I Did T-Mobiles L2E ProgramAnd Now Im At The Director Level

I Did T-Mobiles L2E ProgramAnd Now Im At The Director LevelI Did T-Mobiles Leaders2Executives ProgramAnd Now Im At The Director LevelAccording to the Harvard Business Review, one of the biggestchallenges for people moving into general management roles is learning to seelinkages and interconnections across the organization.What does that mean? They dont have a clearenough picture of how the whole organization works. High performers in uppermanagement roles have a wide understanding of the business and variety ofexperience to back it up.The only problem for Eunji Hana recentgraduate of an elite MBA programwas getting that experience and exposurequickly enough to match herbei ambition and talent. Thats why she was a perfectcandidate for T-MobilesLeaders2Executives (L2E) program.Eunji presenting during a T-Mobile speaker event.We spoke to Eunji to find out more about thisexclusive opportunity to accelerate yur career.What Is The L2E Program?Essentially, Eunji tells us, its a rotationalma nagement leadership development program for people with both competitive MBAsand existing leadership experience under their belts.And these rotations arent like LDPs forundergrads. Eunji was taking on serious management responsibilities right offthe bat.For my first track in the program, I was a RetailDistrict Manager. I oversaw seven stores in Brooklyn and Queens, leading a teamof about 120 retail store managers and retail reps, Eunji explains. Afterthat, I was a call center manager in Boise, Idaho. I oversaw four differentlines of business and had a team of about 350 people.Nowin the kind of rapid, edifying change ofpace that makes the program such a valuable learning experienceshes movedonto managing a team of three that handles big-picture, strategic innovation atthe companys HQ in Seattle.Working Toward The Un-carrier MissionWhile Building Your CareerUn-carrier is a word that captures T-Mobiles unorthodox, customer-first approach to the wireless industry. They were the first ma jor carrier to introduce contractless plans, they have customer service that replaces robots with real human interaction (better known as Team of Experts), and have teams like Eunjis that are constantly working on new approaches and business models to better serve the customer.We really believe in listening to ourcustomers. A lot of our really great ideas come from listening to feedback andpain points, Eunji says. My team looks at these ideas and thinks, Okay acustomer wants to be able to try a device, or try our network. How do we bringthat to life for them?Projects like these allow L2E contributorslike Eunji to work on innovative projects at a major organization while alsobuilding a company that genuinely serves customers firstand thats doublyrewarding.How The L2E Program Can Set You Up For A C-Suite CareerThe goal of all this, of course, both forT-Mobile and L2E participants like Eunji, is to forge the next generation ofexecutives for the innovative wireless company. For Eunji, i ts an opportunity to realize herdream of becoming a C-suite executive. (Thats corporate lingo referring toroles like Chief Executive Officer and Chief absatzwirtschaft Officer.) For T-Mobile,its an opportunity to find leaders who truly think outside the box and careabout diversity, innovation, all while creating a best-in-classworkplace. Speaking of innovative leaders, L2Eparticipants like Eunji arent just given opportunities to take on managementroles around the business, theyre given guidance and mentorship from existingsenior leaders in the organizationwhich, according to 75 percent of executives, is an essential stepcareer development.In the L2E program, you end up building a tonof relationships and a lot of them are at that MVP-VP level, which is, I think,a really great advantage, especially when youre at a corporate organization,Eunji tells us.So whats next for Eunji? She says shesexcited to keep learning from people who are the top of the gamewhile gettingto the top of hers.A imingfor the c-suite like Eunji? Check out open opportunities from T-Mobile on WayUp