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Blog How Sponsorship Can Help the Tech Industry
The tech industry in Australia is growing at a healthy rate with 1 in 16 Australians working in technology jobs, making it Australia’s seventh biggest …
Blog Gender Equality, Sponsorship & Navigating Backlash
A common claim heard across industries is that professional development programs targeted to women offer women an unfair advantage. Unfair advantage assumes that companies are …
Blog 5 Benefits of Sponsorship
At Cultivate Sponsorship, we have the advantage of seeing how our sponsorship program benefits a sponsor and sponsee. Over the last four years that we’ve …
Blog Panel Discussions with Katriina Tahka: Diversity in the Construction Industry
It’s been a busy few weeks for industry conferences and we have been delighted to see diversity and inclusion, gender equality and mental health featured …
Case Study GHD Sponsorship journey: Behind the Scenes
Gender diversity for GHD is a critical part of being a viable and effective firm. A diversity of views and experiences is crucial to business …
Case Study A Mat Leave Success Story: Behind the Scenes of the Cultivate Program With Anna and Kerrie
A success story is that of two inspirational 2020 participants. In a rare program scenario, senior leader Kerrie Campbell sponsored her AECOM colleague Anna Robinson …
Case Study Inside the Cultivate Sponsorship program at AECOM: How Sponsorship help can shift the dial on gender equality and assist female talent thrive in their organisations.
PROBLEM/CHALLENGE AECOM sought to build on its existing policies and structures to facilitate more women entering leadership ranks. AECOM was looking to augment their approach …
Blog Sponsorship Myth Busters.
At Cultivate we define Sponsorship as a strategic alliance between a senior leader and an emerging leader. Sponsors believe and invest in the careers of …
Blog How sponsorship shaped my career pathway.
Research has proven time and time again that the main reason people leave jobs is their manager, and a lack of career development opportunities. In …
Case Study Male Leaders Dedicated to Sponsoring Women for Accelerated Success
Consult Australia (through its Champions of Change Group) appointed Cultivate Sponsorship to build a customised sponsorship program to increase the proportion of women promoted and retained into leadership in member firms such as AECOM, GHD and Jacobs through effective sponsorship for all talent.
