ACCELERATE Programme - Boardroom Expectations & Future Readiness Reviews

Today really felt like it all came together piece by piece - the jigsaw was completed not withstanding the parts I will be taking forward. Lou/Anne have been extremely supportive whilst building a great relationship via zoom and at times I have been on an emotional rollacoaster as you really start to think and drive your career forward.

This course was different to what I expected but has definitely given me a something to think about. Being part of a Board in the bank seems like a way off yet but this has helped me consider how I can build up this experience in my spare time. Would be good to cover how we can start the journey of finding a board to sit on.

Enjoyed the boardroom session

The course was very enjoyable and thought provoking and well delivered by the facilitators. Anne and Lou are great communicators and were very well prepared, personable and clearly have a deep understanding of the topics / concepts. There were a lot of principles / concepts discussed and more discussion around practical application (in the plenary session) would have been helpful. The written materials were pretty high level and it would be helpful to have more text on the objectives of each session and background to the concepts which we could review in advance and afterwards. Additional materials were provided during the sessions - it would be helpful if everything could be included in the workbooks.

Overall, I thought the course was excellent. The guest speakers brought an insightful account of their experiences and demonstrated how the course material was put into action by them, which further demonstrates that the course content is extremely relevant. The course has given me a lot of food for thought and i am looking forward to putting what I have learned into action and progressing in my career. Thanks for everything.

Great course and looking forward to building on what Anne and Lou have taught us as I continue my career.

Course was very insightful and the Anne and Lou care about our progression and challenge us in interesting ways. The workbook could have been more comprehensive and included more of the slides from the various sessions

The program made me think about whether I actually want partnership, what it takes to get there and what the sacrifices are/will be especially in terms of my family etc. It also gave me more confidence about my career overall. I personally think there is some repetition across the various modules and that the content could be streamlined somewhat but it is extremely helpful. All I need now is some head space to think about my goals and implement them!

The course made me think but I wasn’t clear on the relevance of the challenge and support session to the process of helping me progress in my career in a law firm in particular. In relation to the 4 pillars session I also didn’t really understand how this was helpful to my personal ultimate goal although it was interesting to discuss. The event part was really helpful and the 8 questions part of the session was really useful.

While the session was useful in terms of making me think and encouraging me to ask questions regarding my progression, there was a lot of talking during the session and in the break out rooms about issues/negatives with the partnership process but not many solutions or suggestions offered in terms of actioning these issues.