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Senior business leaders from three local finance firms have come together to mentor and develop the future business leaders of tomorrow.
Barclays, Carey Olsen and KPMG invited finance industry businesses to identify their directors and senior leaders of the future for the inaugural ‘Future Leaders Programme’ aimed at providing a forum for learning skills that will stand them in good stead for leadership roles within business.
The 16 individuals put forward as aspiring leaders come from a wide range of sectors within industry, such as administration, insurance and IT, and the programme is designed to give them the opportunity develop their leadership skills and network. Six fortnightly sessions have been designed to cover both the softer human side and the more practical elements of leadership and the programme seeks to pass on skills which are normally experience based through trial and error in the early days for any leader.
The sessions started in September and have so far covered speed networking, building a high performance team and advanced negotiating skills.
The sessions alternate amongst the offices of the three host firms and have a two-part structure. The first hour is used as a platform for interactive discussion on the theme of the session followed by a second hour which is used as an opportunity to socialise and build relationships.
The most recent session, chaired by Gavin Parker, head of intermediaries, funds and captives at Barclays and Carey Olsen Corporate and Finance partner, Andrew Boyce, focused on modern fraud awareness.
“We believe it is important to invest time and expertise in our younger future leaders; to equip them with both soft skills and practical knowledge on their path to the boardroom,” said Mr Parker. "For instance fraud is a challenge facing the global finance industry so it’s important that our future leaders are aware of the issues and have an understanding of the skills needed and the practices business leaders put in place to control the risks.”
