Leadership Development programmes

Below you will find the detail behind each of our three core offerings: what happens in each session, who they are designed for, and what you walk away with.

Executive coaching

This is a six-month, one-to-one programme for directors, senior managers and founders who are responsible for teams of ten or more. Your coach is matched based on industry background: we have coaches with direct experience in financial services, manufacturing, technology, healthcare and the public sector.

Sessions happen every two weeks, each lasting 90 minutes. Between sessions your coach is available by email for quick questions or to review a specific document (a restructuring proposal, a difficult email you are drafting, a board presentation).

What the programme covers

  • Decision-making frameworks: how to make faster, more defensible calls when the data is incomplete
  • Difficult conversations: practice scripts and role-plays for performance issues, redundancies and peer conflicts
  • Strategic planning: translating a three-year vision into quarterly priorities your team can actually execute
  • Stakeholder management: reading a room, building alliances and handling pushback from boards or investors
  • Personal sustainability: recognising early signs of burnout and restructuring your week before it becomes a crisis

At weeks 8, 16 and 24 your coach writes a structured progress review. You choose whether to share it with your line manager or keep it private. Either way, it gives you a written record of where you started and what has shifted.

Executive coaching session between a coach and a senior leader

Team workshops

Two-day workshops for intact teams of eight to twelve people. We run these at your office, or we can arrange a venue if you prefer to get the team out of their usual environment. The fee includes all materials, a pre-workshop diagnostic survey and a 30-day follow-up call with the team leader.

Before the workshop, every participant fills in a 15-minute online survey about how the team communicates, makes decisions and handles disagreement. We use the aggregated results (anonymous individual responses) to shape the agenda, so the two days address the actual friction points rather than generic content.

Workshop topics

  • Conflict resolution: identifying the difference between productive tension and destructive conflict, and practising structured ways to surface disagreements early
  • Delegation and accountability: mapping who owns what, clarifying handoff points, and agreeing how to flag when something is slipping
  • Feedback culture: building the habit of regular, specific feedback that people actually act on, rather than saving everything for an annual review
  • Meeting discipline: reducing meeting load by 30% or more through clearer agendas, decision logs and async alternatives

Every participant leaves with a personal 90-day action plan. At the 30-day mark, our facilitator joins a team call to check progress and troubleshoot anything that has stalled.

Team workshop with sticky notes and whiteboard discussion

Emerging leaders programme

Twelve weeks, designed for people who have been promoted into their first management role in the last year, or who are about to be. Groups of eight to ten participants meet weekly for two-hour sessions, either in person in our Newton Blick office or via video call.

Each participant is paired with a mentor from our alumni network: someone who completed the programme at least two years ago and now manages a team of their own. Mentors commit to one 45-minute call per fortnight and are available by message between calls.

Week-by-week structure

  • Weeks 1 to 3: identity shift. What changes when you move from doing the work to leading the people who do the work. Common traps (doing everything yourself, avoiding tough calls, trying to stay friends with everyone).
  • Weeks 4 to 6: hiring and onboarding. How to write a job description that attracts the right candidates, how to interview without relying on gut feeling, and how to structure someone's first 90 days.
  • Weeks 7 to 9: performance management. Setting clear expectations, giving feedback that changes behaviour, and handling underperformance before it poisons the rest of the team.
  • Weeks 10 to 12: operational basics. Budgeting for your team, running meetings that people want to attend, and managing upward so your own manager knows what you need.
Emerging leader facilitating a group discussion

How an engagement works

From first contact to programme completion, here is what to expect.

Discovery call (30 minutes, free)

We ask about your team size, the challenges you are facing, and what success would look like. You ask us anything. No slides, no pitch deck. If we think another provider would be a better fit, we will say so.

Proposal and scoping

Within five working days we send a written proposal: recommended programme, timeline, fees and coach or facilitator bios. We include at least two options at different price points so you can choose the depth that fits your budget.

Pre-programme diagnostic

For workshops and the emerging leaders programme, participants complete a short online survey. For executive coaching, the coachee fills in a self-assessment and optionally invites two or three colleagues to provide 360-degree input.

Programme delivery

Sessions run on the agreed schedule. Your dedicated programme manager checks in with you (the sponsor) at regular intervals to make sure the work is landing.

Review and next steps

At the end of the programme we share a summary report covering participation, key themes and recommendations. Many clients choose to run a follow-up programme six months later to reinforce what was learned and tackle the next layer of challenges.

Indicative pricing

Every engagement is scoped individually, but these figures give you a realistic starting point. All prices exclude VAT.

Executive coaching

£4,800 / 6 months
  • 12 fortnightly sessions (90 min each)
  • Three written progress reviews
  • Email access to your coach between sessions
  • Optional 360-degree feedback setup
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Team workshop

£6,200 / 2 days
  • Pre-workshop diagnostic survey
  • Two full days of facilitated sessions
  • Individual 90-day action plans
  • 30-day follow-up call with team leader
  • All printed and digital materials included
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Emerging leaders

£1,950 / per person
  • 12 weekly group sessions (2 hours each)
  • Mentor pairing from alumni network
  • Course workbook and templates
  • Certificate of completion
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Questions we hear often

Can we mix and match programmes?
Yes. Several clients run the team workshop first to set a shared baseline, then enrol individual managers in executive coaching or the emerging leaders programme. We offer a 10% discount when you book two or more programmes in the same calendar year.
Do you work with remote or hybrid teams?
All three programmes can run fully remotely over video call. For team workshops we find in-person delivery produces stronger results, but we have run effective remote workshops for distributed teams across four time zones. We adjust the format: shorter sessions spread over three or four half-days instead of two full days.
What qualifications do your coaches hold?
Every coach on our team holds at least one accredited coaching qualification (ICF ACC or above, EMCC, or ILM Level 7). More importantly, each coach has a minimum of 15 years in operational management roles. We do not hire people who have only ever coached.
How do you measure results?
We run pre- and post-programme surveys using the same diagnostic questions. For executive coaching, we track self-rated confidence across five leadership dimensions and compare scores at months 0, 3 and 6. For team workshops, we measure team health indicators (psychological safety, clarity of roles, decision speed) at baseline and at the 90-day mark.
What is your cancellation policy?
Cancellations made 14 or more days before the start date receive a full refund. Between 7 and 13 days, we charge 25% of the programme fee. Fewer than 7 days, the charge is 50%. We are happy to reschedule at no extra cost if you give us at least 14 days notice.
Do you work outside Wales?
We do. About 40% of our clients are based outside Wales, mostly in Bristol, Birmingham and London. In-person workshops anywhere in England or Wales are included in the standard fee. For Scotland or Northern Ireland we add travel costs at actual expense.