Most people development fails at the foundation. We measure it first.

We measure the behavioural foundation that decides whether people development takes root. Then we build from what we find. Grounded in a Harvard-developed taxonomy, field-tested across nine years of practice in Pakistan.

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The problem

The biggest waste in L&D is the training that never changes behaviour.

Pakistani organisations spend heavily on training every year. A single two-day programme runs between PKR 180,000 and 250,000 per person. For a mid-size company, that reaches several million rupees a year on one programme alone. Even then, there is rarely a way to know whether behaviour actually changed.

The problem is seldom the trainer or the content. It is the sequence. Behaviour change depends on a foundational layer that decides whether any development takes root, and traditional L&D skips it, because the tools to find it did not exist. We built that tool.

25%
of employees say their company’s training meaningfully improves performanceMcKinsey, 2024
8–10%
of what’s taught is retained from traditional one-off trainingTraining-transfer research
0
nationally norm-referenced workforce behavioural datasets exist in PakistanSKA analysis
The approach

Three layers, read in sequence.

Behaviour is layered. Skills sit on top. Beneath them are the relationships that carry them, and beneath those, the foundation of purpose and ownership. When that foundation is strong, development at the upper layers is far more likely to take root and last.

LAYER 1

Purpose

The foundation. Values in practice, clarity of direction, and the ownership that decides whether people act or wait to be told.

LAYER 2

People

The relational layer. How the team regulates disagreement, collaborates, and seeks and offers support when it is needed.

LAYER 3

Performance

The execution layer. Focus, planning, adaptability, and how the team responds when the original approach stops working.

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Operational, not idea-stage

Already building, earning, and recognised.

Harvard EASEL Lab
Anchor Organisation Lead, PSS-SEL Toolbox Phase II
gLOCAL 2026
Panelist, gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2026 · When SEL Travels · Organised by Dream a Dream India · Hosted by Global Evaluation Initiative
Standard Chartered WomenInTech
Cohort 8, selected 1 of 10 nationally
Nine years of practice
Field-tested with 300+ adults, contextualised for Pakistan

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