A Manchester-based online employee development platform has been appointed by a Silicon Valley-headquartered company to develop under-represented talent.
Tech startup my2be was appointed by the US cloud content management firm Box, which employs 3,000 team members within nine countries, to develop talent across its global organisation.
The project started with initial consultancy to identify Box’s organisational challenges and requirements before the implementation of my2be’s People Success Platform, the startup said.
Adam Mitcheson, chief executive and co-founder of my2be, said: “Having worked in a corporate graduate position myself, I’m acutely aware of the positive impact mentoring can have on someone’s career journey.
“As well as enhancing workplace development and boosting employee engagement, it has been proven to promote diversity and inclusion.
“The support network offered by mentoring has the power to break down geographical, hierarchical, societal and cultural boundaries – a major objective of Box as the organisation continues to expand globally.”
My2be said it has developed a “bespoke mentoring programme” for Box, which is focused on overcoming common challenges such as employee engagement, onboarding and collaboration.
The platform enables users to connect with peers, mentors and mentees from cross locations, set objectives, organise meetings and measure their development.
Simone Shorter, talent success manager of global programmes at Box said: “Working with my2be has been incredibly helpful as we’ve run our company mentorship programme.
“The team has gone above and beyond in the early stages of programme development via consulting, providing expertise and sharing best practices.”
