Build a better workplace for women of color
Activate the new face of leadership with Athena Pro
Our enterprise solution helps employers create thriving workplace cultures by investing in a powerful yet overlooked asset: early-career women of color. We offer leadership training, coaching, and organizational consulting to remove obstacles that hinder all employees from flourishing, increasing productivity and enhancing your competitive edge. Unlock your potential with Athena Pro.
Canaries in the coal mine
Studies show that despite their aspirations and experience, women of color remain underrepresented in senior management levels. We see this and other ongoing disparities as indicators of larger systemic issues. Without a holistic approach, adverse behaviors and biases persist, creating an unlevel playing field to the benefit of certain employees.
Fortunately, the inverse also holds true. Investing in vulnerable segments of your workforce can have a ripple effect that improves culture, boosts retention, and ensures the best talent rises to the top.
Athena ensures you define leadership based on skill and contribution—not antiquated ideas that hold organizations back.
Meritocracy can only exist with a level playing field
The Athena Pro Difference
Unlike blanket approaches, Athena is tailored. We customize leadership development strategies to the unique challenges of minority women. Our approach begins with more inclusive definitions of leadership and executive presence. It is also strength-based, instilling the confidence and readiness to lead.
I. Customized Strategies
We understand that every organization is different, so we tailor our strategies to meet your specific needs. By conducting thorough assessments, we identify areas for improvement and develop targeted action plans to bring about positive change.
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Our Executive Advisory service gives your leadership team direct access to decades of experience in workplace culture and employee development. Our advisors provide the expertise you need to change perspectives and set new strategies. An engagement may also include other tailored solutions:
Organizational Assessments - We use customized employee surveys and engagement plans to assess workplace culture.
Benchmarking - We assemble and analyze demographic data so you know where you stand among peers, competitors, and industry.
Strategic Communications - We craft communications for all levels of your organization and provide audiences with the right level of detail to guide decision-making, adopt ideas, and implement new processes.
Managed Mentoring - Our program uses matching criteria that consider experience and targeted growth areas to form high-value, outcome-based mentoring relationships.
Leadership Coaching and Training - Our approach supports succession planning through proactive leadership development and tailors methods to enhance participation and skill retention.
II. Employee Empowerment
Investing in young women of color is not just a moral imperative; it also contributes to your organization's overall success. We offer practical tools, including our Athena Advantage framework, to empower these individuals, helping them excel in their roles and contribute to a more vibrant and dynamic workplace.
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Athena Advantage is a powerful tool that helps employees sharpen and leverage three critical elements of effective leadership—values, strengths, and influence. Developed with women of color in mind, our framework tackles underlying misperceptions, transforming the individual and those around her.
III. Measurable Results
We believe in the power of data-driven decision-making. Our consultants employ proven methodologies to track progress and measure the impact of our interventions, ensuring that your investment yields tangible results.
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By embracing a forward-thinking strategy to diversify your leadership, your organization is primed to improve performance.
A Boston Consulting Group study revealed that companies with above-average diversity in their leadership teams report higher innovation revenue and overall profitability than those with below-average diversity in management.
According to findings from McKinsey, companies with highly diverse executive teams are up to 36% more likely to financially outperform their peers.
Are you ready to build a better workplace for women of color?
Contact us to learn more.
