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To be nominated for the program, employees need to be identified as a talented young professional in the business.
Ongoing professional development is important for all Downer employees to ensure that our people and their capabilities grow with the business. Our focus on development is designed to ensure that we deliver maximum value to our customers and the services we provide.
Candice Mesecke, Executive Manager, Organisational Development & Change Downer Group, said: “This is the third year we have run the LEaDYP program. Block One is themed around thought leadership and our YPs are asked to consider what thought leadership means to them and how they can embed it into their roles day-to-day. The group benefited from hearing from a multitude of speakers over the two days including Steve Schofield, Group Head of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Christian Porter, Executive General Manager, Strategy and Growth, and Jason Breton, Director, Support Services, Rail. They also went on a site tour at Somerton Asphalt Plant in Melbourne where they were able to see first-hand how thought leadership is a competitive advantage.”
The group reconvened two more times during the year to develop and deliver a business improvement project, continuing to draw on the behaviours and values represented by our four Pillars.
Program participant, Min Lim, Admin Team Leader, Utilities, said: “I found the program to be very inspiring, especially to be able to learn from the different speakers, and hear what they have been through and how they got to where they are. Something that really resonated with me was that their success is really a lot of hard work, it is not a fluke…it’s what you put into it as a leader. Since attending the program I am trying to become more of an informal mentor, guiding better, which is a key way for me to help my team grow.“