UK Training Industry Press Releases

Organisation development consultancy Echelon has agreed a partnering arrangement with HT2 to collaborate on implementing the World Class Diamond, a diagnosis and benchmarking model for organisations which are seeking to become truly ‘World Class'. The World Class Diamond model is the product of a three year research project jointly conducted between HT2, Warwick Business School and Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick.

Alistair Morrison, managing director of Echelon explained: "Organisations must improve continuously if they're to survive, and measuring their progress over time and benchmarking against the marketplace are powerful drivers of progress. The current economic climate reinforces the need for organisations - public and private - to become more efficient and to reduce costs but, at the same time, to deliver great customer service.

"The World Class diagnostic is an excellent resource for guiding the activities necessary to achieve balanced and sustainable organisation development," he added. "We're delighted to be using the World Class diagnostic and believe it will add significant value for our clients.