Where it started
A leading organisation in the technology and innovation sector, providing collaborative workspaces that support emerging startups and scale-ups across major Australian cities.
WHO
A leading operator in the Australian technology and innovation industry, providing collaborative workspace supporting emerging tech startups and scale-ups across Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
WHAT
They had launched an organisational redesign affecting over 45% of the business. It was recognised that emerging leaders would play a critical role in the restructure success and needed to address gaps in leadership capabilities, employee engagement, and talent retention.
The brief
- Equip participants with essential leadership skills, strategic thinking, and communication techniques
- Address flight risks among emerging leaders by increasing engagement through proactive investment
- Foster collaborative environment facilitating knowledge sharing and innovation
How it's going
HOW
The program used a hybrid selection process covering first-time leaders, high-performing employees, and those responsible for key strategic priorities. The two-day program covered defining leadership, leading through strengths using Clifton Strengths profiles, and building leadership daily.
RESULTS
The benefits of investing in people who normally wouldn't receive it, purely based on where they sit in the org chart, can yield exceptional outcomes. #everyonematters
Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, the investment yielded significant benefits.
- 29% uplift in employee engagement among participants
- >100% engagement improvement for two individuals who were previous flight risks
- Practical tools easily implemented into daily practices
- Cultural foundation established for continued leadership development
Humanico's Motivation/Engagement (ME) survey allowed us to benchmark our employee's feelings and attitudes around their experience of work, and gain actionable insights into the areas that mattered most to our people.
We are leveraging this data to make meaningful changes to that experience and are looking forward to seeing how new ways of working impact their engagement. Humanico is unique in the industry as they leverage human strengths and data driven insights that allow us to create meaningful employee experience impacts."
