Leadership Development Programme, Global Company

1. Give participants opportunities for personal development and to cultivate their own individual style
2. Develop their management skills, including team leadership and communication skills
3. Train them to be agile leaders and help them to think and act more strategically

The programme used a blended approach, mixing together a number of styles of learning interventions.

The core of the programme was made up of virtual classroom sessions and smaller facilitated virtual learning groups.

Between these sessions, participants completed a learning journal, and were given in-between relevant and useful activities to follow up classroom experiences with practical opportunities to put their new skills to use at work.

LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE

Another element of the programme was known as ‘Leadership Dialogue,’ where current internal leaders gave talks to the future leaders of the company. These talks gave the participants valuable and practical insights into leadership roles and established a clear continuity between current and future leaders. The programme was designed to offer a deep theoretical and practical look at leadership, while also creating an opportunity to pass on real-life organisational knowledge.

The programme began its full rollout in September 2020, with the first group expected to complete it by the end of February 2021.

This first group of 20 participants spanned 14 countries and held a range of positions from various departments within the organisation, including operations, sales, logistics and more. By bringing so many future leaders together in this way, it established a consistent new approach across all areas of the organisation. It also helped break down geographical and departmental barriers, building new working relationships between colleagues who may not have met before, creating a more cohesive workforce.

At the time of writing, the first wave of the programme was still running, but initial feedback shows a high level of engagement from the participants, who found the programme content interesting, relevant and practical.