Leadership Development
Blair Sheppard, the Global Head of Leadership Development at PwC, identifies two key elements of leadership development: learning new things and thinking in new ways. With our background in leadership development and educational psychology, we can help you do both.
Transformational Leadership
Our training aligns perfectly with the theory of transformational leadership. Studies have shown this type of leadership to be more effective than transactional and other styles. It is linked to better change outcomes, more engaged employees, and happier clients.
Our approach is influenced by The Quinn Model, which emphasises three areas of transformation: transforming the self, transforming others, and transforming environments.
Leading Change
The ability to lead teams through organisational change is a necessary skill in today’s fast-moving environment. We can help you understand the most critical research in this field and provide a framework showing what to do and how to go about it.
Change Readiness
Consider this question: Who would you expect to deliver more successful change outcomes – people who are ready for change or those who aren’t?
Successful change depends as much on readiness as it does on good management. Most leaders don’t appreciate the scope of change readiness, and few have a workable strategy and system to build it in organisations and teams.
We can help you see patterns that reflect readiness or the lack thereof. And we can teach you the ways of thinking that enable you to create readiness in others.
Strategic Effectiveness
The ability to make the right strategic choices is essential to extraordinary leadership. We know that, but we can all get better at it.
We teach you a framework for making effective strategic decisions, explaining what strategic thinking looks like and how to do it.
Engaging Teams
Some leaders walk confidently ahead, but when they turn around, nobody is there. Great leaders know how to engage people and take them on transformational journeys. We can open up insights from various academic disciplines to deepen your understanding of how to build the engagement of teams you lead.
Cultural Agility
Many change projects have stumbled and fallen victim to cultural rigidity. By contrast, adaptable cultures are change-ready, innovative, and highly competitive. Great leaders know how to shape culture. The knowledge we share is sourced from various academic disciplines and provides a system for developing an agile organisational culture.