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Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
SheLeads is a global, multi-faceted program designed to accelerate the development of diverse female leaders at Flex. Following an annual talent review and reflection processes, a cohort of high potential female team members are invited to join the nine month program.
Program participants engage with a curriculum designed to bolster their leadership potential. This wide range of learning experiences include workshops sponsored by senior executives, coaching sessions, mentoring, leadership assessments, and self-development exercises.
SheLeads provides participants an opportunity to work on high-impact, executive-sponsored business projects. Exposure to these projects helps to deepen SheLeads participants’ understanding of our business. Project learnings, coupled with an individual’s expertise, position participants to contribute further to the company’s future success.
Team members invited to join SheLeads come from all over the world and reflect wide-ranging demographics and professional experiences. Program participants also vary across functional expertise, years of service at Flex, career goals, and much more. What these women have in common, however, is their exceptional record of high-performance and leadership potential.
Participants are matched with a coach to identify and achieve professional or developmental goals. A coaching platform offers a leadership assessment, 360 feedback, and access to several sessions with a certified coach. These resources can help future leaders navigate their career paths at Flex.
The workshops and the 1:1 coaching sessions helped me further trust and believe in myself. This means a lot because even though I know I’m good at what I do, a lack of confidence would show up in my work at times. Now, I’ve learned to speak up and share my ideas with anyone.
— Candy Martinez, Supply Chain Manager
SheLeads inspired me to be bolder and more polished. I’m more confident presenting and have more tools to handle tough situations and be a better leader. I’m also inspired to think more about my career and how to carve out a path for my future.
— Jennifer Wright Chapman, Director, Account Management
2021–2022 SheLeads participant
