The brief was to create space for senior women leaders to reflect on their development path and design a career they love. We incorporated a 2-hour Permission to Pause workshop into an existing company leadership programme. After an initial pilot we rolled out to 600 senior leaders across 3 markets (Asia, Europe and North America).
We met this brief by using data from the Energy Score Card to highlight that driven motivated leaders also need to rest and build back their energy. This personalised the sessions so that participants could begin to build the reflective muscle needed for their career progression. We designed the workshop as an online retreat, including a 20-minute individual Mind Spa session to give participants a real-time experience of Pause. Group breakouts provided rich discussions and opportunities to connect at a deeper level.
We included some neuroscience and taught practical takeaway tools inviting the group to choose which habit they wanted to include into their new routines. We used Pause Coaches from the local markets to ensure a good cultural fit.
IMPACT
This programme was met with an overwhelming positive response. Participants strongly recommended the Pause programme to be included on an ongoing basis. We continue to provide on-going resources to the participants to embed the change.
