Case Study: Accelerating Female Talent Progression Francis Lake, Head of Organisation Development, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank

1. Accelerating progression of female talent
– a success story at Lloyds Banking Group
FRANCIS LAKE – CYBG PLC

2. M
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3. Reducing female pipeline
Executive
pipeline

4. Knowledge of role
Sponsorship/
recommendation
Application
Shortlist
Interview
YSC assessment
Onboarding
Pioneer

5. Ready for
promotion
potential
performance
Using the nine-box…

6. Basis for Sponsoring Leadership
 We have high potential women who are ready for promotion
 They are less likely to apply for promotions than less-ready men
 Our YSC assessments helped identify readiness and development….
 …. But were done only for preferred candidates
 Sponsors are hugely helpful, and we tend to sponsor people like us…
 … and there were too few women at the top to sponsor
 So focus on three things:
 Own feeling of readiness
 Develop that readiness
 Create sponsorship relationships

7. Programme Flow
Identify candidate
pools
Call for Sponsors Identify nominees Brief Sponsors
YSC review Sponsor meetings YSC assessments Welcome Event
Personal Boardroom Networking 1-1s Progress

8. Decent results…
 28/34 moved to larger roles
 Built network – reduced the need to be a pioneer
 Shifted the make-up of the executive population
 Repeatable
 And…. Significantly helped sponsors