We have been offering leadership development programmes to leaders of major public and private sector organisations for nearly fifteen years - either on an intensive one-to-one coaching basis, or as leadership development learning sets of eight people working together.
Coaching can be a perfect solution for Chief Executives or senior managers who find it effective to have a one-to-one focus for some of their own professional development, or would like confidential sounding board for their future plans for themselves or their company. The format is flexible - some coaching programmes are based on development needs already identified, while others have a more open agenda providing flexibility to respond to issues as they arise.
Learning sets are also well established as an excellent method of senior management development. Again, they can take several forms, but have in common the comparison of experience between a varied group of managers, a focus on real-world problems and solutions, and a frank and confidential peer review of personal and managerial styles. They are often the only way in which senior managers can really benchmark their own leadership skills with others and learn from them. We offer seminars on key aspects of leadership, and individual profiles on the major psychometric indicators, but set members also learn a great deal from helping each other, getting practical advice, and improving their skills in listening, diagnosing and learning from others