Leadership Programmes

We have over 20 years of senior management experience in business and higher education and 10 years in Tutor and Team Leadership roles for the Open University Business School MBA and Post-MBA Masterclass Programmes, working with a range of managers, from the young and upwardly mobile starters, seeking to fast-track their careers, under-performing middle-managers, to jaded senior executives and CEOs who are seeking new inspiration.

We are able to facilitate managers on their pathway to leadership, stimulating creative thinking ‘outside the box’ and negotiating the inherent challenges, opportunities and pitfalls that face any aspiring leader, both within and outside the workplace.

We offer support and guidance to developing leaders, encouraging them to make the necessary fundamental, primary and secondary choices that reflect their integrity, values and goals. We encourage those who aspire to be leaders to engage in an ongoing process of striving to be true to themselves and to experience life to its fullest, both personally and professionally. It’s about continuous growth; emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual, and, at the same time, contributing to the wellbeing of others in their organization and in the wider society. 

Some people who seem to be successful, who seem to have it all, are still unhappy and frustrated, constantly suffering from stress. They appear to have everything that others want – wealth, power, fame, talent - yet they still feel unfulfilled and frustrated instead of being masters of their own lives. This is because there’s a huge difference between success and fulfillment. For many people, success is all about achievement according to someone else’s standards. We get caught up in trying to get approval from other people, trying to live up to other people’s expectations. If we strive for this kind of success, we may feel robbed of the joy that achievement can bring and instead feel resentful and frustrated.

Leadership is not only about tangible achievements. Success is often defined by having lots of money, a prominent position in society or power. Many people chase after these things which really mean nothing to them personally. This means that, even if they achieve ‘success’, they may still feel emotionally empty and spiritually unfulfilled.

A person who is an effective leader realises that we were not born to chase after other people’s dreams but to become the creative force in our own lives, to be true to ourselves, to be healthy, free and happy. So, a true leader is able to inspire others by learning how to find meaning and purpose and to develop and live by a personal vision of success, rather than focus on their limitations.

The word ‘vision’ is often misused, especially in the corporate world.  You can see companies who say they have developed a vision, but often this just amounts to words. If a vision is abstract and doesn’t reflect the real feelings of those involved, it doesn’t move people. Vision means developing a sense of purpose and setting goals that are meaningful to us individually.

Our leadership programmes encourage those who aspire to climb the corporate ladder to transcend their limitations, take pride in their achievements, develop, focus on and manifest their personal vision from the inside out.

We also run courses that are complementary to this personal and professional development programme.

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