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Become a Corporate Partner

Boost your culture and accelerate ED&I

WB Directors offer a unique form of career development support. We specialise in helping diverse individuals to progress and supporting all leaders to be effective within an inclusive culture.

Our Corporate Partnerships are ‘planting seeds’
… seeds of ambition,
… seeds of development and
… seeds with strong roots, connected to our unique network.

Enabling your employees to take ownership of their own career is key in today’s workplace. This is even more true for professionals from under-represented groups, who are less likely to ‘fit’ traditional pathways.

Vital to success is ensuring your workforce supports motivated, resilient employees of all backgrounds keen to progress their careers.

With competition for top talent higher than ever, developing and retaining your existing staff is a ‘must’ for all successful organisations.

WB Directors are proud to work with organisations as part of their talent development and retention strategy – an investment in the professional development of your employees.

We have been operating for over a decade in the UK, with many of our Corporate Partners working with us throughout that time. We take the time to understand your organisation’s challenges, culture and workforce to shape a package that will support your ED&I, L&D, Board Development and wider People strategy. We pride ourselves on truly having an impact.

We add value to individuals and organisations by successfully planting ‘ambition seeds’ to enable younger and senior individuals to believe that they can take on senior management and leadership positions and/or career-enhancing board roles should they wish to.

Find out more about our Corporate Partnerships

WB Directors make sure that your employees have access to quality career knowledge and support when needed, alongside information about why the boardroom matters.

Neelu Agarwal

Bank of England

The benefits [of WB Directors’ partnership] have been enormous for me. I have won a Capgemini GEM award and have also been promoted internally.

Charlotte Sutcliffe

Capgemini employee

Through my first NED role, I gained many skills that helped me develop confidence at work. A board role can benefit your day job by allowing you to gain knowledge and expertise. It won’t feel like additional work as you learn so much.

Ama Ocansey

BNP Paribas

WB Directors’ events were super valuable for our own pipeline building, as well as opening up people’s minds to the possibility of external board roles. There were a number of people who, as a result, have formally registered their interest in internal board positions, where before they wouldn’t even consider this an option, and we would probably never have ‘spotted’ them. I felt your ‘outside’ perspective, wealth of experience and engaging style offered people rich insights.

Fidelity

FIL Investment Services GmbH

What is involved in a corporate partnership?

A Corporate Partnership with us supports your organisation in creating lasting cultural and behavioural change. We provide information, encouragement, and connections to help employees reach leadership positions and/or take on a career-enhancing board role. Our work helps break down the barriers, enabling access to the boardroom and helping you build a strong talent pipeline for your organisation.

Planting seeds to grow careers, enhancing employee well-being & Corporate Responsibility and supporting positive ‘retirements’ are just a few benefits of a Corporate Partnership with us.

Career development

We tailor our content to your priorities, with options for all career stages. We motivate employees to drive their own development, to merit and secure development opportunities. Our workshops put forward meaningful, research-based approaches to career planning, including appropriate non-executive opportunities for all career stages.

Inclusive Leadership skills

Our input is valuable and accessible to professionals from all genders and backgrounds to drive their careers forward, and we resonate particularly with women and under-represented groups. We equip mid-level managers and above with the tools to progress and work effectively whilst making inclusion a lived reality.

Board and C-Suite Skill Development

Board governance training and C-Suite development modules.

Full membership of WB Directors network

Your employees can join a network of 10,000 professionals at all career stages to build connections, gain advice and access learning opportunities, with support around non-executive roles.

Read our Corporate Partnership Brochure with Case Studies

Case Studies

Corporate Success Stories

Photo of Tracy Watkinson Tracy Watkinson was at a pivotal stage in mid-senior management in her career when we met her at one of our in-house workshops. Through this session, she revitalised her ambition and identified a need to build her networking and influencing skills, which she did with our recommendations and resources. We also planted the seed of joining a community board alongside her day job.

The rest is history. Tracy is now a COO at NatWest and has been a member of our network for over a decade. She has held a range of community board roles (undertaken in her private time) alongside her executive career, which she describes as enormously rewarding. She has recently secured agreement to join an AIM-listed board in addition to her role at NatWest, approved due to the benefits those connections can bring to her as a leader and the company.

 

Javid Hamid, a Partner at KPMG, was inspired to pursue a charity board position after hearing from us about the societal impact trustees can contribute to. Through our ‘Building a Board Career’ framework, Javid aligned his passion for the arts and promoting social change with a trusteeship.

We helped him secure a role with Tara Arts Group, a theatre company focused on telling stories through the unique lens of South Asian experiences. This role allows him to use his professional skills to further causes he cares about and bring back a broader perspective to his role at KPMG.

Read Javid’s success story

 

Discuss your organisation’s needs

Our team is highly experienced, drawing on a decade of working with a wide range of firms to support their ED&I and wider People strategies. We are committed to achieving a tangible impact through all our Corporate Partnerships and are ready to create a support package to help you achieve your goals. Get in touch to discuss how WB Directors can support you.

Our Corporate Partnerships packages start from £12k per annum. For small businesses, we’re open to discussing options such as providing a short block of memberships for up to 5 employees at a reduced price.

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