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How innovative and up-to-date companies use Upskill to develop leaders who drive high-performance teams in a fast-paced and complex world

As a business and technology consultancy, the Skill Group was facing a time of low leadership engagement in training and other activities, as well as communication challenges between leaders and their teams - especially a lack of empathy and assertiveness to support mental health care. The leaders whose development would most impact the business were selected and a full 1:1 mentoring programme was implemented over 6 months. 

“I decided to invest in an Upskill Mentoring programme when I recognised that our company was going through an important moment of institutional change. I saw this as a great opportunity to reinforce to the market the benefits of this new way of operating and the new tone we were building. To achieve this, it was essential to work on our leadership in an individualised and in-depth way.

The programme was completely customised, focusing on the points that I myself identified as priorities for the group's development. At the end of the cycle, I saw a leadership that was more integrated in decisions, with a greater capacity for listening, empathy and collaboration. For very technical leaders, the mentoring programme opened up space to develop their more human side and strengthen their emotional intelligence - something that made a huge difference to the climate, the maturity of the discussions and the way we conducted our deliveries.

This set of advances has made us stand out not only for our competence and reputation, but also for reinforcing our position as a Human Company.

We saw tangible results, which directly impacted the operation, and other immeasurable results, related to culture and behaviour, which were equally valuable. For all these reasons, I have decided to continue and expand the programme in 2026, now including other professionals who can be honed in details that will certainly become competitive differentiators and even more organisational results.“

Viviam Posterlli

CEO, Skill Group

As a property developer focused on low-income housing, EPH lacked a clear plan for individual development and leadership training, as well as a family succession plan for the company's top executive. They faced low leader engagement, communication noise and gaps in interpersonal skills. They selected the leaders whose behaviour change would generate the fastest results and the leader who was in the process of succession. A complete programme of 1:1 mentoring + group mentoring with human mentors was implemented over one year.

“We hired the programme mainly because of the good cost-benefit ratio and the practical proposal, which was very much in line with our reality. From the outset, we understood that the programme would not be theoretical, but would be applicable to our day-to-day leadership.

We decided to continue and expand to more leaders because we saw real changes in their behaviour and in the way they lead their teams, as well as greater alignment with the company's culture and objectives.

Throughout the process, leaders became clearer about their leadership role, better communicators, more responsible decision-makers and more mature team managers.

This development has had a direct impact on day-to-day life, bringing more organisation, a better climate, greater autonomy for leaders and positive effects on business results.”

Vanessa Gouveia

HR Coordinator, EPH Incorporadora

As a cybersecurity company, Protega was facing rapid growth with the need to develop new leaders, retain talent and foster a sense of belonging. We initially applied group mentoring and maintained the programme, combining 1:1 mentoring for leadership and potential leaders.

"Our partnership with Upskill has been progressive, which has brought us an expansion of awareness and priority for building a more present state, clarity of objectives and fluidity in relationships. This has had a direct impact on the well-being of the team, especially the leaders who already use the techniques and tools to sustain focus.
Constantly striving for self-knowledge in leadership has given us a more harmonious, fluid and evolving team, impacting on problem-solving and collaborating with creativity."

Franciele Mendonça Manager Talent & People

Manager Talent & People

"I think I'm making really good progress in terms of what I want to do, even more progress than I expected, the whole process has been really surprising, especially perhaps because I entered the project as a company leader, without much knowledge, and the mentoring is helping me a lot."

Luiz Eduardo Siqueira

Full Stack Developer Analyst

There are many points of conflict that I face on a day-to-day basis and I've already managed to find creative solutions together with my mentor and also in group mentoring sessions. It's interesting to think of it as a framework for human relationships, since human activities bring objective results.

Alan Pereira

Sales Manager

"We've made visible progress even in our own area. In terms of GPTW indices, we've improved a lot with some of the lessons learnt from mentoring. My mentor is sensational, an excellent professional. We're developing new skills. I even gave him a list of skills that have been improved over the last few months, in almost a year of work."

Vinicius Sousa

Financial Coordinator

Devio, a company that develops intelligent and proactive software and has been in the market for five years, was facing high turnover and the challenge of developing leadership to engage and retain talent in order to drive business growth. The solution applied was dedicated 1:1 mentoring for the leaders who needed the most support at the time.
"The work of the Upskill Platform brought our leaders greater capacity to manage people in the first month, by developing the ability to deal with their own emotions and, consequently, to deal better with people, even in challenging situations. The selection of the mentor for each leader was key to extracting the most current needs from each one's journey and acting to bring solutions to the most relevant problems at the moment. In the medium and long term, the expectation is that we will be able to follow the development of the leadership, greater clarity in their communication, team engagement and alignment with the group's objectives."

