We're so glad you've decided to include your staff to the Future Leaders eXperience.

Below, we share a few ideas for supporting them through their leadership journey, as well as recognition processes other companies have implemented.

Before the Experience

Share Company Goals

  • Review your company’s strategic plan and how your Future Leader plays a role in your company’s success. 
  • Set expectations with your Future Leader for this course. Ask what success looks like to them.  

Establish Good Communication

  • Establish an ongoing relationship with your Future Leader by initiating regular communication. 
  • Ask previous Future Leaders and Coaches to share their experiences with the new class of Future Leaders. 
  • Be open to hearing ideas and opinions from your Future Leader. 

Promote a Successful Environment

  • Create space and time for your Future Leader to participate in the course sessions and activities.
  • Model a positive attitude with your Future Leader. 

During the Experience



Give & Gather

  • Review your Future Leaders’ goals for the program.
  • Ask them for feedback throughout the course, give them constructive feedback and ask for it in return.
  • Ask your their team members if they are noticing their leader approaching their work in new ways.

Encourage Progress

  • Vocalize your support of the program.
  • Assign projects that align with your Future Leader’s goals. 
  • Encourage them to communicate with their colleagues about what they are learning in each session. 

After the Experience



Give Recognition & Celebrate Success

  • Congratulate your Future Leader for earning their Food Retail Leader Certificate and recognize their accomplishments in front of their peers.
  • Create a forum for them to share best practices and their key takeaways from the course with other team members.
  • Feature them on your company’s website or in your company’s newsletter.

Provide Opportunities for Growth

  • Discuss growth opportunities, and additional professional development opportunities, available at your company and how your Future Leader can pursue those opportunities.
  • Inspire them to apply lessons learned from the course and revisit their goals regularly.
  • Encourage them to volunteer as a Coach for the next Future Leaders eXperience.

Questions?

Please reach out to us at futureleaders@fmi.org
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