'Putting the Lead into Leadership,' authored by Kevin, is rooted in practical leadership applications and analogies that he employs in his interactive leadership programme.
Unlike many leadership training sessions that are bogged down with dense theories and abstract frameworks requiring a PhD to decipher, this programme offers a refreshing alternative. Participants often find themselves lost in jargon like 'transformational leadership through a neo-bureaucratic lens,' hoping for an enlightening moment, but instead grappling with confusion.
The 'Putting the Lead into Leadership' programme stands out by providing a hands-on approach. Instead of enduring a traditional two-day leadership course overloaded with theory, we emphasize real-world challenges. Our sessions are designed to be interactive, actionable, and immediately relevant, ensuring you leave with applicable leadership skills development that you can implement the very next day, rather than just notes that gather dust.
This unique leadership programme spans seven sessions across a seven-month period, allowing leaders to focus on essential leadership skills during each session while creating opportunities for reflection, application of knowledge, and deeper understanding of various leadership concepts.

Training often disrupts work because of the significant time spent away from daily responsibilities. When participants return from an interactive leadership programme, catching up leaves little room for reflection—so most of what was learned in the leadership training gets put on hold until they ‘find the time.’
Traditional courses deliver large blocks of concepts and information, which can lead to cognitive overload, especially in the context of leadership skills development.
Long sessions rarely allow space for meaningful discussion, reflection, or relationship-building—key elements for creating a strong community of practice in leadership.
Learners may become institutionalised, meaning their behaviours need to be unpicked before knowledge can truly transfer.
There’s limited opportunity to apply new skills in real time, so learning often stays theoretical, particularly in leadership contexts.
And because so much content is crammed in, concepts rarely progress beyond the ‘understand’ level in Bloom’s taxonomy, far from the deeper application and mastery that drives real change.

Lessons in our interactive leadership programme are short, lasting just 45 minutes, and each session focuses on a single key leadership quality and its application in the workplace. Every session concludes with a practical action plan, making it easier for participants to implement their leadership skills development and ensure real knowledge transfer.
Learners have the opportunity to experiment, reflect, and gain insights into their own thinking and behaviors—without the fear of failure.
Communities of practice foster connection, peer learning, and valuable networking opportunities.
By sharing best practices within a positive cultural and strategic environment, we reinforce strong behaviors and drive growth.
Hands-on experiences and the exploration of different approaches ignite creativity and enhance innovation.
Individuals learn best when development feels personal—when they can assess their progress through their own perspective.
Breaking down leadership training into focused sessions allows time for application, analysis, and evaluation—transitioning beyond simply ‘understanding’ in Bloom’s taxonomy toward a deeper mastery of leadership skills.

The interactive leadership programme incorporates 360° feedback at both the start and end. At the beginning, it provides managers with a clear baseline and uncovers blind spots, essential for effective leadership skills development. By focusing on what matters most, managers can enhance their leadership training. At the end, the feedback demonstrates real progress, reinforces new behaviours, and sets the stage for continued growth.

Each session in the interactive leadership programme features differentiated outcomes, allowing for tailored leadership skills development that caters to individuals with varying levels of knowledge, experience, and interest in leadership training.

Each session of the interactive leadership programme includes extension activities and opportunities for learners to enhance their leadership skills development if an interest or need is identified.

Every day throughout the interactive leadership programme, you’ll receive a short quote related to leadership skills development, serving as a gentle nudge to apply what you’ve learned and encourage you to step outside your comfort zone during your leadership training.

Connect with other leaders in the interactive leadership programme to share insights, exchange ideas, and build lasting relationships while enhancing your leadership skills development through effective leadership training.


This lesson explores the tasks that set managers apart from leaders, and why those differences matter in the context of an interactive leadership programme. Managers manage processes, while leaders inspire people. Through two powerful analogies, we’ll uncover what great leadership looks like in action and share practical strategies for leadership skills development, helping you shift from managing to truly leading.
Outcomes:
Understand the difference between ‘Leadership’ and ‘Management’
Self-reflect on how you can stop being a ‘Manager’ and develop your role into a ‘Leader’ through effective leadership training.

