Pathbuilders® Launches 31st Achieva® Class
Pathbuilders continues extensive history partnering with companies to develop their high-potential female leaders
ATLANTA, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On May 17, Pathbuilders celebrated the launch of the 31st class of Achieva, its flagship mentoring program that prepares high-potential women for senior-executive leadership. More than 70 high-performing women representing over 40 companies gathered to learn how to take advantage of this professional mentoring program and to meet other program participants, including their executive-level mentors. This kick-off marked the beginning of each mentee-mentor partnership's commitment to the year-long mentoring and leadership development program.
Pathbuilders has a rich history of working with Atlanta's businesswomen. Since 1995, nearly 3,000 women from hundreds of organizations have participated in this truly unique experience.
"We are incredibly excited to work with this group of women over the next year, especially coming off the heels of graduating our 30th Achieva class in April," stated Helene Lollis, president and chief executive officer of Pathbuilders. "Gender diverse senior-leadership is a business imperative, and we are fortunate to partner with so many organizations that are taking action to develop their pipelines of female leaders by investing in them through our Achieva program."
Pathbuilders interviews and matches each mentee with an executive-level mentor who is uniquely positioned to help her grow professionally. Having personally engaged with each participant, Pathbuilders then creates a highly customized year-long workshop curriculum to meet the women's core developmental needs. Pathbuilders also matches the mentees into peer networks, which are smaller groups of mentees within the larger Achieva cohort. The women in each peer network are all at similar career and life stages. These networks serve as a resource, offering fresh perspectives, insights, and support.
"I am thrilled to be a part of this year's Pathbuilders Achieva program," shared mentee Charmaine Chin, general manager of base maintenance at Delta Air Lines. "Day 1 was incredibly motivational. I feel empowered to be a part of this dynamic group of strong and influential women leaders. The start of the journey has already provided key learnings that I can already apply to my career. I can't wait to see what comes next!"
The core elements of the Achieva program – one-on-one mentoring with a senior executive-level mentor, interactive educational workshops, and peer networking – are a proven method of packing years of knowledge and experience into the mentee's hours and positioning her to contribute to her organization at a higher level.
"Pathbuilders has a strong reputation of building great leaders and allowing emerging leaders to shape their leadership style, and I am proud to be able to contribute to that," shared mentor Melody Smalls, chief human resources and compliance officer at the Weather Group. "Many have sowed into my success as an executive leader. This is a great way to pay it forward. The orientation session was very well done – I feel fully supported as I embark on this journey with my mentee, and I am excited about having the opportunity to make an impact on an emerging leader!"
Originally known as Georgia 100®, Achieva is one of Pathbuilders' four cross-company programs designed to develop high-performing women building executive presence and high-impact leadership skills within their organizations. The Pathbuilders series of progressive professional development programs include:
Pathbuilders InsigniaSM: Entry-level women establishing credibility, developing self-awareness, learning to set priorities, and gaining insight into how the business works.
Pathbuilders Percepta®: Emerging leaders learning to think broadly, manage others, and make conscious choices—driving their careers and achieving exceptional business results. Pathbuilders is currently in open enrollment for this program.
Pathbuilders Achieva®: Mid-level managers with the potential to be senior leaders, learning to navigate politics, build executive presence, and move the company's most critical initiatives forward.
Pathbuilders Inspiria®: Senior executives positioning themselves to have maximum impact—envisioning and creating cultures where others seek and achieve extraordinary success.
Pathbuilders in proud to partner with over 40 organizations for the 2019 class, including:
- 22squared, Inc.
- ADP, LLC
- Assurant, Inc.
- Atrium Hospitality
- Char-Broil
- Chick-fil-A, Inc.
- Colonial Pipeline Company
- Comcast
- Cox Automotive
- Cox Communications
- Cox Media
- Cricket Wireless
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Equifax
- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
- Finastra
- Fiserv
- Focus Brands Inc.
- Gas South
- Genuine Parts Company
- Georgia Power Company
- Havertys Furniture
- HD Supply
- Holder Construction Company, LLC
- Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions
- MEAG Power
- Moe's Southwest Grill
- Netsolace
- Novelis Inc.
- OFS Fitel, LLC
- Printpack
- Secureworks
- Slalom Consulting, LLC
- Solvay
- SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
- The Kroger Company
- The Weather Channel
- Warner Media Entertainment
- WestRock
About Pathbuilders Inc.
For nearly 25 years, Pathbuilders has been transforming top talent into high-impact leaders who move business forward. Through customized programming, Pathbuilders leverages a model that effectively combines mentoring, educational workshops, and interactive peer exchange to accelerate the career growth of individuals and directly contribute to the bottom-line success of client organizations. Pathbuilders has worked with nearly 4000 professionals from more than 500 client organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, colleges and universities, and government agencies.
SOURCE Pathbuilders, Inc.
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