The HBA Ambassador Program is a 12-month self-directed, leadership development program for 15-30 emerging leaders. This cost-efficient program is designed to help HBA Corporate Partners* develop a diverse bench of future leaders and aid talent retention through ongoing leadership training embedded in the workday, office-based or virtually.
The Ambassador Program is designed to accelerate the leadership development, advancement, diversification, and visibility of an organization's emerging talent pool while simultaneously creating an engaged HBA community within your organization to enhance the value of the corporate partnership.
*Available exclusively for Purple, Gold, and Silver level partners
Creates a platform of empowerment to help women and men amplify their voice, be braver, take risks, and become thought leaders for a more diverse culture
Designated executive-level sponsorship and increased exposure to internal and external leaders and subject matter experts
Changes mindset to think and act like a stronger leader, not to wait to be told what to do
A one-year, grass roots, self-directed program with a commitment to achieving specific, personalized success metrics for participants
Ongoing virtual and in-person support by HBA Advisors, program peers, senior internal Advocates, and the Global Ambassador committee of 100+ experts and leaders
Cost-effective: it's a small fraction of standard leadership training costs per person for one year of leadership development
The program acts as a self-directed internal task force set up and customized to meet your company’s strategic priorities.
The HBA will empower and guide the ‘Ambassadors’ through the development and execution of:
Individual development goals to ready themselves for the next step on their career ladder
Group initiatives for the company. These initiatives, focused on an element of DE&I, career or professional development, company culture, and/or leadership delivery, empower the Ambassadors to explore their leadership potential in new ways and result in positive impacts and benefits across the organization.
Over the course of the 12-month program, two HBA-trained Advisors will work directly with the cohort to help drive momentum and to ensure progress is being made towards goals. Through their participation, the Ambassadors are provided significant cross-functional exposure and visibility, confidence-boosting autonomy, and customized leadership development, enabling them to advance further, faster.
This year-long on-the-job training program is done with a cohort of colleagues, with a focus on self-direction
Designed to collaborate with your employee resource groups (especially any women’s resource groups) as a way to enhance their efforts, provide speakers, panelists, do programs together and help advance careers.
Allows companies to build their brand by showcasing their DE&I and employee-focused initiatives both internally and externally and create additional opportunities to compliment or even enhance existing employee resource groups.
The program operates autonomously, with guidance from the HBA, so there is no burden on your HR team or the managers of the Ambassadors
The HBA has over 100 individuals supporting more than 50 programs across the globe, resulting in a vast network of support and connections
As HBA members, Ambassadors are encouraged to take advantage of all the HBA has to offer, but there are also several offerings exclusive for HBA Ambassador companies and participants: