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retrieval system, nor translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the prior

written permission of the owners, Firstsource. All trademarks are owned by their respective owners.

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This handbook is a guide to the Firstsource Breakout Competency Framework. It provides detailed

information on the competencies and the behaviors that are critical for organizational and individual

success.

The Breakout Competency framework has been defined for all roles in the organization and aims to

provide a common understanding of those behaviors that will lead to superior performance at

Firstsource globally.

We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the contents of the handbook. For any queries on the

Firstsource Competency Framework please reach out to HR teams.

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Introduction To Competencies

For an organization to evolve and grow, the people working within it have to adapt and develop; to be able to do this successfully,

individuals need to know what behaviors the organization expects from them and where do they currently stand in exhibiting these

behavioral traits.

What are Competencies?

Competencies are observable knowledge, skills and abilities that predict outstanding performance in a given job, role, organization,

o ultu e. If o je ti es a e des i ed as the e ds , the o pete ies a e des i ed as the ea s . While objectives focus on

what one needs to achieve, competencies focus on how to achieve these objectives by displaying the right behaviors for being

effe ti e i o e s ole.

COMPETENCIES

PROVIDE

a common view of

leadership, criteria for

assessment, and road map

for development

COMPETENCIES

HELP

identify who the best

leaders are and will be,

given current and future

measures of success

COMPETENCIES

ENABLE

identify why they are

successful and what

behaviors they need to

demonstrate

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Need For Revised Competency Framework

• Ensured fiscal discipline

• Expanded margins

• Executed deals to agreed

principles

• Re-engaged with

customers and employees

• Change of ownership with

RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group

coming in

• Repaid FCCB debt

FY 1

• Leaders in markets we

operate in

• Ad o a : Ou lie ts CUSTOMER

• Talent Management and

leadership development

• $1 billion Market Cap

from the current

$320 million

FY 1 -17

• 10% EBIT for the business

• Targeted profitable deals

• De-leveraged the debt

• Restored shareholder

confidence

• Created a centralised

Business transformation

office

FY 1

EMERGE EMERGE

CONSOLIDATE

BREAKOUT Firstsource strategy has evolved over the years

to account for changes in business

environment, customer expectations and

industry benchmarks. As competency

framework needs to be in tandem with the new

business strategy, there was a need to relook at

the existing competency framework and to

align it better with the strategies for the

Breakout Phase.

Breakout competencies are the competencies

that would enable Firstsource to become

global leaders during the Breakout Phase

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Approach To Building The Breakout Competency Framework

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Building The Framework – Key Process Steps

1. Strategic interviews with leadership team and BEIs with high performers

Interviews were conducted with the leadership team as well as a cross-section

of high performers at all levels to understand the behaviors that are required

for effective performance on the job

Strategic interviews with the Leadership team

BEI s with high perfor ers

Ha Group s e pertise

Interaction and input from the HR team

Implementation

in various

organizational

practices

The key questions in the mind of the Senior Leadership Team were:

• How do we grow our business?

• How do we execute and deliver excellence?

• How do we engage and partner with our customers?

• How do we build and engage a high performing workforce?

KEY PROCESS STEPS

2. Expertise and inputs from Hay Group and HR teams

Expertise from Hay group and inputs from HR teams and from the focused

group discussions were used for the development of the framework

3. Development of the Competency Framework

The behaviors for each competency were then scaled from level 1 to level 5 to

arrive at the final framework

4. Review and Validation of the Framework

Review and validation of the framework was done by the Steering Committee

Focused group discussion

FSL

Breakout co pete cies

Validation from

Steering committee

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Firstsource Breakout Competency Framework

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About The Framework

Driving business

Growth

Quest for

excellence

Building a

high potential

workforce

Partnering

with

customers

• Business Foresight

• Influencing Others

• Fostering Partnerships

with Customers

• Leading Teams

• Working Across Boundaries

• Managing Transformation

• Driving Excellence

The Seven Breakout Competencies are:

• Business Foresight

• Driving Excellence

• Influencing Others

• Managing Transformation

• Fostering Partnerships With Customers

• Leading Teams

• Working Across Boundaries

The competencies have been grouped under

four growth enablers:

• Driving business growth

• Quest for Excellence

• Partnering with customers

• Building a high potential workforce

Breakout Competency Framework

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Breakout Competencies And Definitions

BUSINESS FORESIGHT Business Foresight is about conceptualizing new opportunities by scanning the environment, challenging existing

notions, and bringing in fresh thinking and insight

DRIVING EXCELLENCE Driving Excellence is about improving performance, setting up challenging goals for self and team, taking

calculated entrepreneurial risks to drive and create high performing teams

INFLUENCING

OTHERS

Influencing Others is about understanding others and the organizational dynamics and effectively using this

understanding to get others to adopt own course of action.

