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We understand your challenges

“Our leaders aren’t ready for what AI is changing about their jobs.”

The Leadership Leap is our research-led programme for leaders in AI-enabled organisations, building the human capabilities the job now demands: judgement, adaptability, ethics and the ability to mobilise people through uncertainty.

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“Our high potential women and diverse talent aren’t progressing into senior leadership roles.”

Our high-touch, high-impact Talent Accelerator programmes and Acceleration Coaching tackles the hidden obstacles to progression, helping your diverse talent stay, thrive and lead with confidence at every stage.

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“Our succession plans look solid on paper – but our future leaders aren’t quite ready.”

Ascend accelerates high-potential people of all genders into leadership, building readiness, visibility and access to sponsorship, while showing you which barriers are keeping your pipeline narrow.

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“Our current gender equity efforts aren’t delivering the expected results.”

Our Gender Equity Diagnostic pinpoints the root causes of gender imbalance, with intersectional insights, helping you build strategies that actually move the dial.

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APPROACH

Talent is everywhere. The barriers are not. Find out how our Three Barriers research pinpoints what stops capable people progressing, so we can develop exceptional leaders and help you reach more of them.

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SERVICES

We work through two connected capabilities, and you can start with either. Diagnostics show where and why progression stalls, giving you the evidence to act. Leadership Development builds the leaders your strategy needs, through four programmes: The Leadership Leap, Vantage, Ascend and Breaking Barriers.

Where is progression stalling in your organisation?

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CLIENTS

See our work with multinational organisations developing their leaders and widening the path into leadership.

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“ This programme has been the most exciting, fun and beneficial learning journey I've ever had. The content finally solidifies the issues that females face in the workplace in a way that makes you realize you are not alone, and then gives direction on how to overcome. And the circle of contacts that I met will stay as very close and loved friends forever. Shape Talent did an amazing job setting up this program, Thank you Sharon and team!

Breaking Barriers Programme participant

“ This programme is a game changer for your own development if you embrace it. Highly recommended

Breaking Barriers Programme participant

“ The programme has given me a change in mindset, I used to think that my work would speak for itself, now I see things differently, I look for the opportunities to demonstrate my value and I'm finding it fun and it gives me energy

Breaking Barriers Programme participant

“ Honestly, this is the best program I've ever attended. It is engaging, and I feel that you really get the support and resources you need to be able to really take it to heart.

Breaking Barriers Programme participant

“ It was a very well-rounded learning experience. We come out of the program not just with tools to manage our career and being a better professional but also a support group of leaders and my female peers with whom we can be completely transparent with. Every session has taught me something new. I think it was fantastic and I highly recommend it.

Breaking Barriers Programme participant

“ WOW I didn’t think coaching questions could be so powerful and move me in these directions!

Coaching circle participant

“ The DEI agenda is not something we can do alone – sharing obstacles and asking meaningful questions to unlock resources for peers helps us in thinking about what can be done.

EDI community coaching participant

“ Sharon is incredibly helpful and her session went down extremely well… She delivered 100 percent to that brief in a very uncomplicated, easy to work with way.

Diana Roper, HR Director, Organisation Effectiveness, Openreach

“ We have worked with Shape Talent over the last few years. Sharon has provided expert advice in relation to our inclusion and diversity agenda and our talent model. She brings not only expertise but leading edge insights on a range of topics around I&D, and her experience in talent management means her advice and support aligns inclusion and diversity with the talent agenda. I would absolutely recommend Shape Talent.

Ollie Roberts, Chief HR Officer, BMI

“ I rate Shape Talent 10/10: it's the honesty, the work ethic, the professionalism, the quality.

Guy Cohen, VP of Talent & OD, TT Electronics

“ What was different about Shape Talent was the experience was always good… It was always spot on.

Rosario Saud, Head of Performance & Career Enablement, Ericsson

“ Shape Talent come with a strong point of view and they have rigour in the way that they want to take on the challenge. They're extremely organised and they are very reliable. They deliver with high and consistent quality and they are very easy to deal with.

Per Carlsson, Head of Executive Leadership Development, Ericsson

“ From that first call, I thought she gets it. There are many companies that are offering work in this space now. But what I loved about Sharon is that very boutique feel. She really wanted to listen and understand. And she really, really specialises just in this space. That for me was what won her through. We saw three different people in the procurement process, and we selected Sharon.

Steph Lewis, Former Global HR VP, Strategic Projects, Beiersdorf

“ 10/10 – I would not hesitate to recommend Sharon to anyone.

Ollie Roberts, CHRO, BMI Group

“ What you're always going to get with Sharon is somebody who has rigour, who has done the reading and the evidence trail and can speak about it confidently. She really comes across as an expert and won't ever give anything that's not of a really good quality.

Guy Cohen, VP of Talent & OD, TT Electronics

“ This was brilliant content and beautifully presented. Thank you!!

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“ This is incredibly powerful research, thank you!

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We began by accelerating women into leadership, and there we learned the hardest lesson in progression: talent was never the scarce thing. Progression was. Somewhere in your organisation is one of your best leaders five years from now, and they have stopped putting their hand up. We clear the barriers that hold them back, so your business develops the leaders its future demands.

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