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Overall, besides improving my project management and presentation skills, I think the biggest lessons learned from Future Leaders are that self-awareness is an essential quality for a good leader and that communication is key to get the expected results; always talk first about the needs and motivation of the key stakeholders.

If you don’t exit your comfort zone, then the developing areas are shrinking considerably for you. If you don’t accept the fact the work comes first and the rewards later, probably nothing will happen. You can learn a lot by trying and making mistakes. Everything may not be pitch perfect from the start, but you need to be strong and to focus on the good parts from every test and trial.

The Future Leaders program helped me improve my leadership, communication, and planning skills. The fact that I worked with a team from different departments offered me the possibility to see different activities and propose simplification solutions for the way my colleagues were calculating and presenting their indicators.
The Performance Management project, which I coordinated, opened my appetite for digitalization and for the usage of Power BI application.

We asked our newcomers to rate our onboarding, and we are proud to report an average of 9/10. Of course, we will use their feedback for improvement. At the same time, we take is as a sign that working remotely does not alienate us, if we don’t allow it to. Remembering that at the other end of the e-mail/call conference is fellow human being who, in this case, might feel a little overwhelmed, will make us more inclined to extend a helping hand, welcoming them into the team.

I would definitely recommend an internship in Michelin to other students, for several reasons. First of all, the work schedule is an accessible one, which does not hinder the activity within the faculty, due to its flexibility. Another important reason is the work environment that allows you to adapt quickly and deliver the best results. During my internship, I had the opportunity to work with people from various teams, who offered their help whenever I needed it, which helped me find out new information about the company.

A Michelin internship gives you the chance to learn new things, to develop your skills, to build a career. It also gives you the opportunity to be part of a community of friendly people and to work in a relaxed atmosphere. As an intern, I understood that everything can be learned. The most important thing is to want and accept the challenges. My teammates are by my side and help me with any ambiguity. From the first day they helped me to integrate quickly, they made me feel like part of a "family".

My expectations regarding my internship at Michelin were related to the development opportunity that the company could offer me. Specifically, because the field in which I was going to work was something new for me, I was interested in the possibility of improving and practicing my existing skills and, at the same time, having the chance to experiment and learn new things.

Career development is a continuous process, and someone can do that through different actions and on different occasions. I had different roles; I had the chance to participate to different projects, I had trainings, I had e-learnings. I also met a lot of inspiring people, and we can learn something from everyone. I also had a mentor when I first took a position as a people manager. I also asked for feedback.

Mentoring is a collaborative relationship that occurs between an experienced employee (a senior) and an employee who is willing to learn and to develop his or her career.

This was my case too: I wanted to develop my people management skills, so I chose a few topics for which I needed help, to better understand some perspectives. As a result, it was a very successful tool; I received advice for real situations where I needed to identify new ways of thinking and reacting.

I got personalized recommendations for books, podcasts, articles, and courses that could help me further develop these people management skills. It was all in a very safe and confidential environment – 1 to 1 meetings with my mentor.