Our Leadership Programmes
Grow as a leader
Find out more about our programmes
Please choose the programme you’re interested in
Next Level Leadership
Leading Transformation
Women in Leadership
Our Short Programmes
We also design and deliver tailored programmes for your organisation
Next Level Leadership
A modular programme to develop the skills expected of more senior leaders. The programme:
builds personal insight
shows how to accelerate teams to high performance
builds skill in leading organisational success
Programme Content
The programme has 3 core elements. Click on each to learn more
+ It all starts with you
At the heart of leadership lies self-awareness. What sort of leader are you? What do you stand for? What are you good at? What sort of leader do you want to become?
The modules in this section cover:
- Who am I as a leader?
- What are my leadership strengths and how do I build on them?
- What is my leadership style and how can I learn to flex it when I need to?
+ Accelerating team performance
Motivating, inspiring and guiding teams is the core of excellent leadership
This section covers:
- Building a high performance team
- Managing difficult team dynamics
- Coaching for performance
+ Leading the organisation
As we grow as leaders we must take responsibility for leading the success of our whole organisation
Modules in this section cover:
- Becoming a visionary leader
- Strategic leadership
- Commercial leadership
Delivery
This programme can be delivered as a virtual programme or through face-to-face workshops. Personal coaching and action learning options can be added to support the programme.
Leading transformation
Succeeding at the hardest job in leadership
70% of transformations fail. Transformation forces us to deal with a level of complexity and personal stretch that is well beyond the normal.
Transformation can push us to the limit, and still most leaders fail. So how do you set yourself up for success?
This programme develops your skill and insight as a transformation leader and your understanding of how to build a bespoke transformation that will work for your organisation
Programme Content
The programme covers the nine critical areas that will develop leaders who can successfully drive and deliver transformation.
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+ A roadmap to suceess
In this section we cover:
Understanding transformation
Success begins by having a deep understanding of transformation, and what works in practice.
We explore the ideas and practice of transformation and identify the principles of success that drive the rest of the programme.
The leadership challenge
So what's really different about leading transformation?
We help you understand the stretch in performance required of transformation leaders, including the step up in terms of credibility, resilience, inspiration, breadth of business knowledge, political savvy and an ability to work with ambiguity and complexity
Building a personalised roadmap to success
Building on your strengths, planning for new skills and behaviours
We look at your personality profile, strengths and stretch points and build a personalised roadmap to becoming a great transformation leader
+ People at the heart of transformation
In this section we cover:
The psychology of people
The biggest lesson is that people are at the heart of all successful transformations.
We use recent insights from neuroscience to explore how we work with productively with the hope, fears, motivations and biases of people - heading off, and managing, resistance to change.
Creating vision and drive
The art of visionary leadership is a cornerstone of great transformation.
You will learn how to create a motivating future that can engage diverse groups of people and how to create and maintain a sense of drive and ambition that will energise your transformation.
Politics, power and conflict
Transformation challenges the status quo and often where power lies. It is often intensely political.
We build your skills in navigating politics and the ability to generate win-win outcomes in conflict situations. We look at how to smooth the path through strategic realtionship building and working effectively with different personality types.
+ Navigating complexity, delivering results
In this section we cover:
Complexity, ambiguity and agility
Transformation leaders need to be able to see the whole picture and how it is developing
Too many transformations sort out one problem only to create a different one. We introduce you to a 'systems' approach that will help you see the whole picture and the interconnections you need to manage. We build your agility to adapt to the unexpected that always happens in a transformation journey!
Delivering commercial benefits
Transformation is about results. It needs to deliver strategically and commercially important benefits.
We develop the skills of defining, tracking and realising the benefits that will make transformation worthwhile. We explore how successful transformation starts with the customer and what this means for leading a transformation.
Creating a bespoke transformation
No two transformations are the same.
Successful transfromations have to be built around the specific history, culture and needs of an organisation. We help you design a bespoke transformation for your own organisation and build a 'healthy transformation dashboard' to track and guide your journey to ultimate success.
Delivery
This programme usually spans a year, to allow for application of the learning between sessions. It can be delivered as a virtual programme or through face-to-face workshops. Personal coaching and action learning options can be added to support the programme.
Women in Leadership
Despite improving representation of women at the most senior levels, progress to the top for women is still constrained by a “broken rung”. The biggest obstacle women face on their path is often the first step up to management. This programme will help build your skills and confidence to take that all important step into leadership.
Programme Content
The programme has 3 core elements. Click on each to learn more
+ Building a strong foundation
In this section we cover:
- How does your unique blend of strengths and qualities contribute to your leadership potential?
- How do you show up at work? How do you manage your energy and emotion?
- Addressing the voice of the ‘imposter’ or ‘inner critic’
- Creating your own personal leadership purpose and vision
+ Developing impact and influence
This section covers:
- What is leadership presence, how can you convey confidence through your voice and body?
- How can you influence others to positive effect?
- Finding your own leadership voice and telling a compelling story
+ Onwards and upwards
Modules in this section cover:
- Navigating office politics and developing ‘political savvy’.
- Building your personal brand and reputation
- Thinking strategically about your career
Delivery
This programme can be delivered as a virtual programme or through face-to-face workshops. Personal coaching and action learning options can be added to support the programme.
Our Short Programmes
Developing Self Awareness
Self awareness is the first step to personal growth. How do you come across to others? What are your inner strengths and qualities? What aspects of your personality do you overplay in some situations? How do you react to stress and conflict? What aspects of your behaviour would you like to bring more to the fore?
Working in small groups of 6-8 people we work in a dynamic and engaging way to help you uncover and make the most your own unique style, and help you build positive relationships at work . We use the tool Lumina Spark for your own personalised and customised personality profile.
Influencing Skills
This very practical programme will help you to plan for and develop the skills to influence a specific work-related situation.
Building on the best available research, the programme builds skills in :
creating the trust required to allow others to be open to influence
choosing the right influencing tactics for the situation
creating your influencing strategy, taking into account the different types of power within organisations
Facilitation skills
How can I facilitate meetings and workshops like a pro?
Part 1 of the programme develops understanding of the core models of facilitation and the skills and qualities great facilitators need to develop. Part 2 explores how to design a successful event, the practical tips for running a successful event and the principles of how to deal with difficult situations.
The programme is a stimulating mix of building core knowledge and exercises that provide real time feedback and guidance on your development as a facilitator.