PEOPLE
Career Development
Career Development
We have a variety of programs to help employees accelerate their leadership skills and grow their careers. These programs include our Accelerated Development Program, for high-potential leaders at the Director/VP level, and the Executive Development Program, which supports recent college graduates in entry-level roles.
Our continued investment in our frontline retail store and distribution center leaders is a key priority. We know great leaders are a core component to an engaged workforce. For this reason, we purposefully created leadership development programs targeting our field managers from entry- to senior-level leaders. These programs support our efforts to further strengthen leadership skills, develop a pipeline of successors for key leadership positions, and retain our talent. In 2022, more than 225 field leaders participated in these programs.
Fiscal 2022 Workplace Training
2022
2021
Total Number of Training Hours
~134,500
~153,900
Employees Participating
~14,600
~15,900
Average Hours of Training per Employee
~9.2
~9.7
Mentor Partnerships Program
We have a culture of people helping people. Mentor Partnerships is a signature program supporting our value of investing in our talent by offering professional guidance and opportunities to learn from each other. With nearly 270 participants from six countries, 2022 saw one of our highest levels of participation.
Mentor Partnership Program Participants
The training we provided in 2022 to upgrade employee skills included managerial and leadership development, data analytics, and Microsoft 365.
Executive Development Program (EDP)
The EDP is a formal six month development program for recent college graduates in entry-level roles that gives participants the opportunity to transition from campus life to the corporate world. The program is designed to provide hands-on work experience as well as cross-functional learning opportunities to better understand the Company and our products.
EDP Participants
Gender
2022
2021
2020
2019
Ethnic Diversity
2022
2021
2020
2019