EMPOWERING PEOPLE

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS



The Steel Leadership Institute continues to be the framework for all our leadership development programs and helps our employees increase their skills and knowledge. Employee development is crucial to ensuring we have the capabilities needed to achieve business goals. This year, community service activities were incorporated into all leadership development programs to emphasize the importance of leadership within the communities in which we live and serve.

On the leadership front, we continued our signature development programs under the new Steel Leadership Institute. Each program provides participants with an immersive experience that includes targeted workshops and practical application to maximize learning.

 
Leading at the Front-Line

is a program for non-represented front-line supervisors who directly manage represented employees. By the end of 2023, 85% of the front-line supervisor population had completed the program. Evaluation data indicated this program was highly beneficial, particularly for new front-line supervisors. The program was updated in April 2023 and became part of the new frontline supervisor onboarding. The revised in-person and virtual program focuses on Building the Right Environment, Working Effectively with People, Managing Represented Employees, and Inclusive Leadership.

Steel Foundations

is a program geared towards building foundational leadership skills for front-line leaders from all areas of the organization. This year, we again launched three cohorts, with 57 leaders participating.

High Strength Leadership

targets our mid-level leaders, emphasizing understanding the business, as well as strategic thinking. This program also launched three new cohorts with 54 leaders participating.

 

McKinsey Connected Leaders
U. S. Steel leaders continued to participate in McKinsey Connected Leaders programs for underrepresented talent segments. This year, two leaders completed the Asian Executive Leadership program, and one leader completed the Hispanic/Latino Management Accelerator program. Seventeen leaders were nominated for McKinsey Connected Leaders Programs, including the new Leadership Essentials program created for early-career leaders. Leaders participating in any of the McKinsey Connected Leaders programs will have the opportunity to network with leaders from other organizations in continuing their leadership development.

 

 

Udemy Business courses were offered to all non-represented employees as a way to continue Moving Up the Talent Curve and ensure employees were able to keep current on important business, technology and leadership skills. At the end of 2023, employees again utilized 100% of offered licenses and 85% of employees who claimed licenses were actively taking courses on the platform. Our employees consumed 6,715 hours of content in 2023, averaging 5.7 hours per license holder.

 

Mentoring at U. S. Steel offers a way to accelerate development of both mentees and mentors, build stronger networks, increase a sense of belonging, and, ultimately, enhance job performance. In 2023, we redesigned our mentoring program based on feedback from the 14 mentor-mentee pairs who completed the pilot program in 2022, as well as evolving research-based practices. The MentorMe program launched in 2023 is intended to be a flexible program for which participants can sign up at any point in time, providing opportunities to discuss career and professional growth-related challenges of interest, and work with multiple mentors or mentees over time.
 
Manager-level employees in MentorMe were eligible to be mentees, while Director-General Manager-level leaders were eligible to become mentors. As of the end of 2023, 47 leaders signed up as Mentors, and 23 managers signed up as Mentees. The overall vision for the program is to make it available for all non-represented employees. We intend to continue to expand the program.

6,715 Hrs Of Content On Udemy Consumed By Our Employees.

85% Of Our First-Line Supervisors Have Completed Our Re-designed Leading At The Front-Line Program.

100% Of Udemy Licenses Utilized By Our Employees.