In this interactive leadership programme, you will learn how self-doubt and self-limiting beliefs can impact your leadership abilities. Discover practical strategies to overcome impostor syndrome and replace negative self-talk with empowering thoughts. Explore the power of daily positive affirmations and how they can enhance your leadership skills development, helping you build confidence, resilience, and a growth mindset.
Outcomes:
Understand the cause of ‘low self-esteem’, ‘low self-worth’, and ‘low self-confidence’ as part of your leadership training.
Understand the power of ‘Conditioning Affirmations’.

In this interactive leadership programme, you will grasp the significance of being organised in your leadership role and appreciate the value of having a clear system for prioritizing and delegating effectively. Engage in leadership skills development by learning proven methods for prioritization, planning, and time management. Discover which tasks you should delegate and master the art of delegation, including the essential stages to delegate correctly and confidently during your leadership training. Outcomes include knowing how to improve your own organisational skills and being able to delegate effectively and confidently.

Understand your current leadership brand and why it matters in the context of an interactive leadership programme. Reflect on how others perceive you, whether they trust you, and if they see you as an effective leader. Define the brand you want to build and what you want people to say about your leadership. Through effective leadership skills development, create a practical action plan to achieve and sustain that brand. By engaging in leadership training, you can make positive changes to your leadership brand.

Participate in our interactive leadership programme to take a quick assessment that will help you uncover your strengths, understand how others perceive you, and learn what motivates different personality types. This leadership training provides practical tips to communicate effectively, manage team dynamics, and transform potential clashes into collaboration.
Outcomes
- Recall and recognize common traits in the 4 Personality Types.
- Summarize the strengths and weaknesses for the 4 Personality Types.
- Explain how to get the best from each Personality Type as part of your leadership skills development.

Complete a self-assessment to measure your five pillars of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, and social skills. This exercise is part of our interactive leadership programme designed to enhance your leadership skills development. Discover how low emotional intelligence (EI) drives poor leadership behaviors, and how high EI creates great leaders. Through our leadership training, learn practical ways to strengthen each pillar and become a more effective, inspiring leader.
Outcomes:
Know the 5 elements of EI (Emotional Intelligence)
Understand your EI and which areas you need to strengthen.

Learn how to identify where each team member sits on Maslow’s hierarchy—basic needs, psychological needs, or self-fulfillment—and what truly drives them. By participating in an interactive leadership programme, you can discover practical ways to support their growth through compensation, recognition, and career development opportunities, which are essential for helping them progress and perform at their best. This leadership training will equip you with the necessary leadership skills development to understand why people underperform and may not feel motivated to achieve their KPIs. Additionally, you'll grasp the importance of moving from one level of Maslow’s hierarchy to the next.

Explore the key differences between confident and insecure leadership through an interactive leadership programme that emphasizes admitting mistakes, making decisions, staying open-minded, and stepping outside your comfort zone. Understand imposter syndrome and why leadership often feels uncomfortable, while enhancing your leadership skills development and building confidence in your abilities. Gain practical strategies through leadership training to strengthen your leadership presence and lead with assurance. Accept that being in a leadership role will always feel uncomfortable, and use these tips on how to improve your self.

Complete an interactive leadership programme to assess your leadership style and understand your current approach. Learn why flexibility is crucial in leadership skills development, allowing you to shift between directing, coaching, facilitating, and delegating based on your team’s needs. Discover when and how to adapt your style to effectively drive performance and support development through leadership training. Outcomes include knowing your current leadership style tendency, understanding the characteristics of the main four Leadership Styles, and learning how to develop your Situational Leadership Style.

