A strategic response for enhancing
and sustaining diversity at
executive levels

A COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE

• A tailored 12-month professional development program designed specifically for emerging mid-level professionals from under-represented backgrounds

• Cultivating intercultural proficiency among managers and imparting inclusive leadership techniques to executives

• Initiating vibrant professional communities characterized by supportiveness, engagement, and a focus on fostering growth opportunities bolstering retention rates and propelling career advancement

THE BENEFICIARIES

THE ELEVATE 3x4 IMPACT STRATEGY

1. PREPARATION
exposing, instigating learning

2. DEVELOPMENT
personal & professional competencies

3. RETENTION
feeling welcomed

  1. COHORT

  2. MANAGERS

  3. SENIOR LEADERSHIP

  4. ORGANIZATION

No one advances
in silos

Elevate is
holistic impact

A COMPREHENSIVE
CUSTOMIZED EXPERIENCE

  • Collaborative Development Plan defined by cohort & managers

  • Intensive Workshops both classroom and field training format

  • Leadership Speaker Series with prominent executives and thought leaders

  • Sponsor Mentoring with senior executives and cohort members

  • 1 on 1 Training Sessions with credentialed career coaches

  • Manager Development Training

  • Culmination Ceremony

MINORITY PROFESSIONALS

  • Encumbered by an "emotional tax," often necessitating heightened vigilance against bias.

  • Lack of awareness regarding access points and required skill sets for career advancement result in a lower percentage attaining leadership positions compared to their industry peers.

  • Encounter amplified challenges concerning trust, inclusion, and job satisfaction within workplaces.

  • Limited access to trusting relationships with senior leadership, frequently lacking representation.

  • Circumstances culminate in disengagement and subsequent departures losing the valuable perspective that companies need to help innovate and serve an increasingly diverse customer base.

THE NEED

“I never knew the people in my cohort nor the senior leaders. Elevate provided me with critical relationships for my success”

Participant of the Groupon 2020 Cohort

MANAGERS

  • Often overlook their biases, hindering comprehension of the experiences and challenges faced by minority colleagues.

  • Require enhancements in their inclusive leadership abilities to effectively dismantle obstacles for underrepresented peers and team members.

THE ORGANIZATION

  • Despite well-meaning intentions, frequently reinforce the traditional definition of leadership through HR practices.

  • Expected to shoulder accountability for diversity progress and advancement, necessitating support in expanding leadership to encompass individuals from diverse racial and gender backgrounds.

“… analysis finds that companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 25 percent more likely to have above… In the case of ethnic and cultural diversity, the top-quartile companies outperformed those in the fourth one by 36 percent in profitability.”

McKinsey & Company. (2020). Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters.

Join the ELEVATED

“This kind of program in our industry is unheard of and we needed a partner who would be flexible and adaptable to our changing needs”

- Naledi Nyahuma Seck
VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at The Orchard

Bring the “invaluable program” to your organization. Bring a renewed sense of confidence to critical team members supporting their upward mobility and retention.

Learn why industry leaders have relied on the Elevate Program to foster innovation and retention of their talents to elevate their bottom line.

BRING TO YOUR ORGANIZATION