Welcome, Impact Entrepreneurs!

EY has collaborated with MovingWorlds to launch the EY Coaching Impact Enterprises Across the Globe Program, a dedicated initiative connecting impact enterprises with EY volunteers for up to 6 months of coaching and support.

What can an EY Coach support me with?

An EY Coach can:

• Serve as a sounding board to help you tackle key strategic challenges and pursue new growth opportunities
• Meet with you regularly over the course of 6 months to discuss topics like:
  • Strategic and operational drivers (such as preparing for investment, managing your team, engaging your customers, validating your business strategy, integrating technology, and managing risks)
  • Soft skills (such as work-life balance, adapting to change, leadership and management style)

How is coaching different from consulting?

Unlike consulting, coaching is not an advisory relationship. EY coaches will not make any decisions on behalf of the impact organization’s management, or offer specific professional advice. Instead, they will bring their knowledge, skills, experience, and networks to help you gain a bird’s eye view of your company and offer fresh perspective, allowing you to draw your own conclusions.

How can I make the most of my time working with an EY Coach?

• Identify areas where coaching would be most useful to you
• Align with your coach on the scope of your work together and what success looks like before you start
• Meet with your coach on a regular basis to share progress, feedback, and ask questions
• Invest in building a relationship with your coach:
  • Get to know your coach and learn about their motivations to join the coaching program. This relationship is just as much about them learning from you, as it is you learning from them
  • Provide background information and context to your coach about your company, the industry you operate in, and how you operate your social impact business
  • Be respectful of each others time by coming to meetings on time and providing advance notice if you will be late or need to postpone a call
  • Build trust by sharing business problems and challenges that might arise during the course of the program

How do I ensure I qualify for support from an EY coach?

If your answer is yes to options 1-3 below, you are eligible: Which best describes your organization’s use of AI?

1. AI is integrated into our core business and impact model shaping how we create and provide value to our customers (e.g., AI-enabled products, services and/or delivery channels).
2. We are strategically using AI to improve our organization’s operational efficiency
3. We are actively designing how we can integrate AI in our business in the next 6 months
4. We are not using AI and have no plans to in the next 6 months

 

Step 1: Watch the onboarding video

Watch the onboarding video below for next steps and guidance about how to find a coach to work with.

Step 2: Submit your coaching project

• Login to your dashboard
• Click on "Create Project" in the menu on the left side of your screen

• Select the business challenge you most need support with, and follow the steps on the screen.
• When you arrive at the step pictured below, select “Coach" as the support type

• Complete the final details, and click "Submit"

Step 3: Match with a Coach

• Search for Experteers on our platform by clicking "Find Experteers" in the menu on the left side of your screen.

• When you find a profile that aligns with your needs and interests, click on it then click "Request an introduction." You'll then be prompted to write a short message outlining why you're interested in collaborating with them, and how they could support you.

Tip: Send introduction requests to more than one Experteer to increase your chances of finding the right match, faster!

• If the Experteer accepts your introduction, we'll introduce you directly via email to set up a phone call to get to know each other and see if it's a match

Step 4: Prepare for your work together

• Set up a Kick-off meeting with your EY coach and share any materials to help them learn about your organization and your needs related to the project.
• Complete the Project Plan template together during this call to align on the scope.

Step 5: Let the MovingWorlds team know how it's going!

• If for some reason, the project does not kick-off at the scheduled start date or you are having difficulty reaching out to your assigned coach, please notify us immediately at match@movingworlds.org and we will follow up with you directly
• If you need any assistance scoping your work together or aligning with your coach on areas of focus, email us at match@movingworlds.org and we’ll be happy to meet with you
• We will proactively reach out to you halfway through your engagement to check in
  • We love hearing from you about the most interesting insights you’ve uncovered so far, any challenges or roadblocks you have encountered, or highlights from the experience!
  • Along the way, you can share feedback with us at any time by emailing match@movingworlds.org
• At the end of the engagement, we will send you a survey to help us measure the impact of the program