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Why did we create the Masterclass Series?
In the ever-evolving landscape of our industry, success hinges on our leaders' skills and ability.
To drive our organisations forward, we must develop leaders with multifaceted skill sets, adept at tackling complex problems, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and setting ambitious goals.
The foundation of our approach is curiosity, cultivating an atmosphere of open-mindedness, which helps us address new challenges head-on.
This is why we created the 'Masterclass Series', which focus on developing leaders on niche but highly impactful topics.
Sustainability Masterclass
Developing and Delivering Your Strategy
What's Included in the Content?
Who is this Masterclass For?
Programme Speakers
Calum Revfem, Director
Julia Höglund, Managing Director
Julia leads Position Green’s advisory practice in the UK and has been a trusted sustainability advisor to many global retailers in fashion, luxury and food & beverage industries. She is an experienced advisor to CEOs, board and senior management, and has been leading training courses and seminars in sustainability reporting and strategy for the past 6 years.
D&I Masterclass
What's Included in the Content?
Our one-day masterclass is designed specifically for the retail and consumer industries in collaboration with RPC, award-winning diversity and inclusion experts. For senior leaders seeking to drive progress on diversity and inclusion within their business area or the wider business, this masterclass is designed exclusively for them.
We will provide you with the knowledge and tools to help create and embed a more inclusive culture within your teams and departments. Which in turn, maximises business benefits and mitigates potential risks along the way. The masterclass includes a drop-in clinic where you can meet our experts and discuss your ideas in a confidential, open-minded, one-to-one setting to drive change where it's needed - from the top down.
This interactive workshop will help you: Through guest speakers from other retailers, where you can learn from those who have excelled within this area, and group activities:
Creating and embedding an inclusive culture within your organisation so that you can maximise the benefits of having a diverse workforce - Be aware of change risks and navigate them effectively: Get it right the first time
- Discover the latest D&I trends and hear best-practice case studies from retail and beyond
- Sense-check your thinking in a safe, confidential environment with experts
Who's it For?
- Conflicting interests or perspectives within the organisation, making it difficult to identify key D&I priorities.
- Inconsistent approaches to D&I across the business leading to disengagement
- A lack of ownership and understanding on the importance of creating an inclusive culture, leading to examples of exclusion
- Setting unrealistic or vague goals that are not intentional resulting in them being difficult to measure or accomplish.
- Fear of failure or backlash for saying the "wrong thing" when trying to do the "right thing".
- Difficulty discerning between outdated practices and what are the must haves that will embed inclusivity and diversity.
Programme Speakers
Katie Horn, RPC
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) & Responsible Business Manager - Market Facing at RPC.
Kelly Thomson, RPC
Partner in the Employment, Engagement & Equality team at RPC.
Get the best strategy in place for your company and the planet.
Stephen King
Rachael Cleary
Peter Casterton
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What is unique or different about this programme?
The Summer School will provide an unrivalled deep dive into the four megatrends of People, Profit, Purpose and Planet through thought leadership, social learning, and self-led modular content. Supported by experts, retailers and organisations that will stretch delegates thinking by looking outside of what they ‘think’ they know, bringing insight and foresight back to the organisation. The blend of residential and virtual over the course of the 8 weeks provides attendees the opportunity to put into practice what they are learning and explore this within the safety of their groups during the programme. Our course will bring to life the lenses, developing truly conscious leaders within retail for now and the future. There is no other programme like the Leaders’ Summer School!
We are proud that our residential home for 2022 will be Ashridge House Estate in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. With the changes in the School being more future focused and inclusive it is important to us that our residential home reflects similar values.
What is the price of the programme and do you offer any discounts?
Our earlybird offer has now closed. The standard price for BRC Members starts from £3,225 for the Emerging Leaders Programme and £3,350 for the Transforming Leaders Programme. This is variable dependent BRC Membership. Group and individual discounts may be applied by discretion with our Head of Leadership Programmes, please contact vicki.young@brc.org.uk to explore this further.
There is plenty of parking available however we are conscious of our own carbon footprint and would encourage delegates to either car share or arrive by train to Berkhamsted station. A free shuttle bus will be available to take delegates to the venue on the day of arrival and departure, timetable is below.
What is a Group Coaching session?
Each delegate will be assigned to a coaching group made up of 8-10 learners and facilitated by a Group Coach, these sessions are essential to benefit from the social learning element of the programme. The relationship of the group with start to form at the residential and this will build as the course progresses, sessions will be arranged around the live virtual elements of the programme providing the groups with the opportunity to reflect on what they have heard, discuss, debate, and explore within a safe environment. The Group Coach is there to support in facilitating, coaching and being an independent confidante to delegates to nurture their learning.
Across the duration of the school, we anticipate that each learner will need to assign 3-4 hours per week to either a live event, group coach sessions, module work and self-reflection which would be on a Wednesday afternoon.
There will be a golden thread of “how can I apply this learning and how will it impact me, my team and my organisation.” This will be supported by a self-assessment tool completed by the learner at the start of the school, the tool has been built specifically for the programme using neuroscience and aims to dig beneath the surface of the conscious leader to bypass their individual bias. The results will continue to grow and evolve as delegates take their learnings back to the workplace and assess these against their original learning intentions.
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CAT have been working with the zero-carbon agenda for 50 years. Come and talk to some experts, Amanda and Paul, to hear their ideas on how you might support your organisation towards a zero-carbon target. You will find them on the ground floor in Monks Barn.
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Come and talk to Danny and Tenesia who have decided to create a business that integrates the 4 lenses. They have an amazing story to tell!
Come and talk to Evelina if you are interested in all things purpose, wellbeing and mission. As a neuroscientist and people pioneer she will enthuse you with her vision for what life at work can be. Evelina will be on the ground floor in Monks Barn.
Come and talk to a BCORP certified organisation about what they do that means they can hold this status. Find out what their journey has been. What is their purpose and how does it play out in what they do? You can find Laura on the ground floor of Monks Barn.
Come and hear some more from Nic and the team about their amazing journey that connects them to all four lenses of people, planet, purpose and profit. Nic and Beth will be on the mezzanine level of Monks Barn.
Come and speak to Nick and the team who are passionate about how the human experience can be elevated through using data in the workplace. Their retail heritage has enabled them to gain real insight into how this works in retail. Find Nick in the coffee lounge area of Monks Barn.