Rank 2: Development For All

Company Name: GUS Global Services India

Industry: Education & Training

India HQ: Gurgaon

Employee Strength: 368

GUS Global Services (GGS) focuses on extending its core responsibility of learning and education to its various stakeholders viz the students, faculty, employees and the community. The respect and opportunities extended to the marginalised are noteworthy in the company’s initiatives.

Growing Individuals

Some of the best practices at the company include a company-sponsored 11-month post-graduate program in leadership and management that is offered to all to help build skills and attitudes necessary for bigger roles and responsibilities. The program, Leap, has been designed to develop gen-next leaders and gives opportunities to high-potential people to create a strong pipeline of leaders. 

To broaden their talent practices, GGS management created a pool of differently-abled employees by providing them with job opportunities. The general staff, peers, colleagues, and seniors were educated to prevent misconceptions and focus on inclusion.

The company also has a training roadmap for each employee that involves creating individual plans, which is in line with the need and employee’s ability level and the skill set needed to perform successfully. Employees have gone through development centres and were given feedback to make their training roadmap with timelines and action steps.

The company also has a UPES Skill Development Program for all talented employees, aimed at the upliftment of its support staff at the campus by training them in literacy skills such as computer competencies, written and spoken English and so on.

Happy Employees

One of the company employees says, “The organisation always thinks for the professional growth of its employees, providing free Coursera certification, Leadership Program etc to upscale employees capability. Several skill-development programs are run for all professional brackets, from executive to higher management levels.”

Another employee adds, “The organisation gives room to bring original and fresh perspectives. It provides feedback when necessary and the required resources to get the job done. This combination is unique and inspiring. The organisation provides equal opportunity to perform and gives recognition. Also one can give suggestions to management for improvement, and the best part is that the suggestions are considered for implementation and making processes smoother.”

The general employee sentiment is that opportunity is given to all to improve professional skills. Leadership development programs, including paid ones, are part of the mix and go a long way in making it a great place to work.