New Manager Development Initiative: Burger King — “Future Star” Leadership Program
Project Overview
As Burger King expanded its footprint in China, the company needed to develop a strong management pipeline. Prothink designed a year-long leadership development initiative for high-potential employees, focusing on essential leadership skills while balancing operational demands.From its experienced workforce, Burger King selected a group of high-potential talents and partnered with Prothink to design and deliver a structured, year-long leadership development initiative delivered across four quarterly phases.
Based on a thorough understanding of participant profiles, leadership expectations, on-the-job challenges and priority capability gaps, Prothink adopted a light-customization approach to design a coherent series of leadership development programs.
The Challenge
How can high-potential new managers be equipped with essential leadership capabilities while balancing operational demands in a fast-paced, high-growth environment?
Our Approach
We designed a practice-oriented leadership development journey that emphasised learning through application and reflection.
- Business simulations and management sand-table exercises
- “Learn–apply–assess” cycles integrating immediate practice and evaluation
- Individual and team assessments to support self-awareness and collective learning
- Structured debriefs and reflection sessions to consolidate learning outcomes
Outcomes & Impact
- A one-year leadership development journey comprising four structured program phases
- Core learning themes included:
- Influence Without Authority
- Execution Excellence
- Problem Analysis and Problem Solving
- Participants strengthened leadership fundamentals while improving practical management effectiveness in their day-to-day roles