The program was a tremendous journey that helped me solidify my career desires and take an active role in shaping my career journey. I bonded with strong professionals that helped me grow and will remain part of my tribe for many years to come. I continue to find value in my sponsor relationship and am so grateful she invested in my development and introduced me to new people in various organizations. This program was (and still is) an amazing investment in my development – it was worth every minute!

The topics really provide you with the opportunity to look at yourself and create your own leadership style. It also allowed me to connect with others throughout HP that I may otherwise never have connected with. To know they also experienced some of the same issues, and to allow us to have the space to talk through what we’re facing and how we’ve overcome, really helped my development as a leader.

The Catalyst program has been a brilliant forum to reflect and learn in a secure environment within my Power Circle. The monthly sessions are always incredibly inspiring as we listen to each other’s experiences both within the workplace and outside. I have formed some life-long connections and learnt some invaluable strategies to help me in my future career at HP.

The program was eye-opening for me because I realized some things that I needed to change. I have seen many changes in my personal and professional life, now I have a better relationship with all my family members, and my career plan is working. I was even promoted and relocated to my home country as a result. It is great that inside HP you can find all the support to have a better life balance.

The program has been tremendously rewarding, everything from the homework, to the power circle, to the sponsor just clicks and brings forth a new level of discovery. It is a journey of reflection and bringing awareness to the self – who I am, what brings me joy, where I want to go and how I might get there. Catalyst creates a purposeful approach and structure for this to happen.

I found the courage to be myself in the company of our thoughtful coach and power circle of wise and sincere colleagues who courageously shared their life’s stories, high and low moments, as everyone looked within, considered risk, took action, in the hope of discovering their personal best, at work and in life. It’s been a huge privilege and joy to be a part of.

This journey leads you to a better understanding of who you are, your strengths, feelings, and objectives. The group of people that you are assigned to is very nice and helps a lot during this process. You connect and empathize a lot with them…You never feel alone. Before the completion of the program I got a Director promotion.

Catalyst is here to lead HP to its next level of greatness. The best proteges I’ve worked with say, ‘I don’t like this. This doesn’t work for me. Why does it work this way? How do I have this conversation? How do I navigate this situation?’ A Sponsor is someone that has been there before and will understand what you need in that moment to be more successful, more courageous, more authentic.

We have a true obligation to really nurture and support our top talent and to internalize the role that diversity can play in making HP a stronger company. Catalyst is very empowering in that way. My protege became an extension of my team, presenting at our staff meetings and making rich connections with an entire regional leadership team that he otherwise would not have been exposed to.

Catalyst was something that made me own who I was. It made me feel comfortable in the room. Working with my sponsor was good because I was struggling and he provided me with the support that made me step out even more and take on stretch assignments and stretch my abilities so that I landed myself in the role that I have today. I went from the People Engagement Lead for Field & Channel to Training Development and Process Improvement Program Manager within the DEI space. The support I received from the cohort during a challenging time reminded me that I can make anything happen when I believe in myself.