ASCENT - FOR EMERGING LEADERS

Make the shift from doing the work to leading it.

A leadership program for emerging leaders, newly appointed managers and high-potential people in Digital Infrastructure. Ascent builds the practical capability people need when leadership becomes part of their role.

 

 

IN PERSON

4 face-to-face sessions

 

APPLIED

Personal Improvement Program

ONLINE

6 live facilitated sessions

 

INCLUDED

Engage Masterclasses with Industry Experts

WHO IT'S FOR

For people stepping into leadership, often before anyone has shown them how.

Many new leaders are promoted because they were good at the technical work. Ascent helps them make the transition to leading the people who do it, with practical tools they can use from the first session.

 

01       Newly appointed managers and team leads

02       Emerging leaders taking on people responsibility for the first time

03       High-potential people preparing for their next leadership role

 

The outcome

Confident leaders who take ownership of their team's results.

By the end of Ascent, participants are better equipped to lead people, communicate with confidence, navigate stakeholders and take ownership of their team's outcomes as well as their own work.

Leading yourself

01       Making the shift from individual contributor to leader

02       Emotional intelligence and self-awareness

03       Personal leadership, confidence and resilience

 

Leading your people

04       Communication and influence

05       Delegation, feedback and difficult conversations

06       Leading people through change and uncertainty

 

Leading in the organisation

07       Managing priorities and making decisions

08       Stakeholder management and managing upwards

 

INDUSTRY RELEVANT

Case studies, scenarios and examples throughout the program are drawn from Digital Infrastructure, so participants can apply what they learn directly to their day-to-day work.

WHAT MAKES ENGAGE DIFFERENT 

Leadership development built for Digital Infrastructure.

Engage combines practical leadership development with industry case studies, access to industry leaders and a network of peers from across Digital Infrastructure.

Built for Digital Infrastructure

Examples, discussions and case studies reflect the realities of working in data centres, construction, engineering, energy and the wider supply chain, so participants can apply what they learn straight away.

Learn alongside the industry

Cohorts bring together leaders from organisations across the industry. Participants learn how others approach similar challenges and build a professional network that continues after the program.

Apply it to something real

Every participant applies the tools from the program to a genuine challenge in their own organisation and presents their work to their managers and leaders at the end.

ENGAGE MASTERCLASSES

Access to leaders from across the industry.

Through Engage masterclasses, participants hear directly from leaders working across Digital Infrastructure. Each masterclass offers a different career journey, leadership perspective and set of experiences, and they are a core part of the program.

  • Career journeys
  • Leadership perspectives
  • Experience from across the industry

PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Leadership development applied to real work

Participants grow as leaders while delivering an improvement back into their organisation.

Every participant completes a Personal Improvement Project based on a genuine challenge or opportunity in their organisation. They apply the tools from the program to improve something that matters at work, and present their work to their managers and leaders at the end of the program.


1

Choose a real challenge in your organisation


2

Apply the program tools throughout


3

Present the outcome to your leaders

THE ENGAGE COMMUNITY

An ongoing connection after the program ends.

Participants join the Engage Digital Infrastructure Leaders community, with continued access to peers, industry conversations, events and further development opportunities.

  • Peers across the industry
  • Industry conversations
  • Events
  • Ongoing development

THE ENGAGE COMMUNITY

An ongoing connection after the program ends.

Participants join the Engage Digital Infrastructure Leaders community, with continued access to peers, industry conversations, events and further development opportunities.

  • Peers across the industry
  • Industry conversations
  • Events
  • Ongoing development

HOW ASCENT RUNS

Two ways to participate.

IN PERSON

4 Face-to-face Sessions

For participants who value immersive learning, deeper discussion and strong relationships with their cohort. Sessions combine practical leadership development, industry scenarios, discussion and application.

 

Personal Improvement Project

Engage Masterclasses

Engage Digital Infrastructure Leaders community

 

ONLINE

6 Live Facilitated Sessions

Shorter, interactive sessions for leaders who need more flexibility or are geographically dispersed. Each session is live and facilitated, with discussion, practical exercises and Digital Infrastructure examples.

Personal Improvement Project

Engage Masterclasses

Engage Digital Infrastructure Leaders community