Great leadership isn’t a job title, it’s a skill you can develop. Our Leadership Development course moves beyond management technique into what really makes people want to follow someone: vision, self-awareness and a genuine understanding of what motivates them.

What is our Leadership Development training?

Our Leadership Development course is a practical programme for experienced and emerging leaders that goes beyond management technique into the mindset, self-awareness and vision that genuinely inspiring leadership requires.

It’s built for leaders at a stage where getting the basics of management right isn’t enough where the real challenge is creating an environment people want to be part of, leading with purpose rather than just process, and adapting their style to the person and moment in front of them.

Suitable for experienced and emerging leaders, including those on accelerator or high-potential development programmes.

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What the course covers

Management and leadership are related but distinct: management brings order and consistency to complexity, while leadership brings vision and movement through change. This module helps participants understand the difference, recognise which mode a given situation calls for, and build genuine strength in both rather than defaulting to whichever comes naturally.

Leadership starts with how someone thinks, not just what they do. This module explores the mindset shift from individual contributor or manager to leader: taking ownership beyond your own remit, thinking longer-term, and leading by example rather than instruction.

A leader’s biggest lever isn’t their own output; it’s the environment they create for everyone else’s. This module covers how leaders shape culture, psychological safety and standards, so their team performs well because of the environment around them, not just individual effort.

Self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy and social skill are the qualities that consistently separate genuinely effective leaders from technically capable managers. This module builds practical emotional intelligence: reading a room, managing your own reactions under pressure, and understanding what really drives the people you lead.

People give far more discretionary effort when they understand why their work matters. This module helps leaders connect their team’s day-to-day work to a genuine sense of purpose, rather than leading purely through targets and instructions.

Not every person or moment calls for the same leadership style. This module builds on the situational leadership model: recognising when a team member needs more direction and when they need more autonomy, and flexing accordingly rather than applying one fixed approach to everyone.

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Who is this for?

For individuals

Builds genuine self-awareness, understanding your own leadership style, strengths and blind spots
Develops the emotional intelligence that consistently distinguishes highly effective leaders
Gives leaders a practical way to flex their style, rather than relying on one default approach in every situation

For teams

Teams perform better in an environment deliberately shaped for psychological safety and high standards
People bring more discretionary effort when they understand the purpose behind their work
Team members get a leadership style suited to their own needs, not a one-size-fits-all approach

For the business

Builds a stronger, more consistent leadership bench as the organisation grows
Organisations with genuinely capable leaders, not just competent managers, adapt to change more effectively
Supports succession planning by developing leadership capability deliberately, rather than leaving it to chance

The workshop

Leadership Development is delivered as a live, facilitator-led workshop — built around genuine reflection and real leadership challenges, not generic theory delivered from the front of the room.

Format and delivery

Face-to-face or virtual delivery, depending on what suits your team
Delivered as a group session, so participants get to practise coaching real people, not just case studies
Practical throughout, participants coach and are coached during the session itself
Led live by an experienced facilitator, with direct, constructive feedback

Customer reviews

Workshop of real situations really brought it to life. Presentation as a whole really engaging. Best training of the programme so far.
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Good feedback and coaching techniques. Trainers brought to life the content and were engaging throughout.
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The role play exercises were really useful with good hints and tips from the facilitators that I took away and put into practice in half year reviews.
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Seriously impressed with the team that delivered the training. I wish more courses could be that enjoyable.
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Roger and his co-hosts were excellent. Kept the day friendly, collaborative, and encouraged some great discussion. Thank you.
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Ready to develop leaders people actually want to follow?

Whether you’re developing your next generation of leaders or sharpening an experienced team, our Leadership Development course builds the mindset and skills genuine leadership requires. Get in touch to talk through the right format for your team.

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Our expert team

Perform is delivered by a dynamic group of talented professionals, all focused on achieving exceptional results. Our offer is supported by a broad pool of experienced associates, bringing diverse expertise and real-world insight.