MANAGING

TRANSFORMATION

Managing transformation is the ability to accept, communicate and adapt to change and work effectively within

a dynamic environment.

FOSTERING

PARTNERSHIPS WITH

CLIENTS

The ability to deliver outstanding service to customers and forging long term partnerships leading to desirable

customer outcomes customer loyalty , repeat businesses, referrals and an overall growth in account size.

LEADING TEAMS Ability to provide the team/organization with direction and support necessary to succeed in an ever changing

business context and aligns the individuals to the larger purpose

WORKING ACROSS

BOUNDARIES

Recognizes the interdependencies across different parts and appreciates the benefits of collaborative working

across the organization

The seven competencies and the definition are given below:

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Key Terminologies In The Competency Framework

• Roles: Roles indicate the nature of the job and are more descriptive of responsibilities

• Levels: Levels indicate the proficiency required for superior performance for a particular role

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5

At this level, the

behavior is to achieve

compliance, get basics

right and demonstrate

the right Intention

Entry level executives

From meeting own

targets, at this level,

there is a shift to team

focus, team targets &

performance

Manager of teams

From being excellent

at what is defined, at

this level, there is a

shift from being

reactive to proactive

Manager of managers

Beyond being

proactive, at this level,

the perspective shifts

from the

Team/Function to

Organization

Manager of

functions/businesses

Beyond shifting

perspective, at this

level, the leader

Institutionalizes or

creates a culture of

that particular

competency across the

organization

Enterprise leadership

Note: To ide tif the le el that o e elo gs to, e eed to look at the ole espo si ilities a d the th eshold eha io s e ui ed

to perform that role. We then match these threshold behaviors with the closest levels of sophistication for each competency

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Mapping Of The Levels To Roles And Grades

LEVELS ROLES ROLE DEFINITION

LEVEL 1 First-level staff

(Entry level executives)

At this level, the behavior is to achieve compliance, get basics

right and demonstrate the right Intention

Sr. Executive

Executive

LEVEL 2 Junior management

(Manager of teams)

From meeting own targets, at this level, there is a shift to team

focus, team targets & performance

Manager

AM

TL

LEVEL 3 Middle management

(Manager of managers)

From being excellent at what is defined, at this level, there is a

shift from being reactive to proactive

GM

DGM

Sr. Manager

LEVEL 4 Senior management

(Manager of

functions/businesses)

Beyond being proactive, at this level, the perspective shifts from

the Team/Function to Organization

SVP

VP

LEVEL 5 Leadership

(Enterprise leadership)

Beyond shifting perspective, at this level, the leader

institutionalizes or creates a culture of that particular

competency across the organization

President

EVP

INDICATIVE GRADES /

DESIGNATION

The table below depicts the mapping of levels to the roles and grades in the Organization:

It is worthwhile to keep in mind:

• The grades /designations mentioned in the table above are purely indicative – the new competency framework focuses more on a role based

approach instead of a grade based approach

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Breakout Competencies – Key Features

For each breakout competency, the framework provides all of the below:

• A definition of each competency

• Levels of sophistication, starting from a less complex behavior to the most sophisticated level of that competency

• Description of the key elements which make up the competency levels (Positive Behavioral Indicators)

• Negative behavioral indicators for the competency

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Breakout Competency Framework: Competency- wise

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Business Foresight - Definition

BUSINESS FORESIGHT

Business Foresight is about conceptualizing new opportunities by scanning the environment,

challenging existing notions, and bringing in fresh thinking and insight.

