The GROW Business Case
Early careers professionals acknowledge the inadequate support given to young people as they transition from learning to earning and in navigating their early career.
Can your organisation afford not to GROW?
GROW helps businesses spot and prepare tomorrow's talent base by assessing and developing young people in the right areas for effective leadership. Support for effective and happy navigation and migration into the world of work is essential for young potential talent if businesses are to address the challenges presented by the current talent crisis and future economic growth.
GROW goes well beyond technical and professional qualifications as soft skills are vital in helping people develop personal and corporate readiness for what comes next - essential for responding optimally during times of economic uncertainty and change.GROW differentiates your business by differentiating your future talent.
How important is it for your early careers initiatives to be aligned with your values?
“Nearly two in five Gen Zs and Millennials say they have rejected a job or assignment because it did not align with their values.”
GROW helps embed organisational and cultural values and helps GROWers become better attuned with the values lexicon … things like: People who build relationships on doing the right thing (EY); Develop people, provide feedback and care for employee wellbeing (Allianz)
How are ESG goals achieved through your early careers strategy?
“Those who are satisfied with their employers’ societal and environmental impact... diverse and inclusive culture, are more likely to want to stay..for more than five years.”
GROW positively contributes towards youth employability; social mobility and societal wellbeing by improving these outcomes directly for the GROWers themselves. That is truly acting on and living out Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) goals.
How well are you preparing your future leaders for succession?
"While stress is most often cited as the unattractive side of leadership, Gen Z also cites the fear of failing in a leadership role (34%) and their lack the confidence required to lead"
GROW helps businesses spot and prepare tomorrow's talent base by assessing and developing young people in the right areas for effective leadership. Embracing leadership early in a career offsets retention challenges in pursuit of homegrown talent.
How important is it for your early careers initiatives to be aligned with your values?
“Nearly two in five Gen Zs and Millennials say they have rejected a job or assignment because it did not align with their values.”
GROW helps embed organisational and cultural values and helps GROWers become better attuned with the values lexicon … things like: People who build relationships on doing the right thing (EY); Develop people, provide feedback and care for employee wellbeing (Allianz)
How are ESG goals achieved through your early careers strategy?
“Those who are satisfied with their employers’ societal and environmental impact... diverse and inclusive culture, are more likely to want to stay..for more than five years.”
GROW positively contributes towards youth employability; social mobility and societal wellbeing by improving these outcomes directly for the GROWers themselves. That is truly acting on and living out Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) goals.
How well are you preparing your future leaders for succession?
"While stress is most often cited as the unattractive side of leadership, Gen Z also cites the fear of failing in a leadership role (34%) and their lack the confidence required to lead"
GROW helps businesses spot and prepare tomorrow's talent base by assessing and developing young people in the right areas for effective leadership. Embracing leadership early in a career offsets retention challenges in pursuit of homegrown talent.
How are you realigning your strategy for a new definition of organisation & business health?
“Transparency, accountability and trust will be key to winning with this generation. Indeed, it seems that while shareholder capitalism was rewarded in the past, it could well be stakeholder capitalism that brings success in the “new normal.”
GROW gives your business a flexible definition for the phrase ‘good business health’.
What do we mean by that? As a young person, GROW demonstrates first-hand the commitment to investment in stakeholder capital. For serious leaders, the measurable outcomes of GROW demonstrate commitment to shareholder value.
How important is it for early career initiatives to impact health and lower absenteeism?
“More than half of Gen Zs (57%) and millennials (53%) agree that workplace well-being and mental health has become more of a focus for… employers …and say their organizations are now more focused on mental health, but it’s not necessarily translating to tangible positive change.”
GROW helps fix wellbeing overload. Changing personal awareness and beliefs around wellbeing brings optimal performance. It encourages use of other wellbeing benefits resulting in reduced absenteeism and a happier, healthier workforce.
Are you really GROWing your early careers community?
How do you talk with your key stakeholders about stress, anxiety and burnout?How aware are you of the challenges early career communities face and the values they hold?
Through coaching, mentoring and virtual peer communities - GROWers embrace the opportunity to take stock and find happiness.
What’s the plan for early career engagement through learning and development? How can early careers be intrinsically engaged to ascend your organisations career ladder?
GROWers get fit and receptive to learn. They build self awareness through relationship intelligence and connect to self at the very deepest level.
How agile is your people strategy in supporting turnover, attrition, presenteeism, absenteeism and leavism? How can your early careers community be effectively supported?
The GROW process creates an opportunity for early careers to work with professional coaches in pursuit of progressive opportunities and independence.
How certain are you that your early careers have what it takes to find good balance with hybrid working life? Are your early careers tribe aware that there are risks - such as loneliness and reduced productivity?
GROWers hone skills and opportunities to re-shape work life balance and find optimised productivity against business goals.
