs, but also enhance employee morale. LDP graduates serve as internal
role models and become mentors for the next level of employees. In addition to improving leadership effectiveness, the LDP reinforces the Club’s desired
development culture.

Comments from Adjudicators
The programme objectives were clearly identified. It was commendable for its high level of customization that catered for individual needs; and therefore
highly impactful for each participant. The well designed and executed 4 stages of training interventions brought impressive measurable results, including
ability to build talent pipeline for future leaders, talent retention and cost savings in hiring externally.
The format of training was also diverse with a series of interactive engagements, including lunch with CEO, mentorship, etc. All in all, a methodical and
sound approach which set a good foundation for career and leadership development for the high flyers at The Hong Kong Jockey Club.

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