Thank you to colleagues who have expressed an interest in getting involved in our Leadership Competencies workshops.
As a reminder, we are developing a leadership competencies framework to support our people managers, which will include training and development opportunities for current and aspiring leaders across GC.
What are they and why
Leadership competencies are skills, knowledge and behaviours that contribute to strong leadership. A leader with strong competency not only demonstrates proficiency in their own role but also cultivates the potential of those around them, contributing to a culture of growth and development within our organisation.
While some competencies are universally essential, an organisation should also identify unique attributes. Introducing these will help us bring consistency to how colleagues are managed at GC, eventually they will be incorporated into our recruitment practices, our PRD processes as well as supporting tailored leadership training.
Our progress so far
Group SMT have started to develop these competencies. In a Group SMT session, we created a long list of competencies that will be shared and reviewed with SLT.
Next steps
A workshop with GC’s Senior Leadership Team is being held on 12th February to refine and narrow down the long list of competencies provided by Group SMT. Following this, we will invite colleague groups (ECCs, EDI networks, managers from across GC) to attend workshops to review and help define the leadership competencies. These sessions will be facilitated by Business Unit champions and HR & OD.
Getting involved
There’s still time for colleagues to express an interest in getting involved. If you are interested in taking part in the workshops that will take place in March, please email: Virginie.Fayolle@growthco.uk, and we will invite you to the workshop.