The Sydney Swans

“From the player wellbeing and development perspective, a really important aspect is making those players, who are often from interstate, feel comfortable in our environment as they become professional athletes for the first time,” he says. “It’s also about ensuring they are developing their skillset outside of football so when their playing days end, they’re able to pursue other careers and interests.”

This belief in continual learning and development helps to nurture staff and players to perform at their very best. But to deliver engaging L&D, the Swans required more than a ready-made package.

“The learning module that we’ve got with ELMO has allowed us to completely brand and tailor the learning product,” Dalby explains. “So rather than having to rely on picking something off the shelf, we’re able to give it a real Swans feel and also tailor the content itself to make sure it’s as relevant as it possibly can be and therefore more engaging for employees.”

Beyond L&D, implementing ELMO has resulted in a more streamlined onboarding process, for both employees and users in the backend. Employees have far greater autonomy to edit their personal information and requesting leave is now a straight-forward, user-friendly process. On the payroll end, the safe and secure ELMO Payroll system has resulted in key internal control improvements, something Taylor says has kept their audit and risk committee “very happy”.

Reflecting on their experience with ELMO, Swans’ CEO Tom Dalby says it’s been a successful venture between the two brands and there’s plenty more to come.

“One of the really exciting things about partnering with ELMO is that it’s a vibrant company that is clearly growing,” he says.

“We transitioned to those platforms through HR and payroll this year to great effect, and we’re looking forward to working with ELMO on whatever the future looks like. I’m sure it’ll be exciting, and we’ll continue to be great advocates for the product.”