Leadership programs
Foundations of Leadership
A program for rising new leaders and people managers, focused on core leadership competencies and delivered through virtual instructor-led learning plus live, in-person practice sessions.
How this helps at work
Builds the day-to-day management habits a new people leader uses immediately with direct reports, practised with a regional cohort rather than learned from theory alone.
Who it is for
Rising new leaders and those managing direct reports.
Eligibility: Must be nominated through the Talent Review process.
What you can develop
- Communication — pinpoint your own style, recognize its strengths and trouble spots, read the styles of others, and flex to communicate better
- Difficult conversations — prepare with a repeatable process and build an action plan that leads to better outcomes
- Feedback and coaching — practise giving and receiving feedback, listen better, and build a culture of teamwork and performance
- Employee appreciation — understand engagement and enhance the workplace through authentic appreciation
Program information
Participants are assigned to a learning cohort made up of other participants in their region, and meet with that cohort in person and virtually throughout the program.
Sonoco’s Learning & Development training team teaches and facilitates the program internally.
Awaiting confirmation
The source guide describes a 7-month blended program. That timing is being reconfirmed, so this page does not state a duration.