Upskilling Your Organization at Speed and at Scale

Rise to the Challenge

In 2022, Kohler Co.'s leadership realized that to stay ahead of the market and in the face of intensifying competition for talent, the company would have to upgrade workforce capabilities across three strategic functions: marketing, data analytics and supply chain management. This need dovetailed with a pre-existing and long-term goal that the company had set: to build an in-house Kohler capability accelerator — a repeatable and scalable training solution for its employees that could link to specific and evolving business objectives and outcomes.

This case study discusses Darden and Kohler's collaborative & customized approach to design and launch the Kohler Capability Accelerator (KCA) within two months, as well as the impact for the three inaugural cohorts that have completed the program — in a manner that has been cost-effective and minimally disruptive for the organization.