This competency involves the thought process behind seeking and identifying opportunities rather than

the action taken once the opportunities are identified

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Business Foresight – Levels & Indicators

• Questions, collects routine

information relevant to the

business from multiple

sources

• Keeps self updated about FSL

business and understands

impact on team

• Stays abreast with the

developments in customers

needs and new demands of

customer

Level 1:

Seeks business relevant

information

• Demonstrates openness to

new ideas and perspectives

• Scans the environment to

identify new trends/best

practices within or across

industries that can be adopted

by FSL

• Notices when a current

situation is similar or

dissimilar to a past experience

and adapts approach

accordingly

• Keeps abreast of

developments in the

competitor, client & partner

organizations

Level 2:

Links relevant information to

business

• Undertakes systematic and

formal research to gather

information

• Analyses this information to

generate new ideas or ways of

working for the business.

• Combines past experience

along with fresh thinking to

resolve a problem (Adapts

existing models, learnt

concepts, understanding of

best practices to current

situation)

• Anticipates opportunities or

future possible challenges

Level 3:

Combines fresh thinking with

past experience

• Connects multiple data

poi ts/ t e ds to see the ig pi tu e

• Provides professional insights

with a long term perspective

• Creates new concepts that are

not obvious to others in order

to spot an opportunity,

solve/explain a problem

• Estimates the future strategic

impact of trends/decisions

from a long term perspective

Level 4:

Creates new concepts

• Demonstrates deep business

insight that helps identify

strategic opportunities for the

business or shape industry

practices

• Initiates a new line of thought

altogethe that shifts the pa adig e.g., Ne eati e solutions, business models,

applications of process or

technology that changes the

way the business is done

• Develops strategies to

mitigate anticipated

challenges, takes steps to

mitigates the possible

egati e i pa t of ha ge or innovation to maximize

benefits

Level 5:

Creates game-changing

strategies

Contra/ Negative Indicators:

• Demonstrates limited understanding of the business context

• Does not think ahead – too absorbed in doing the task at hand

• Gets lost in the detail, fails to see patters and trends

• Ne e halle ges self o othe s to thi k out of the o

• Fails to leverage the value of learned theories or models

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DRIVING EXCELLENCE

Driving Excellence is about improving performance, setting up challenging goals for self and team,

taking calculated entrepreneurial risks to drive and create high performing teams

Driving Excellence – Definition

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Driving Excellence – Levels & Indicators

• Exceeds performance

expectations and standards

• Completes task with rigor and

thoroughness by paying

attention to detail

• Respects and complies with

set processes and guidelines

• Checks own work to ensure

accuracy

• Takes responsibility and seeks

feedback for self-

improvement

• Raises concerns if there are

inefficiencies with an intent to

do better

Level 1:

Strives to do a job well

• Challenges status quo and

suggests improvements to

existing ways of working

• Delves deep into the problem

and Identifies & prioritizes

steps to solves them

• Sets and improves on

processes in ones own area of

work (e.g., doing something

better, faster, more

efficiently)

• Monitors progress of work

and seeks to overcome

roadblocks

• Drives compliance to

organizational processes

• Awareness of how daily work

impacts bottom line

Level 2:

Improves team performance

• Actively improves self and

team by setting stretch goals,

raises the bar with respect to

existing standards of

excellence and benchmarks

• Investigates and explores

problems from multiple

angles, identifies root cause/

potential effects and

accordingly initiates action

• Creates a culture of

improvement and encourages

team members to suggest

improvements

• Cognizant of bottom line

impact during decision making

Level 3:

Stretches performance

boundaries

• Conducts structured analyses

(cost-benefit , RoI , Risk etc)

while taking decision that

impact bottom/top line

• Analyzes relationships among

several parts of a problem and

comes up with measurable

action plans

• Institutionalizes the need to

go beyond task-completion

and focus on excellence (to

drive discretionary effort)

• Evaluates innovative ideas and

takes the relevant ones to

closure

Level 4:

Improves outcomes at a business

level

• Sets long term goals for the

business, based on a larger

entrepreneurial vision by

demonstrating

entrepreneurial risk taking

• Implements novel

concepts/ideas

• Creates structures, processes

and closely monitors them to

enable the achievement of

strategy

• Takes ownership of novel

initiatives by sponsoring them

Level 5:

Takes calculated entrepreneurial

risks

Contra/ Negative Indicators:

• Complacent, satisfied with the status-quo

• Accepts mediocrity and inefficiency

• Lacks a balanced commercial focus while setting goals

• Does not seek performance feedback

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INFLUENCING OTHERS

Influencing Others is about understanding others and the organizational dynamics and effectively

using this understanding to get others to adopt own course of action

The behaviour could be towards teams, customers, peers, managers etc.