Understand the role of coaching in leadership as part of an interactive leadership programme and discover the key traits that make it effective. Learn when to coach and when not to, alongside the do’s and don’ts of great coaching conversations. Explore the GROW model: setting goals, assessing reality, identifying options, and committing to action within your leadership skills development. Practice real examples to build confidence and apply coaching techniques that drive results in your leadership training.
Outcomes:
Determine the characteristics of a ‘Good Coach’.
Suggest how to give feedback to coachees.
Apply the GROW model.

Participate in an interactive leadership programme that emphasizes respectful leadership. Practice honesty, follow-through, balanced feedback, and addressing disrespect early. Explore strategies to handle difficult behavior, uncover root causes, resolve issues calmly, and avoid taking things personally. Build confidence through real-life scenarios, from informal chats to formal steps, as part of your leadership skills development. This leadership training will help you understand the impact of respect on team dynamics, show respect and address issues confidently, and manage difficult conversations effectively.

Most change programs fail; learn why and how to avoid this common pitfall through our interactive leadership programme. Discover Kotter’s 8-Step Model: create urgency, build support, set a clear vision, communicate, and empower action. This leadership training will help you understand your role as a leader and follow a proven process to guide your team through change with confidence, enhancing your leadership skills development along the way.
Outcomes:
Understand and practice ‘Political Intelligence’
Know how to build and maintain a foundation of trust
Be able to leverage your networks

Learn how to share your vision so it’s understood and embraced through an interactive leadership programme designed for leadership skills development. Break down expectations, choose the right communication style and medium, and keep messages consistent. Explore stakeholder engagement and practical strategies for regular, impactful communication as part of your leadership training. Outcomes: Understand the importance of effective constant communication in leadership, know the significance of sharing your vision and expectations, and recognize that effective communication works both ways.

Discover what makes meetings fail and how to fix them through our interactive leadership programme. Learn the difference between a meeting and a briefing, the real cost of ineffective meetings, and how to keep agendas focused. With our leadership training, you can gain top tips to encourage participation, manage conflict, and use modern methods for minutes that save time and boost engagement.
Outcomes:
Understand the difference and benefits of briefings vs. meetings. Prepare and run effective meetings with clear agendas, while enhancing your leadership skills development to tackle common challenges.

Discover why feedback is frequently avoided and what it can, and can’t, achieve in our interactive leadership programme. Master the art of giving feedback in the moment, handling tough conversations authentically, and transforming monologues into dialogues. Throughout this leadership training, you'll learn to stick to facts, focus on next steps, and use timely praise to reinforce positive behaviors, enhancing your leadership skills development.
Outcomes:
- Understand the negative impact that poor feedback can have.
- Be equipped to give feedback that inspires your team members to achieve their best performance.

Assess your listening skills through an interactive leadership programme, and understand why active listening is critical for effective leadership. This leadership training will help you uncover root issues, avoid poor listening habits, and practice key techniques such as pausing, clarifying questions, paraphrasing, empathetic listening, and reflection, all of which transform your leadership skills development.
Outcomes:
- Recognise some bad listening habits you may have
- Know how to improve your listening skills
- Practice different active listening skills

Complete an assessment to identify your preferred learning style as part of our interactive leadership programme. Explore the traits of the three main styles and learn how to spot them in your team. Discover practical ways to adapt your approach, whether delivering content, explaining concepts, or communicating, to ensure everyone learns effectively during your leadership skills development and leadership training sessions.
Outcomes:
Identify your preferred learning style and understand how it shapes the way you deliver content.
Adapt your approach to communicate and deliver content effectively for different learning styles.

Learn what makes an interactive leadership programme effective and why some training initiatives fail. Avoid common planning mistakes, break down complex concepts, and use analogies to enhance leadership skills development and make learning stick. Discover how to transfer learning into the workplace, understand why spaced learning beats 'hit and run,' and access practical tools like a training framework for planning impactful leadership training sessions.
Outcomes:
Identify key components of an effective training session to maximize learning.
Plan and structure sessions using measurable objectives and a clear framework.

