Client Case Study: Barclays Bank
Womens leadership programmes – expert training
"Barclays ambition is to achieve leadership in equality and diversity policies and practices, by becoming a true meritocracy and a company which demonstrates excellence in relation to the diverse customers and communities we serve. The intention is to integrate equality and diversity rationale into business strategy, planning, management and communications as part of the drive to better meet our diverse stakeholders' expectations and needs".
Barclays senior women listening groups identified the need to diversify the internal talent pool and enhancing the leadership capabilities of women in senior roles. Recognising the value in designing leadership programmes specifically for women, Barclays have been well known as pioneers in this field.
eve-olution's solution
eve-olution was commissioned in 2003/4 to pilot a tailor-made women's development programme. Following course evaluation and positive feedback, Barclays selected eve-olution to roll-out the same programme to the top 25% of senior women during 2005, representing 80 delegates. This was completed on time, to the full satisfaction of the client.
Results
- Workshop leaders were fantastic – objective, perceptive and challenging
- Material – really impressed with the amount of material covered
- The most thought provoking programme I have ever been on
- All women group was very powerful
- Started with guilt about ‘all women’ but quickly understood the reasons why