Influencing Others – Definition

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Influencing Others – Levels & Indicators

• Articulates own point of view

clearly

• States intentions during team

meetings but may not back it

up with adequate data

Level 1:

States Intention to influence

• Influences others through

direct persuasion and by using

data, examples and logical

reasoning

• Is cognizant of the formal

structure, chain of command,

rules and procedures of the

organization and follows these

while communicating and

influencing others

• Recognizes emotion by

reading body language, facial

expression, and tone of voice

Level 2:

Uses logic and data to persuade

• Is flexible in changing ones

strategy to adapt most

effectively to the audience

• Uses multiple strategies to

influence and drive desired

impact

• Persuades by reading BOTH

emotion (by reading body

language, facial expression,

and/or tone of voice) AND

what the other person says

about a business or other

issue the othe pe so s explicit content that goes

beyond labeling their

emotions)

Level 3:

Logical persuasion using multiple

actions

• Anticipates & prepares the

effect of an action or other

detail o peoples i age of the speaker and takes well

thought out (even dramatic)

action to have specific impact.

• Understands the underlying

needs, issues and problems of

the stakeholders and their

organizations. Using the

above to adapt ones

communication and

influencing strategy

• Understands the informal

structures, organizational

constraints and culture that

exist within the organization

and uses that for influencing

and driving impact

Level 4:

Calculates impact of actions &

words

• Uses an in-depth

understanding of the

individual/group or context to

develop an overall influencing

strategy

• Uses indirect influence, builds

ehi d-the-s e es suppo t for ideas and form coalitions

in order to achieve a desired

outcome

• Identifies power-relations and

power-centres in stakeholder

organizations and nurtures

such relationships to achieve

desired impact

Level 5:

Uses Complex Influencing

Strategies

Contra/ Negative Indicators:

• Does not think of the impact of the words that he/she says

• Refrains from sharing their opinion

• Gives up, without trying when questioned or challenged

• Negati el i flue es stakeholde s a out the o pa , tea , p oje ts et …

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MANAGING TRANSFORMATION

Managing transformation is the ability to accept, communicate and adapt to change and work

effectively within a dynamic environment

This i cludes ope ess to cha ge a d adapti g o e’s approach to the cha gi g e iro e t ith agility

Managing Transformation – Definition

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Managing Transformation – Levels & Indicators

• Demonstrates willingness to

change or modify ideas or

perceptions

• Maintains productivity despite

uncertainty and/or changes

Level 1:

Is Open to Change

• Seeks to understand the

rationale for change

• Aligns own actions with

change initiatives

• Makes team members

understand the "why" behind

the change

• Re-iterates the change agenda

during team meetings

Level 2:

Seeks to understand the 'why' of

change

• Changes course as necessary

to get a job done and/or meet

company goals

• Remains composed even

during ambiguous and

uncertain situations

• Motivate the teams/managers

about the change vision

through formal and informal

conversations

• Proactively identifies and

highlight potential roadblocks

to change

Level 3:

Flexible to work with change

• Define and express a vision for

change

• Prepares the ground for

change by challenging the

status-quo

• Champions change by

impactful delivery of the

change message across

forums

• Calculates impact of a change

and changes tactics

accordingly (E.g.,: Change in

the operating model of a

customer)

• Mitigates obstacles or

resistance to change

Level 4:

Creates commitment to change

• Changes strategy by

anticipating consequences of

external market/internal

business dynamics

• Empowers others to serve as

champions of change

Level 5:

Leads transformation

Contra/ Negative Indicators:

• Is closed to changes

• Panics in a crises triggered by external environment

• Misses short-term opportunities

• Lets problem escalate

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FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS WITH CLIENTS

The ability to deliver outstanding service to customers and forging long term partnerships leading to

desirable customer outcomes customer loyalty , repeat businesses, referrals and an overall growth in

account size

This includes the ability to anticipate, understand, address and leverage the changing needs of the

customer. Customers include external customers, internal employees, and other stakeholders.