Lillian

Former HR manager at Devio

I really enjoyed [the mentoring sessions]. It makes you feel good about yourself so that you can manage people, deal with people or complicated situations. I especially liked the mentor, who fitted in very well with my thoughts and with what I needed, taking me to the root cause of my main problem and showing me various ways of solving it.

Devio Leader

"Some of the benefits that Upskill's work gives you are knowing how to deal with yourself, with your emotions, knowing how to control your emotions in order to deal with other people, whether they are employees or clients. Having more confidence and security in your work to be able to stand up for yourself or deal calmly in distressing/uncomfortable situations."

Devio Leader

Oppencad, which has been in the software development market for 30 years, needed to increase the cohesion and stress tolerance of its teams. To do this, we applied various active learning group mentoring sessions on stress management and emotional intelligence, as well as offering our partner programme of well-being practices.
"I've found that, over the course of the mentoring, I've become less anxious about the results themselves and more concerned about the journey to the end. The way the content is shared helps a lot with the coherence of what we're doing and what for."

Felipe Yossida

Key Accout Manager

"With the vision presented during the mentoring sessions on resilience, I became much more confident in dealing with moments of high stress, whether personally or professionally."

Kleber Machado

National Sales Team Leader

"Mentoring combined with meditation and breathing practices gradually changed my perception of everyday issues. I could say that I began to perceive the real dimension of events more clearly, I became more centred and even more civilised in my daily dealings with friends and family. After practising some breathing techniques, I noticed a significant reduction in anxiety and an improvement in concentration."

Miriam Oliveira

Senior Account Executive

More transformative experiences

With the mentoring, I was able to work on beliefs and habits that were very limiting. I feel much more empowered and ready for Action! Today, I have my mentor as a great advisor for my personal and professional issues.
Gustavo SucciPresident of the Changing the Game Council
The mentoring helped me make more informed decisions, increased my performance and reduced my anxiety. It also enabled me to understand communication strategies and make better use of them.
Ivan PerezSenior Engineering Director
The mentoring helped me to find out what my motivational needs are and then to define a plan for implementing my goals, involving practical, daily mechanisms to reinforce and increase my mood.
Rafael BarretoDirector, M&A Advisory at KPMG US
The work is incredible, undoubtedly the most valuable and interesting development and investment in myself that I have ever made. It's a journey of deep self-knowledge that brings answers to a lot of things, shortening the learning process that could have taken years or even years on my own.
Maurício ChamatiCTO | Founder of Mercado Bitcoin & 2TM | Blockchain | Fintech |Gear Ventures | VC | Endeavour Entrepreneur
The mentorships encouraged me to deepen and understand my core values and how to live an intentional life. Looking back, many of the insights I gained helped me build the successful company I created. Now, one of the foundations of my company's training for all members is this programme.
Marco CandiCo-founder and CRO Konektera
The most important thing for me was emotional reprogramming, which involves working on reacting differently than usual. To do this, I relied on various tools that the mentor shared with me. I also learnt to identify and trust my abilities or superpowers, which helped me with the motivation to acquire commitment and discipline.
Adriana Velosa Advanced Logistics Project Manager for Mining, Oil/Gas, Energy and Infrastructure Projects
I used to live focused, working very intuitively, with no structure. After starting the mentoring, I learned how to organise myself so that I could be more effective and have more free time and well-being. Personally, it gave me the tools to excel on a daily basis, as I became aware of my goals, which became measurable. Before, the fact that I wasn't aware that you can structure the way you work and that there are techniques for doing so, led me to work every day with uncertain results. I've managed to get my life in order, and it's made my routine much lighter and improved my quality of life, as I can do much more.
Juan de Dios Palma Ruiz-TagleGeneral Manager Multicanchas
The group mentoring [applied to the team] was fundamental, not only in improving my team's performance and quality of life, but it also served as a great way to strengthen our relationship as a group and my relationship with them as a leader.
Roberto Uehara, MD Vice President | Medical Affairs Oncology | Emerging Markets Pfizer
As a senior account manager, I interact with hundreds of people every week. Our company places candidates in a variety of disciplines: office support, legal, finance, accounting, IT and medical for casual or permanent contract opportunities. Our clients range from small family businesses to Fortune 500 clients. Each client and candidate has specific requirements and expectations. Over my thirty years in the business, I've taken part in countless training sessions. These range from salary negotiations, how to close with a client, effective listening, legal issues and conflict resolution.The mentoring sessions have helped me hone my skills and see business 'issues' in a new light. The sessions really contributed to me having deeper insights into how candidates and clients make decisions. A fine-tuning to help me every day - including in personal relationships.
James HodgesSenior Account Manager Access Staffing NYC
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