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Discover how we helped a global professional services firm encourage more females and ethnic minority candidates to pursue internal leadership roles. We crafted a future leadership programme, through the lens of enhancing racial inclusion, to support these underrepresented groups, as well as a supplementary programme geared towards managers and sponsors. Read on to discover our methodology and the outcome so far.
The challenge
Our client, a global professional services firm, wanted to increase the leadership pipeline of female and ethnic minority internal candidates. They approached us to craft a tailored strategy to help them achieve this goal.
What we did
FAIRER Consulting was appointed to support the firm in designing and delivering a future leader programme for 500 ethnic minority and female participants, their sponsors and their line managers.
We developed a nine-month programme, consisting of three highly engaging core modules for participants:
- 01 Personal insights
- 02 Navigating the landscape
- 03 Sustainable leadership
Module 1: Personal insights
Personal insights – developing self-awareness, identifying skill gaps and strengths
- Understand your leadership style
- Exploring your core values, drivers, and motivations
- Authentic leadership and emotional agility in a hybrid work environment
- Learning how to leverage opportunity through authentic leadership
- Navigating the complexities of imposter syndrome
- Building personal leadership skills
Module 2: Navigating the landscape
Navigating the landscape – understanding challenges to progression
- Exploring how differences are interpreted
- Exploring how to navigate a highly networked culture
- The pros and cons of ‘code switching’ at work
- Considering the organisational culture and opportunities to success
- Developing a personalised network
Module 3: Sustainable leadership
Sustainable leadership – setting direction and putting in place tailored development action plans
- Refining the leadership vision and development plan
- Amplifying your voice for business impact
- Unveiling the career advice you were never given
- Maintaining momentum by managing your energy
The core modules were supported by a selection of 60-minute elective modules, focusing on specific topics aligned to the core modules, such as:
- Career planning - clarifying personal ambition, drive and purpose
- Creating and owning your personal, authentic brand
- Creating impact and presence with a unique leadership style
- Being an authentic leader
- Communicating like a leader
- Leading in uncertain times
We also designed a complementary programme for sponsors and people leaders designed to help them support the participant journey. This supplementary programme included the following modules:
- Understanding difference
- Emotional intelligence and vulnerability
- Leadership sustainability
The impact
This programme is ongoing but based on current feedback:
- 84% of participants rated the programme as 4 or 5 stars
- 91% rated the facilitators as 4 or 5 stars (from a maximum score of 5 stars)
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