Fostering Partnerships with Clients – Definition

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Fostering Partnerships with Clients – Levels & Indicators

• Monitors and checks own

metrics on end customer

satisfaction

• Takes personal responsibility

to correct end customer

service related problems

promptly

• Interacts with utmost

courtesy

• Maintains clear

communication regarding

mutual expectations

• Improves customer

experience by passing on

relevant feedback to other

teams

Level 1:

Takes personal responsibility for

customer satisfaction

• Identify recurring patterns of

customer related issues

• Highlights the impact of

customer satisfaction to the

team

• Connects with the client

occasionally beyond work to

strengthen the relationship

• Promptly escalates difficult

customer related issues to the

relevant stakeholder for

prompt closure

Level 2:

Takes personal accountability for

tea s pe fo a e

• Understands the client's

business needs and

accordingly, recommends

appropriate approaches/

product modifications

• Helps when the client is going

through a challenging

situation, e.g., makes extra

effort, spends additional time,

involves others to help the

customer, helps customer

solve internal issues

• Proactively anticipates

roadblocks to customer

satisfaction and adapts to

their resolution

• Makes a conscious effort to

build rapport with the

customer and by virtue of this

rapport, has easy access to

them

Level 3:

P oa ti el e ha es lie t s experience

• Thinks with a long term

perspective in addressing

customer requirements

• Seeks information about the

underlying issues of the

customer, going beyond what

was expressed

• Builds and maintains strong

networks within the

usto e s o ga izatio

• Anticipates future needs of

the customer and thinks of

new ways to align offerings

with future customer needs

• Works to re-build customer

relationships that have gone

through difficult times

Level 4:

Addresses underlying needs of

client

• Builds an independent

understanding of the

usto e s eeds a d ased on this understanding, makes

appropriate intervention. May

even push the customer to

confront difficult issues

• Becomes closely involved in

the usto e s i te al decision making process

• Institutionalizes partnership

mindset in FSL to create

strong alliances and business

benefits

• Makes or sustains strong long

term relationships with key

stakeholders

Level 5:

Builds the position of a trusted

advisor to client

Contra/ Negative Indicators:

• Does not respond to the customer in a timely manner

• I a d-looki g - does not display a good external mindset

• “a ifi es usto e s eeds to se e o pe so al age da • Shows reluctance to tailor product/ services to meet customer needs

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LEADING TEAMS

Ability to provide the team/organization with direction and support necessary to succeed in an ever

changing business context and aligns the individuals to the larger purpose

Leading Teams – Definition

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Leading Teams – Levels & Indicators

• Sets goals and gives detailed

instructions or

demonstrations

• Sets norms and limits with

respect to behaviors and

performance

• Monitors and follows up

performance of the team

• Provides regular feedback to

the team/individual

Level 1:

Manages the Team

• Plans ahead of time and

o ito s tea s adhe e e to plan

• Delegates appropriately

• Provides clarity of roles and

responsibilities to the team

• Identifies gaps in behavior and

performance of the team and

investigates issues

• Gives developmental

feedback and enables

opportunities for learning and

development

• Builds team cohesiveness.

E.g.,: team outings etc.

• Promptly intervenes to take

corrective action in case of dip

in performance

Level 2:

Enables superior performance

• Takes accountability of

success/failures of the teams

below

• Obtains necessary resources,

trainings or information to

ensure that the team

functions optimally

• Resolves conflict buy taking

appropriate timely action

• Creates opportunities for

individuals/teams to

demonstrate their strengths

• Leads by example, role-

models high performance for

the team to follow

• Helps teams connect

tasks/goals to the higher

purpose

Level 3:

Augmenting team commitment

• Inspires people about the

vision and direction of the

company

• communicating the vision to

the team

• Communicates and

encourages the team to work

towards a higher purpose

• Mentors individuals by

understanding underlying

motivations (going beyond

work life)

• Identifies and builds second

line of leaders by provides

holistic development

opportunities going beyond

functional feedback

Level 4:

Inspires team towards a

common purpose

• Creates a compelling vision

a d a o o pu pose that inspires people to go beyond

and create value for the

organization

• Creates a climate of high

performance to bring out

discretionary effort

• Creates a leadership pipeline

with a futuristic perspective

aligning to the strategic vision

of FSL

Level 5:

Builds and institutionalizes the

desired culture

Contra/ Negative Indicators:

• Fails to set clear objectives for team members

• Does not provide a unifying goal and the steps to achieve the same

• Appears reluctant to share negative feedback/ take non performers to task

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WORKING ACROSS BOUNDARIES

Recognizes the interdependencies across different parts and appreciates the benefits of collaborative

working across the organization

Working Across Boundaries – Definition

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Working Across Boundaries – Levels & Indicators

• Willingly participates in team

processes, supports team

de isio s a d is a good tea pla e

• Respects organizational norms

and behaves appropriately

• Treats others with respect and

dignity even in case of conflict

• Shows respect for people

from different cultural

backgrounds

Level 1:

Works amicably with others

• Recognize interdependence of

own job and those of others

• Remains unbiased with

diverse people in the team

• Proactively reaches out to

support others and volunteers

when needed

• Shares relevant and useful

information freely with others

• Seeks to find common ground

with others on points of

disagreement and willingly

compromises on non-critical

issues

Level 2:

Accepts and works with

interdependencies

• Evaluates the impact that

o e s o de isio s ight have on another department

• Makes self/team fully

available when other teams

are undergoing a challenge or

crisis situation

• Genuinely solicits and values

othe s i puts

• Demonstrates willingness to

learn from other teams and

individuals

• Understands different

cultures and imbibes that into

the ways of working

• Dis ou ages e s. the thinking

Level 3:

Proactively fosters collaboration

• Publicly credits peers who

have performed well

• Brings conflicts in the open

and encourages/facilitates a

beneficial resolution

• Works to remove

organizational barriers

through collaboration and

teamwork

• Creates structured forums for

collaboration and innovation

• Works across boundaries for

shared success, finding

opportunities for synergies

and cross-selling

• Continuously shares best

practices and inspires the

team to do the same, across

the functional/BU boundaries

Level 4:

Actively works to break the silo

mind-set

• Protects and promotes

g oup s eputatio i f o t of others

• Builds a o e F“L ultu e fo the organization to follow.

E.g.,: creating symbols of

group identity or other actions

to build cohesiveness

• Puts enterprise first while

making business decisions –

acts as an enterprise leader

than just a department head

• Ensures effective

collaboration irrespective of

cultural differences, diversity

and other boundaries

Level 5:

Wo ks to a ds a o e F“L identity

Contra/ Negative Indicators:

• Agrees to team decisions, but then acts unilaterally

• Does not cooperate - does not share information or resources within his/ other teams

• Works in a silo – thi ks of o /o tea s o je ti es as ei g o e i po ta t tha the o e all o ga izatio s goals

• Does not support other departments in a timely manner

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Annexure

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Annexure 1: Comparison Of Frameworks

New competency framework Old competency framework

Strong alignment and relevance to the Breakout Phase Was relevant to our earlier context and strategy

More customer/outward focused Way of thinking and therefore working was more

inward focused

More role-based Only grade-based

Competency levels are cumulative Competency levels were not cumulative

Applicable for all levels and roles in the organization Applicable for junior management and above

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Annexure 2: Key Definitions

Competency

Breakout Competencies

Growth Enablers

Behavioral Indicators

Competencies are observable knowledge, skills and abilities defined in terms of

behaviors. When consistently displayed, these result in successful job performance

and achievement of the vision and mission of the organization

Breakout competencies are the competencies that would enable Firstsource to

become global leaders during the Breakout Phase. Breakout competencies enables

top performers to demonstrate critical behaviors more often, in more situations, with

better results

Growth enablers are a set of competencies that are vital for organizational growth

Behavioral Indicators are list of observable and measurable behaviors that lead to

superior performance

Roles Roles indicate the nature of the job and are more descriptive of responsibilities

Levels Levels indicates the proficiency required for superior performance for a particular role

Grades Grades indicate the management levels in an organization

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the Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, Media & Publishing and Healthcare sectors. Its clients include FTSE 100, Fortune 500 and Nifty 50 companies.

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