OCTOBER VPE CHALLENGE

 
 

Deadline: 27th October 12 PM, BST.

Core Competency: Leadership
VPE Challenge: Hold a reverse mentoring session with your VPE mentor on the ERAC EDI (equality, diversity and inclusion) initiatives, outlining three successes and three areas that can be improved. Submit the three successes and three development areas to complete the challenge.

As a leader in the car industry, Enterprise values employees who can take charge and guide their teams to deliver exceptional customer service. Leadership is a crucial skill as it will enable you to inspire, guide and influence others towards common goals. Effective leadership fosters collaboration, empowers team members, and enhances overall productivity. It also encourages innovation and adaptability, enabling you to navigate challenges and seize opportunities. 

Challenge Examples

The examples below are only the Enterprises EDI initiative successes. To complete the challenge you must submit 3 successes and 3 development areas for Enterprises EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) initiatives.

Example 1: Success Areas

  1. Enterprise has proven that it is a workforce where women can thrive by consistently bagging the Times Top 50 Employer for Women 17 years in a row.

  2. A primary objective of Enterprise’s diversity and inclusion initiatives is to have a workforce that serves as a reflection of the communities it works in.

  3. The Enterprise business model is based on meritocracy, and therefore, all employees begin at the same starting point and work their way up.

    (VPE MENTOR NAME) used the example of how the new Senior VP of Europe was a young boy who migrated from Egypt to the US.

Example 2: Success Areas

  1. (VPE MENTOR NAME) is part of the disability committee which advocates with members to become ‘disability confident’. 1 in 5 people in the UK are known to have a disability and 1 in 3 people know someone else with a disability.

  2. (VPE MENTOR NAME) also joined the Scotland Diversity Committee which aims to provide a link between the Scotland branches to the rest of the UK. (VPE MENTOR NAME) does a lot of work highlighting different campaigns (e.g. Black History Month, etc.).

  3. (VPE MENTOR NAME) is looking into an Enterprise Scheme called ‘Foundation Chairman and Committee’, in affiliation with Enterprise. $50 million is set aside every year and employees can submit a fund request and funds can be used to support registered charities.