Elevate UK

What is Elevate?

A six month professional development program geared to LCS individuals to help them prepare and gain relevant experience for their first Google leadership opportunity. The program aligns with a People Manager [role profile]

Product

Our Pillars

Lead Work

Elevatee to partner with the Director and IHs to own and lead a UK or Sector level project.
Bring IM challenges to the forefront and champion change.
Leadership meetings - Elevatee attends relevant leadership meetings. Elevatee should be embedded in the leadership team (Director discretion).

Formal Learning

Coaching, 2 x 2 hour FoC + 10 week Manageable (external) course
Complete a minimum of 5 leadership grow courses
Attend SLC available training
Monthly Mentoring with a Director

Build Community

VP Kick Off with Debbie on the Macro UK focus’
Fireside chats on key topics and business functions with IHs, HR, GTM & US Program Lead
Coffee mornings designed to build community
Monthly cohort sharing session to discuss project, outputs, challenges and support each other.

Program Timelie

The Program Timeline

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6

VP Kick Off: Dinner with Program Sponsor

Graduation!

Sector Project: Propose and agree the project with the Director and lead until completion.

Grow Courses: Complete assigned courses to build the foundations for a future leader

Monthly Sharing & Community Sessions: enabling the Elevatee’s to build a community, broaden their network and learn from others.

FOC: 6week course partnering with Sales Mastery

External Course Begins [ Manageable ]: 1 hour / week over 10 weeks

What is Manageable?

Director Check in

FAQ

What is the Elevate Program

A 6 month professional development program focused on LCS individuals to help them prepare and gain relevant experience for their first Google leadership opportunity. The program aligns with a People Manager role profile Lead work - Job related project Develop People - Coaching training (external and internal) Build Community - Networking
What does the pilot program entail?

The 6 month long program includes project ownership, coaching training through a 3rd party company plus access to the Google way of Sales coaching program and exposure to senior Googlers in different orgs. Please see the details here for the program overview.
How much time will the program require?

Elevate is a 6 month commitment with 3 work streams. Each work stream will require more time at given points within the program, for example, the project based work should be always on and will be similar to a 20% project, the training and networking opportunities should be no more than a few hours a week.
Why is this program limited to 8- 10

The program has been designed to focus on the top talent/future leaders from across LCS. Each participant will be aligned to a director and assigned a UK/Sector level project, by limiting participation we can ensure Elevatee’s are focused on the highest impacting projects.
Who can participate in the Elevate program and how do I express an interest?

The Elevate program has been designed for future leaders and has a limited number of seats. Nominations come through sector directors twice a year (next submission to come in Nov for the Q1 24 program). We recommend talking to your manager about how Elevate can fit in with your development goals, and for your manager to discuss your nomination with the sector/function director.
What if I have additional questions about Elevate?

elevate-leads@google.com