Future People Leaders
Developing future people leaders at the start of their leadership journey.
‘I have recently secured a new role following my involvement. The learning module content has been brilliant, interesting, easy to digest and useful in my career, as well as my personal life. The sessions offered a space to be vulnerable to voice opinions or experiences with nothing but support and encouragement. The interactions I’ve had with my mentor have been thought provoking, confidence building, authentic and allowed me to show up as me’.
-Mandeep Johal, Senior HR Business Advisor and previous mentee
Supporting the leaders of the future
Our Future People Leaders programme supports people professionals who are starting out on their leadership journey and are facing barriers to their progression – whether through a protected characteristic lens or more broadly including things like caring responsibilities. It matches 12 people with a senior-level mentor (Head of HR or equivalent/higher) and the group completes six learning interactions together over a six month period, structured as follows:
Module 1: Values and strengths
Module 2: Powerful conversations
Module 3: Stakeholder mapping
Module 4: Positive climate and culture
Module 5: Environmental scanning
Module 6: Reflection
Who can apply
To take part in this programme, you’ll need to:
- Be employed as a HR Manager or another role at a similar level
- Be based in the UK
- Tell us about the barriers to progression you’re facing – there will be space to include these in your application
- Be a CIPD member
- Commit to the programme for a six month period. You will need to take part in one learning interaction (webinar) per month in a group setting, and a minimum of one session a month with your mentor.
We are now closed for applications.
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