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RSE Employees Take Part in Scotland’s Future Leaders Programme

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RSE employees Leia Pol and Katie Ferguson have both taken part in the Scotland’s Future Leaders Programme (SFLP).

Leia has recently completed the programme whilst Katie is on track to complete it this year.

The SFLP programme was set up by today’s leaders to ensure that the leaders of the future are well equipped to deliver on the UK’s targets of ending it’s contribution towards climate change by 2050 (2045 in Scotland).

The fight against climate change represents the greatest challenge of our time. Effectve, purpose-driven leadership will be essential if we are to succeed in delivering a target of net zero carbon emissions and it is up to climate focused business leaders to achieve this goal.

Scotland’s Future Leaders Programme has the following Mission, Vision and Values:

Mission: To mobilise and raise a generation of business leaders who are commited todriving change to deliver net zero by 2050 (2045 in Scotland)

Vision: To have leaders who trail blaze a culture of collaboration and innovation to create globally leading industries that will reverse climate change.

Values:
Inclusion – because we need talent from every corner to contribute
Collaboration – because the challenge is bigger than any individual
Results – because there is no point doing this if we don’t make a tangible difference

The programme was split into 3 different phases:

Phase 1
This phase consisted of 4 modules; Mission, Make Capacity, Think Differently and Empower Others. The foundation phase is designed to equip delegates with the mindset and essential leadership skills to start being an effective leader right away. Each module was unique and included activities such as coaching, personality profiling, emotional intelligence and even Lego building.

Phase 2
This phase allowed delegates to explore an area of sustainability/net zero which they are passionate about, in the form of a group project. The project puts the learnings from phase1 into practice through a real world scenario.

Phase 3
This phase follows the graduation of the previous phase and encourages delegates to join a growing network of leaders who collaborate and assemble periodically to review progress towards Net Zero, challenge each other, and drive accountability.

Leia Pol began the SFLP in September 2022, as a graduate at RSE. The culmination of their cohort resulted in a presentation at the All Energy & Decarbonise 2023 conference in the SECC, Glasgow.

The SFLP has given me tools to carry throughout my career as we strive towards a low carbon economy. Leadership must be done differently to provide the change required to tackle the enormous challenge ahead. The programme has pushed me out of my comfort zone, which has been challenging at times, but allowed me to grow and gain confidence.

A key takeaway for me was the cooperation and communication required to succeed in phase 2 of the programme. My cohort consisted of 6 individuals from different backgrounds.This provided a diversity and richness to our discussions, but also challenges due to the differing perspectives.

The Scottish Future Leaders Programme has given me an opportunity to expand my leadership capabilities and then enabled me to immediately put them into practise. The course teaches you not only about skills you can develop and apply in the workplace (and life in general) but also about your own personality traits and the environments where you perform best. This has allowed me to optimise my strengths and work on my weaknesses, as well as being able to recognise the needs of others.

Carrying out the course with five other individuals from various companies throughout Scotland has been a great experience to learn from each other and work together to ultimately support the journey to net zero. My team are currently in Phase 3 – which is the project phase of the course, and I am excited to see what we can produce in terms of applying what we have learned throughout the programme, whilst focussing on sustainability

The SFLP is always looking for new leaders to take part in their programme, so if you are interested then follow the link below to make sure you don’t miss your place on the next intake of the programme.

Who is the Future Leaders Programme for?
Amazing people who are going to be the leaders of tomorrow, regardless of gender, race, religion, sexuality, disability, or social background.

Participants can be
School-leavers who directly entered the workforce, non-graduates, graduates, post-graduates, apprentices.

Participants can work for

Big corporates, small SMEs, academic institutions, policy organisations, public sector, private sector, third sector.

To get the most from the experience
You will need to be motivated, have several years of work experience, have the support of your sponsor/employer to commit time to the programme, and are recognised as someone with the potential to be in key leadership roles in the future.

Link to Programme Website:
https://www.yournavigator.co.uk/future-leaders-programme