Overview
This is an introduction to people management and is designed to build self-awareness and a deeper understanding of the practice of leadership.
The programme will help participants manage the transition into leadership roles, tackle key initial dilemmas and explore the contextual challenges of leadership.
It also features a series of leadership challenges to enable participants to practically apply key insights and approaches directly to their teams.
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Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at:
- People who have transitioned into a leadership role within the last three years
- Those seeking professional development in their leadership practice
- Those seeking to improve the way they lead people or functions in their organisation
Benefits
- Increase your levels of self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Strengthen your ability to lead a team of people to deliver results
- Influence more effectively and manage upwards
- Critically reflect on current leadership challenges
- Network and learn from other leaders across different industries
- Develop your confidence and competence as a leader
Organisations who employ or work with a participant who has taken part in the Leadership Fundamentals course are likely to see improvements in:
- Leaders who get more from their teams through critically reviewing their leadership practice.
- Leaders who are more effective in their people management
- Leaders who improve employee engagement and performance
- Leaders who achieve greater alignment with the organisation’s strategy
Key Learning Experiences
Understanding yourself as a leader
Developing self-awareness and emotional intelligence to understand how your style, values and behaviour affect others. Reflecting on your transition into leadership and the challenges of taking up authority.
Leading people and building effective teams
Strengthening your ability to motivate, support and manage performance. Practising how to set direction, give feedback and build trust to achieve results through others.
Managing the transition into leadership
Exploring the shift from individual contributor to people manager. Working with common early leadership dilemmas, identity challenges and role boundaries.
Influencing and managing upwards
Building confidence to influence across and above formal authority. Practising how to manage stakeholder relationships, navigate organisational expectations and communicate with impact.
Applying leadership in real work challenges
Working with live leadership challenges from your own context. Using structured reflection and peer learning to test ideas, refine your practice and build confidence.
Throughout the programme, learning is practical and reflective, combining leadership challenges, case work, peer learning and facilitated reflection to embed insight and build everyday leadership capability.
Launch and Pre-work (Virtual)
3 June 2026
Peer Consulting (Virtual)
30 June 2026
Arrival & check in
13 July 2026
Module One (Residential): Leading Yourself
14 – 15 July 2026
Peer Consulting (Virtual)
25 August 2026
Arrival & check in
7 September 2026
Module Two (Residential) : Leading Others
8 – 9 September 2026
Leadership Challenge Presentations (Virtual)
7 October 2026
Timings: Virtual launch call 09:30 – 11:30. Virtual half-day sessions 09:30 – 13:00. Residential modules 09:00 – 17:00 Virtual peer consulting 9:00 – 17:00 ( 2 x 3.5 hours) All times are UK
Fees
Blended
Your blended experience starts the evening before your programme as you join your fellow participants for dinner so you can get to know each other. Check-in is available from 2pm, providing you with the option to either work from our venue or take advantage of our leisure facilities. Our bar opens at 6pm and dinner is served in the restaurant at 7.30 pm. Accommodation, meals and materials are all included in the fees.
We can also deliver this programme as either an in-house programme for teams or as part of a wider, tailored development programme. For more information please contact us.
*The price excludes VAT.
We offer a limited number of discounted places to registered charities, please contact our client services to find out more.