MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (MDP): THE EBI WAY

In response to new organizational challenges EBI is facing, the Bank has embarked for the first time, a Management Development Program Training Series primarily for its twenty three (23) newly-identified Business Development Managers (BDMs). This management option is in consonance to EBI’s branch banking objectives which can be gleaned from and is focused on a more resilient and aggressive market positioning. “As a learning tool, it aims to generate critical knowledge and an array of strategies to navigate EBI towards the attainment of its goal,” Atty. Ronald E. Alvizo, EBI President and CEO, aptly says.

Bracing this new development, management has also intended that this program will ensure the Bank’s talent management running parallel with its growth. It also anticipates reinforcing, strengthening and upgrading the competencies and abilities of these managers so they can be more effective in their current function and prepare them for a more challenging decision-making role.

The EBI-MDP was designed in three major (3) phases namely, Self- Mastery (Phase I), Situation Mastery (Phase 2) and Organizational Mastery (Phase 3). It shall run for a period of twelve (12) months starting May 2008. It shall likewise culminate on June 2009.

As a take-off, a five-day Management 101 was conducted from June 3-7, 2008 at the Ritz Garden Oases Resort and Restaurant, Porras Street, Bo. Obrero, Davao City. Serving as essentially important to the Bank’s unprecedented growth over the last three (3) years upon crafting its medium-term development plan in 2006, EBI traversed a more participatory way of management thus, enjoining middle managers in solidifying its thrusts for 2010. Four major topics are adapted in the MDP run, such as (1) Coaching for Improved Performance; (2) Appraising for Results; (3) Motivating for Peak Performance; and (4) Getting Commitment to Action.

Specifically, the EBI-MDP has comprised the following activities:

A. PLANNING

May 2008
Pre-MDP Activities
Organization of the Branch Banking Group, Finalization of the Branch Banking Table of Organization
Selection, Profiling, Orientation and Practicum of MDP Enrollees

June 3-7,2008
Training: Self Mastery Phase
ü Program Orientation (to include the historical phase/rationale of microfinance)
ü Management 101 (Inclusive of Values Clarification Phase)
ü Prelude to Strategic Management

June 9-26,2008
Practicum

June 27-28,2008
Training: Situation Mastery Phase (Branch Banking Operation)
ü Strategic Planning
ü Financial Management
ü Product Knowledge
ü Orientation/Familiarization on SMEs, Marketing
ü Environmental Scanning: Environmental Assessment Tools and Developing Strategies and Implementing Them)
ü Action Planning

July 11-12,2008
Practicum

B. REVIEWING

September 5-6, 2008
Training: Organization Mastery Phase
(Special Technical Skilling)
ü Communication Skills/Business Correspondence

October
Practicum and Preparation of Branch Plans for Bank Planning

November
Preparation for the Bank Planning

December 2008
Bank Planning and
Culmination for the 2008 Eight-Month MDP

C. EVALUATING

January 2009
KSA Evaluation among Managers
Performance Appraisal

D. DEVELOPING

June 2009
Strengthening Phase (Individual Specialized Course)
Further Opportunity Seeking


The MDP context is anchored on the program that hopes to establish a human resource capability building and development scheme whereby EBI managers are systematically trained in certain management competencies enabling them to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their respective work stations while, at the same time, responding flexibly to new branch banking operational demands.

Aside from responding to the medium term development goal of the Bank to become a Thrift Bank in 2010, this program re-assures the readiness and resilience of the Bank’s manpower to catapult both growth and quality portfolio. Under the auspices of the Human Resource Management Department (HRMD), under the direct supervision of the HRD-Training Unit, this capacity building program hopes to usher the Bank to greater heights. ###