Diversity and Women’s Leadership
McDonald’s Restaurants
McDonald’s Restaurants UK & Europe began investing in a Women’s Leadership Development programme specifically to help achieve their objectives as part of a 5-year strategic plan. In 2008 David Fairhurst, HR Director commissioned Rapporta to both design and deliver the first Women’s Leadership Development Programme for McDonald’s UK & Europe. This programme delivered visible results and over the next 4 years, the original objective to have women in over 30% of senior management roles was surpassed.
In addition, elements of Rapporta’s women’s leadership programme were seen to be so relevant and valuable in the business that we were asked to create additional programmes which were tailored to other functions.
These programmes have been endorsed at the highest levels within McDonald’s UK & Europe.
Steve Easterbrook and David Fairhurst talk about Rapporta’s women’s leadership programme for McDonald’s.
Sample elements of Rapporta Women’s Leadership Development