Customer: ConAgra Foods

Program Description:

• ConAgra made a significant investment in leadership development called Foundations of Leadership (FoL) to positively impact business results and to build a solid leadership foundation for the future

Evaluation:

• Vestrics studied the performance of 600 trained supervisors and 1,600 untrained supervisors at 65 US-based plants
• Business impact was evaluated on a plant metrics and included productivity, safety, quality, plant employee turnover, and engagement
• Individual metrics included supervisor attrition, promotion rates, and performance appraisal ratings

Findings:

• The study revealed a positive program return on investment and a positive effect on plant and individual performance metrics
• The study also revealed that for those participating in the program had higher retention rates compared to those not participating in the program