Making The Case For Your Leadership Growth
Equip yourself with the tools to lead authentically while driving impact in your organisation.
Learn how to secure your manager’s support for joining our programme.
How to Convince Your Line Manager
Advancing your career as an authentic leader is a benefit to your organisation. Here’s how to make a compelling case for joining the Roots Inspire programme:
1. Clearly Communicate Why This Programme Is Different
Make a strong case for your participation by connecting your unique needs and goals to the programme structure:
- Tailored Leadership Journey: this programme addresses the unique challenges and opportunities ethnoculturally diverse professionals face.
- Learn from Role Models: gain insights from leaders who’ve excelled in corporate environments while coming from ethnocultural backgrounds.
- Access a Powerful Network: connect with like-minded professionals who share your lived experiences, values and ambitions. Enter a community where you can grow, excel, and inspire.
2. Position Your Participation as a Strategic Asset
Focus on how your growth will directly contribute to organisational goals:
Enhance Leadership Skills and Readiness
Share how the programme
equips you with tools to lead
authentically and be a role
model for junior ethnocultural
talent in the organisation.
Prove Return On Investment
Share how you’ll learn actionable
strategies for organisational impact. Join a data-driven programme with a proven track record of working with premium brands and blue chip companies.
Contribute to Organisational Continuity
Address how participation in
effective programmes leads to
retaining key talent, ensuring
leadership pipeline stability
and succession planning.
3. Use Clear Talking Points
When discussing this with your manager, keep it concise:
- "This programme will enable me to better contribute to [specific project, team, or organisational goal].
- "It’s designed to address the unique challenges of ethnoculturally diverse professionals while delivering measurable value back to the organisation."
- "Investing in my development aligns with the company’s DEI and leadership goals."
4. Demonstrate Commitment
Show your dedication by, for example:
Aligning personal growth with organisational success
Showcase how developing
leadership skills can directly
contribute to team and
business goals.
Showcasing long-term value
Explain how the skills and
connections built during the
programme will create lasting
impact for your role and the
organisation.
Committing to collaborative learning
Highlight your intention to share
insights gained from the
programme to benefit your
team and peers.
5. Make it Easy for Them to Say Yes
Propose practical next steps:
- Offer to share programme details via our Programme Brochure or schedule a quick follow-up conversation to answer questions.
- Show how the programme builds leadership diversity and contributes to your organisation’s long- term success.
- Assure them that the programme’s time commitment is practical and fits seamlessly into busy schedules.
