The first 20 delegates have been selected to take part in AXA UK Commercial’s new broker development programme that launches in March with a three-day residential seminar in Paris.
The Horizon programme aims to support AXA’s broker partners by providing industry-leading training to build the senior leadership capabilities of their employees. The high-impact training focuses on succession planning and uses live high-stakes scenario simulations to challenge and test participants’ skills.
The residential seminar covers self-awareness, effective communication under pressure and leading teams through organisational complexity. During the rest of the year, four deep-dive masterclasses will be held to further develop the delegates’ capabilities covering topics including attracting and retaining talent, strategic planning, data analysis and regulatory discipline.
Individual career coaching sessions will also take place throughout the programme to ensure delegates are on track and get maximum benefit from the training.
“The close relationships we build with our brokers are crucial to our business so helping them develop the next generation of senior leaders and keep their top talent on board is mutually beneficial.
“The training is designed to provide practical skills that can immediately be put into action. It also introduces delegates to a peer group with whom they can collaborate and share their learnings. It approaches leadership as behaviour, equipping people to show up deliberately in moments that matter.
“The Paris residential is hands-on – three days of live casework and rigorous peer challenge under real pressure. Our cohort will test decisions in a safe environment, get candid feedback and leave with simple, usable tools and the confidence to influence across large, matrixed organisations.”
Lauren Nixon, Broker Proposition Manager at AXA UK Commercial
· AXA UK Commercial demonstrates commitment to support career development among its
broker partners with new training programme
· First 20 delegates selected for March launch
· Programme features residential seminar and individual coaching focusing on succession planning to accelerate careers
AXA UK’s regional branch managers and strategic partners nominated 45 candidates for the programme and 20 were selected to make up the first cohort of delegates, with much future interest in the initiative anticipated from brokers.
The programme will be run in association with financial services training specialists The Davies Group.
“We’re delighted to be working with AXA on Horizon – a partnership that represents serious investment in broker leadership when it matters most. What we’ve built is deliberately different: a programme that puts leaders under real pressure, testing their judgement in a safe environment before they face it in their organisations.
“We want brokers to leave with the confidence to make complex decisions, the capability to lead through change and the tools to build stronger teams. That’s the impact that counts.”
Abi Chamberlain, Director of Leadership, Change and Organisations, The Davies Group
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