#WhoBelievedInYou?
Almost everyone can name the person who believed in them first. A million young people may feel they can’t name anyone right now.
We’ve asked some friends of Circl who believed in them. Then, we’re passing the question to you.
Charlie Stainforth,
Co-Founder & CEO at Circl
Every leader had someone who believed in them.
Too many young people don’t.
Think of the person who first saw something in you. A teacher, a boss, an aunt, a stranger who took a chance. Now imagine they never approached you. According to the Interim Milburn report, 1 million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training - that’s 1 in 8 16-24 year olds classified as ‘NEET’. In this current market, it’s more important than ever to nurture, uplift, and believe in young talent.
So we're asking you one question. Who believed in you? Name them. Thank them publicly. Then pass the question on. Because the point isn't nostalgia. The point is what you do next.
Now be that person.
Remembering who believed in you is the first part. Our challenge to you is to share that belief with the young talent you see today. Allow our youth to see their own potential by championing them in a time where they may feel unseen, unheard, and unappreciated.
At Circl, we believe anyone, regardless of their background, can learn to lead. On our Leader as Coach programme, we pair professionals with underrepresented young people to learn and practise coaching together. We work with a wide range of organisations to create access to and for young people. The more we train people to coach and be coached, the more they will be ready to manage anyone from all walks of life, whether they joined as a professional, or a young ‘Future Leader’.
Does it actually work?
Ask the 4,888 who've been through it.
4,888
Circl graduates and counting
85%
Current Net Promotor Score
young people who are currently not in education, employment, or training who need more people to believe in them.
1 million
“Many people have supported, encouraged and challenged me throughout my career. But when I think about the start of my journey, two people stand out: Bill Namacher and Paul Stachura at Chubb, where I spent nearly 30 years, trusted me with opportunities to grow and helped me believe that more was possible, even if I did not always see it myself. Sometimes all it takes is one person believing in you before you believe in yourself to change the course of your future.”
“The person who most believed in me was my mum. She always had confidence in me, even when I doubted myself, and she taught me that setbacks are temporary if you’re willing to keep learning and keep going. More than anything, she made me believe that I was capable of more than I sometimes thought.”
“The person who believed in me was a teacher called Bob Beale. When I was about 14, Bob sent a poem that I had written to a National competition – I didn’t win, but the realisation that he saw some latent ability in me that I hadn’t seen in myself was hugely motivating. Bob also called me “the trade union representative” as I had a habit of sticking up for others at school when I felt some injustice had been handed out, so he had some insight into my personal values too. ”
