Learning, Development and Career Progression
Our ethos
At Hanson Wade Group, we believe in developing our talent.
Learning and Development is at the heart of our Business. We structure our organisation and career progression to give waders the opportunities to build their skills, capability and expertise in their role.
This is because we see business growth as not just about the increase in revenue but also about creating opportunity, learning and career progression for all Waders. Or as we put it ‘we believe growth is a cultural goal as well as a commercial goal’.
Our dedicated role
Juliette is our Learning and Employee Experience Manager.
Her role is to ensure that there are opportunities for all waders to access high-quality learning to push their performance forward.
Opportunities to develop
Within each function there is a regular schedule of training.
This is a programme designed by experts in each function to ensure that we are building the technical skills and capabilities to do our jobs well and continue to develop in our careers.
We see the role of the line manager as helping their team members to get better at their roles and support their career development. As part of their role, the line manager will support skill development through regular 1:1s and 1:1 coaching.
Opportunities across Hanson Wade Group
In addition to function specific training tailored specifically to your role, you will also have access to our range of company-wide training programmes, which support you at each stage of your career.
Wader Graduate Academy: helping you hit the ground running whilst meeting with other new starters and building your skills
Wader Management Academy: This programme is recognised by the ILM (institute of leadership and management) and is designed to give first line managers the tools and confidence to work effectively and develop their team effectively. Provided to all people managers to ensure there is quality and consistency of experience across the business.
Wader Professional Academy: Distinct programme for individual contributors who are not following a management pathway. This gives our individual contributors the tools and techniques to enhance their effectiveness and the impact they can make in the business through looking at personal effectiveness, stakeholder management and project management.
Wader Leadership Academy: Programme for managers of people managers, our senior leaders in the organisation. Designed around 3 pillars of ‘leading myself’ ‘leading the team’ and ‘leading the business’, we focus on developing self-awareness, enhancing their impact and ensuring that they are creating the right culture within the team.
Quarterly reviews
We have a system of regular reviews where we take the time to get out of the weeds of day-to-day work and discuss your wider well-being, motivation and career development.
Twice a year we have full reviews in which each Wader works with their manager to set motivating goals around their personal development. We think it's important to make these feel different to our normal 1:1s, so we do these in coffee shops or local cafes. This is also an opportunity to discuss any aspect of your role in a neutral location.
We then have an additional ‘Pulse Check-in’ twice a year to review progress. This gives you further time to ensure you are on track and have meaningful time with your manager.
Career Progression Matrix
Within every function there is a Career Progression Matrix which outlines the skills, competencies and behaviours needed to excel at each level.
This gives clarity to all Waders, helping you to develop the technical and professional skills that will enable you to excel within your career.
Our training programmes are directly related to the skills, knowledge and behaviours in the Career Progression Matrix.
Professional education
For roles where additional technical expertise is required we support and sponsor professional qualifications.
For example, we have supported those in our People Team through the CIPD and those in the finance team through AAT.