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Kroll Risk Management Partners with Save the Children

Background

Kroll is the world's leading risk consulting company and is an operating unit of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., the global professional services firm. The Living Legacy Programme supports Kroll's Leadership Development objectives and commitment to corporate responsibility and diversity, with a unique opportunity for staff to develop as leaders within a live and challenging community-based project with the global charity, Save The Children. This programme was targeted at Kroll's Director level staff and above, across offices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Objectives

This programme had two focus areas:

• Leadership Development - development of team working skills and leadership skills such as delegation, sharing of information, and personal responsibility.
• Corporate Responsibility - involvement in a live and challenging real life project while making a difference to communities in which Kroll does business.

Results

• Created a strategy for Save the Children that affects children worldwide.
• Developed problem solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills in a new way.
• Greater understanding of personal strengths and how to use them effectively.
• Met new people and created powerful team alliances through achieving mutual goals.
• Learned how to draw on the power to influence, inspire, and develop collaborative relationships.
• Participants were stretched and challenged, learning to respond effectively to dynamically changing conditions.
• Gained confidence as leaders, ready to assume new responsibilities and challenges back at work.

Participant Comments

"The Heineken of courses . . . Aspire reached the parts that other training courses cannot reach. I feel I was able to significantly develop my leadership skills and found the course to be a life changing experience - a unique and very rewarding experience."
Jason Wright, Director, Kroll Worldwide

"On behalf of Save the Children, it has been a real privilege working with you all on the “Living Legacy” Programme. Kroll - thank you for joining forces with Save the Children. Your fantastic contributions will help us to take the Saying Power scheme to the next level."
Corporate Development, Save the Children

"I can honestly say that the Living Legacy Program has changed my life - I feel more confident in my own ability and more prepared to take on greater challenges. I feel there is something that has been lit up inside me - I truly feel different."
Meghan Harbrow, Head of Operations, Kroll Worldwide