Great leadership is about inspiring confidence through impactful communication, and that's what our interactive leadership programme focuses on. In this session, you’ll learn essential leadership skills development, including how to speak with authority, deliver engaging presentations, keep attention focused, and handle tough questions with ease during leadership training.
Outcomes:
Become more confident and aware of your body language, ensuring you convey the right impression to others. You will also know how to handle difficult questions during potentially tricky Q&A sessions.

In this interactive leadership programme, we’ll explore what makes a team truly effective and your role as a leader in building strong connections. You’ll learn about the Tuckman stages of development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and churning, and how your leadership skills development shapes progress. Using an assessment tool, we’ll identify your team’s current stage and share strategies to accelerate growth and move forward together through effective leadership training.
Outcomes
Understand the key elements for building an effective team
Recognise and adapt to different stages of team

In this interactive leadership programme, we’ll explore blind spots that can make managers appear unfair, such as favoritism or withholding feedback. We will also discuss the essential leadership skills development needed to lead with both kindness and fairness. Through real scenarios and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to balance these qualities and build a strong reputation as a fair, kind leader through effective leadership training.
Outcomes:
- Recognise that Equal and Fair are two different concepts
- Understand the importance of being consistent

In this interactive leadership programme, we’ll explore why influence is essential for effective leadership and achieving results. You’ll learn practical strategies for leadership skills development, including how to boost your influence, develop political intelligence and savvy, promote yourself and your team, build trust, and leverage networks to drive outcomes.
Outcomes:
Understand and practice ‘Political Intelligence’
Know how to build and maintain a foundation of trust
Be able to leverage your networks

Negotiation is a core leadership skill essential for effective conflict resolution, establishing project deadlines, and resource allocation. In this interactive leadership programme, you’ll master the principles of win-win negotiation, learn strategies for emotional intelligence and flexible communication, and apply real-world techniques through practical scenarios to enhance your leadership skills development.
Outcomes:
Know the skills of negotiation
Achieve a win-win deal every time
Practice the 'art' of negotiation in leadership training

Integrity is the cornerstone of effective leadership. In our interactive leadership programme, we’ll cover five essentials that enhance your leadership skills development: keeping your word, making sound decisions, practicing non-judgment, giving credit, and engaging in honest communication. We will also use real examples to help you build an action plan that strengthens trust and visibility within your team, which is a key focus of our leadership training.
Outcomes:
Understand the importance of maintaining your integrity and displaying these behaviors.
Know the 5 main integrity behaviors to exhibit consistently to your team.

Join our interactive leadership programme featuring 6 morning sessions lasting 3 hours each. Priced at £4,788 per person, this programme focuses on leadership skills development and includes: pre and post work, individual support, workbooks and frameworks, group coaching elements, personalized coaching, and a complimentary copy of the book 'Putting the Leader into Leadership'.

Join our interactive leadership programme featuring 6 morning sessions, each lasting 3 hours, designed to enhance your leadership skills development. Priced at £12,000 per session, these sessions accommodate a maximum of 10 participants.
Each session includes:
- Pre and post work
- Individual support
- Workbooks and frameworks
- Group coaching elements
- Individual coaching and support
- A complimentary copy of the book 'Putting the Leader into Leadership'
* Experience our leadership training firsthand by enjoying a free 1-hour trial session for your organization before you commit.

Join our interactive leadership programme with a 1 morning, 3-hour session that allows you to pick and mix any 4 lessons focused on leadership skills development. The cost is £600 per person and includes workbooks and frameworks, group or individual coaching elements, and a complementary copy of the book 'Putting the Leader into Leadership' as part of your leadership training.
Drawing on my extensive experience in designing interactive leadership programmes for diverse organisations and my PhD research on optimizing leadership development through innovative methodologies to accelerate the learning curve in emerging leaders, I partner with organisations to create dynamic, impactful leadership training. These programmes are tailored for both established leaders and those who are emerging or aspiring, focusing on effective leadership skills development while ensuring minimal disruption to business-as-usual and delivering maximum return on investment. Together, we can craft a learning journey that is practical, inspiring, and aligned with your strategic goals.

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