Since the early 2000’s, The Starr Conspiracy has had a steady focus: working with people who want to make work better. Five years ago, they launched their Brandscape Series. These reports examine market trends, and highlight the work of brands that are in line with those trends.
Their 2020 report was The New World of Work Technology, exploring the evolution of HR Technology into Work Technology. It examined the explosive growth in the mentoring market, while pointing out one of this market's challenges. Namely, that employers and employees often approach mentorship initiatives with opposing goals. Employees are looking towards their next opportunity, and employers are looking to develop talent and keep it in-house.
In discussing the importance of aligning those goals, the report said “Ben Brooks’ PILOT is one of the best new products we've seen in this area,” and named us the number one startup to watch.
Their 2021 report is Talent and Learning: All Together Now. It takes a deep dive onto the increasing overlap of the Talent Management and Learning categories, pulling out some of the things that buyers are looking for right now:
To help employees perform their best by offering feedback, coaching, and development.
To engage and retain employees by helping them discover clear career paths and find purpose in their work.
To accomplish both of these things with the fewest systems possible.
To that end, The Starr Report has once again named PILOT a Top Startup To Watch. They say PILOT stands from our peers because we are "threading the needle of personalization, speed, and scalability” as well as “bringing a more personalized tech driven approach” to coaching.
We take these words to heart, because we are deeply committed to unlocking individual potential and showing employees they are truly in the driver’s seat of their own career. Right now -- despite its efficacy -- fewer than 1% of employees get access to professional coaching in their careers. PILOT is working to change that by making coaching more snackable, structured, and on-demand.
Created by HR Leaders for HR leaders, PILOT is determined to help these departments address organizational demand for career development. We know this is how to best identify, engage, and retain top talent. Our six month virtual program takes participants through individual reflection, manager feedback, scaled mentorship, and live group coaching sessions.
Traditional so-called solutions to career development are expensive, difficult to roll out, and reinforce employee helplessness. But PILOT is not a traditional offering. We offer customers a turnkey solution that’s affordable, quick to deploy, and fosters employee agency and ownership. We show employees they are in charge of their own careers, through a combination of inward reflection, soliciting feedback, self advocacy, and taking meaningful action, and we are proud of the results. We have had feedback from "This profoundly affected the quality of my life." to "I can now take agency in my decisions."
Are you looking for your employees to take agency in their decisions? We'd love to hear from you! Check out our one pager to learn more about our approach, and get in touch to find out what impact we could have at your organization.