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Cornerstone for Energy HR & Utilities Talent Management

Challenges

Organisations operating in the energy and utilities sector, whether generators, independent system operators, or companies working in the “last mile” of delivery face a dynamic marketplace for talent and host of regulatory challenges. Companies that can turn these challenges into advantages will be tomorrow’s leaders in the industry.

Specific challenges in this sector include:

A tight regulatory environment with strict enforcement
Dynamic market conditions, including the cost of fuel inputs
Consolidation, merger, and acquisition
A highly skilled workforce with specialised job competencies
A global workforce with demanding needs around language, localisation, and regulation
Retiring senior leadership, especially the Baby Boomer generation

Solutions

By working actively with energy and utilities clients, Cornerstone has developed specific expertise in meeting the talent management challenges described above. One size does not fit all, especially when it comes to delivering real business value to companies operating in regulated environments. Cornerstone tackles the diverse needs of energy clients working in generation, delivery, management, and beyond. The solution can be accessed by senior management, plant workers, and every other type of employee.

Onboarding - Onboard and mentor new employees for quick time-to-productivity.
Compliance - Track ongoing certification programs to ensure compliance with regulatory demands.
Performance - Leverage performance and competency management to make sure the right people have the right skills in the right jobs.
Succession/Workforce Planning - Prepare for tomorrow by ensuring the organisation’s leadership pipeline is healthy.
Corporate Social Networking - Take advantage of Enterprise 2.0 social networking tools to build valuable employee, alumni, or customer communities. Network with industry alumni to find qualified candidates to fill vacancies.
Integrated Solution - Streamline and consolidate onto a single platform to reduce IT burden and to avoid the costs of fragmented systems.

Observation Checklist

Observe and Measure Competencies and Performance in Real Time, On the Job

For energy and utilities professionals, there are instances when fulfillment of required competencies - like health, safety and environmental - cannot be measured on a typical rating scale or as part of an annual review. Use Cornerstone’s innovative Observation Checklist feature to systematically assess and monitor employee skills and performance in the field, while employees are doing their jobs.

Cornerstone’s Observation Checklist lets you assign validators or verifiers to assess competence or successful completion of tasks as employees are at work in the field.

Give your verifiers, validators or preceptors easy access to observation checklists and replace inefficient, paper-based processes
Ensure that regulatory reporting is accurate and timely
Use pre-integrated competency models specific to certain industries
Specifically define observation ratings and methods