Executive Development at Comcast

Accelerating the Development of Critical Successors

Comcast’s executive development programs prepare identified future successors to lead in critical roles through immersive experiences, coaching, and exposure.

Comcast Talent Philosophy:

Talent is the driving force behind our company’s success. By investing in their potential, we unleash their ability to ignite Comcast’s innovation and growth.

Executive Development Programs Framework

Resulting in ready-now critical executive pipelines with the skills to transform business impact.

  • Immerse

    Assessment

    –  Executive 360 & Executive Coach

    –  Assess readiness based on profile requirements*

  • Immersion

    –  Deep dive into roles & responsibilities

    –  Skill development overview (AI, presence, transformational leadership, enterprise business judgement, broad range of experience)

  • Practicum

    –  Applied skill development

    –  In-person shadowing & action learning*

  • Impact Acceleration

    –  Customized business simulation

    –  Executive roundtable discussions

Accelerator Components

As part of their participation in the Comcast Executive Accelerator, participants complete:

  • Executive 360 Assessment
  • Readiness Assessment based on Success Criteria
  • 1:1 Executive Coaching Sessions
  • In-depth, on-site Practicum
  • Sponsorship and guidance from senior leadership
  • Custom simulation of role dynamics, decisions and performance measurement

Participant Journey

Orientation & Assessment

Experience Launch:

  • Cohort Kickoff

  • Executive 360 & Readiness Assessments

  • Advisor Matching

Immersion

Week-In-The-Life:

  • Role & Responsibilities Deep Dive

  • Reporting & Metrics

  • Functional Expertise & Insights

  • Stakeholders & Partnership Engagement Strategy

Practicum

Action Learning Intensive:

  • Embedded in Advisor’s Business Unit

  • Candid Insights & Exposure

  • Participation in Critical Meetings

  • Action Learning Opportunities

Application

Impact & Evaluation:

  • Executive Simulation of Role-Based Strategic Scenario

  • Capstone Readout

  • Advisor Inputs & Insights

  • Post-Program Action & Engagement Planning

Individual Connections with Advisor & External Executive Coach / Ongoing Cohort Check-Ins Throughout

Experiential Partners

  • Cohort

    Full engagement & commitment to all aspects of Executive Accelerator

  • Chairs

    Executive Sponsors &
    Hiring Managers

    Executive Sponsors

  • Advisors

    Provide guidance and candid perspectives on role dynamics & best practices

  • Experts

    Provide function-specific insights

  • Coaches

    Facilitate assessment feedback and provide 1:1 coaching throughout experience

Program Management Team

Primary points of contact; Lead all programmatic elements