About
Thomson Reuters is a major multinational mass media and information firm founded in Toronto, Canada. Impact and Thomson Reuters created a world-class development experience that would develop their High Potential Future Leaders and drive innovation, collaboration and globalisation within their business.
Objective
Generate has three overarching business objectives:
Develop future leaders
Retain top talent
Build global capability
Solution
Generate is an 11 week blended learning experience split over four phases. The global participants must work effectively together to deliver a strategic business project to a Community Client in India.
Thomson Reuters chose this blended learning approach as it accurately reflects their everyday challenge of working in a fast moving global organisation.
Result
75% of Generate participants have received promotion, 23% have been promoted twice
95% of Generate participants still work with Thomson Reuters
Post-programme participant feedback showed:
93% learned and tried new behaviours/actions that will make them a better leader
96% were equipped with practical skills they can apply back on the job
96% are more committed to the organisation
100% agreed it gave them the opportunity to give back meaningfully to a community