Kevins book 'Putting the Lead into Leadership' was based on anologies he uses in his leadership programme.
Most leadership programmes are filled with dense theories, abstract frameworks, and words that make you feel like you need a PhD to get past the first chapter. You sit there, diligently listening and nodding along, hoping for an “aha!” moment, but instead, you find yourself trying to process what on earth ‘transformational leadership through a neo-bureaucratic lens’ actually means!
Putting the lead into leadership programme is different. Rather than a standalone ‘Leadership and management course’ run over a couple of days which often contains a lot of abstract information, leadership theory and results in ‘cognitive overload’.
Putting the lead into leadership programme is run over 7 sessions in a 6month period ito allow leaders to focus on particular key leadership skills each session and allows opportunities between different leadership concepts for reflection, application of knowledge and increase understanding.

Training has a negative impact on work due to the large amount of time spent off the daily role. While catching up there is little time to reflect and most content learnt during the course is put on hold until the learner ‘finds the time’
Often there are lot of concepts and information transferred in blocks, which may lead to ‘cognitive overload.’
Longer sessions do not allow discussions and reflections on experiences and opportunities to build relationships with other learners to create community of practice.
People may become institutionalised, so their behaviours need to be unpicked, with ‘transfer of knowledge.
This is little opportunity to put new knowledge and skills into practice.
Concepts tend not to move above ‘understand’ in blooms taxonomy (used to classify learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity) due to the amount of content delivered.

Sessions are short (45mins) focusing on each key leadership quality and how this can be applied in the work. Each session ends with action plan to practice these skills to allow a more effective transfer of knowledge.
Opportunity to try things, reflect and make sense of how they think and behave. Learners are able to experiment without the fear of failure.
Communities of practice helps people to connect and learn from peers and networking opportunities.
Sharing good practice surrounded by positive cultural and strategic initiatives and behaviours.
Having an experience and experimenting with different approaches can boost innovation.
People learn best when they judge their development initiatives from their own personal worldview.
Breaking down key leadership skills and concepts allows time and focus to apply, analyse, and evaluate in blooms taxonomy (used to classify learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity)

360° feedback at the start and end of the programme. At the start, it gives managers a clear baseline and uncovers blind spots, helping them focus on what matters most. At the end, it shows real progress, reinforces new behaviours, and sets the stage for continued growth.

Each session in the programme has differentiated outcomes so that concepts can be tailored within those outcomes for people with different knowledge/experience and interest.

Each session contains extension activity opportunities for learners if interested or a need is identified, but there will be no expectation initially.

Everyday you will receive a daily quote based on previous leadership concepts , just a a gentle reminder to apply and come out of your comfort zone

Network with other leaders within the programme

• Understand the difference between ‘Leadership’ and ‘Management’ (All)
• Self-reflect on how you can stop being a ‘Manager’ and develop your role into a ‘Leader’ (Most)

• Understand the cause of ‘low self esteem’, ‘low self worth’ and ‘low self confidence’ (All)
• Understand the power of ‘Conditioning Affirmations’ (Most)
• Develop your own affirmations for your goals (Some)

• Understand what is your brand, and what it says about you (All)
• Make positive changes to your brand (Most)
• How to reinvent yourself (Some)

• Recall and recognise common traits in the 4 Personality Types (All)
• Summarise the strengths and weaknesses for the 4 Personality Types (Most)
• Explain how to get the best from each Personality Type (Some)

• Know the 5 elements of EI (Emotional Intelligence) (All)
• Understand your EI and which areas you need strengthen (Most)
• As a Leader understand how your emotions and actions effect the people around you (Some)

• Understand why people underperform, and may not motivated for KPIs (All)
Understand the importance of moving from on Maslow level to the next (Most)

· Accept that being in a leadership role will always feel uncomfortable (All)
· Use some tips on how to improve your self-confidence (Most)
· Construct some positive affirmations (Some)

• Know your current leadership style tendency (All)
• Understand the characteristics of the main 4 Leadership Styles (Most)
Know how to develop your Situational Leadership Style (Some)

• Determine the characteristics of a ‘Good Coach’. (All)
•Suggest how to give feedback to coachee’s (Most)
• Apply the GROW model in a coaching session (Some)

• Understand the impact of feeling respected and valued can have on a person (All)
• Know how practise regular respect with your team (Most)
• Use the SBI to tackle disrespectable behaviour (Some)

• Understand that people don’t set out to be difficult (All)
• Be able to confidently deal with difficult people (Most)

• Understand the importance of effective constant communication in leadership (All)
• Know the importance of sharing your vision and expectations (Most)
• Understand that effective communication works both ways (Some)

• Know the difference and benefits of a briefing and meeting (All)
• How to prepare for meetings, setting, agenda and environment. Communicate effectivity, encouraging participation (Most)
• How to deal with common problems and diffuse difficult situations (Some)

• Understand the negative impact negative feedback has (All)
• Be able to give feedback that inspires you team members best performance (Most)
Understand the role of reflection and support for those involved in incidents of behavior that challenges (Some) )

• Recognise some bad listening habits you may have. (All)
• Know how to improve your listening skills. (Most)
Practice different active listening skills. (Some)

• Describe your own preferred learning style. (All)
• Explain how to adapt your delivery of content to different learning styles within your team. (Most)
Use a variety of VAK delivery methods to engage all of your team in training (Some)

• Know the main components with make a training session effective for learning (All)
• Be able to set objectives and outcomes which you can measure the extent of learning at the end of the session (Most)
• Use the learning planning framework to ensure clear structure for learning (Some)

• Become more confident and to be aware of your body language and the impression you give to others. (ALL)
• Know how to handle difficult questions during the potentially tricky Q&A session. (MOST)

• Understand the importance of organisation skills in leadership (All)
• Know how to improve your own organisational skills. (Most)
• Be able to delegate effectively (Some)

• Recognise that Equal and Fair are two different concepts (All)
• Understand the importance of being consistent (Most)

• Understand and practice ‘Political Intelligence’ (All)
• Know how to build and maintain a foundation of trust (Most)
• Be able to leverage your networks (Some)

• Understand the importance of maintaining your integrity and displaying these behaviours (All)
• Know the 5 main integrity behaviours to display at all times to your team (Most)

• Know the skills of negotiation (All)
• Learn how to get win - win deal every time (Most)
• Practise the 'art' of negotiation in leadership (Some)

• Understand the elements required to build an effective team (All)
• How conflict and difficult situations can be avoided (Most)
• Recognise and adapt to the different stages of building a team (Some)

• Understand and practice ‘Political Intelligence’ (All)
• Know how to build and maintain a foundation of trust (Most)
• Be able to leverage your networks (Some)

Sessions to be arranged over 6 month period. Session held over Teams on Saturday mornings as standard as this tends to suit most people in a busy workplace

If you woudl just like a selection of the sessions for your self or your team we can run up to 4 in a morning session, or just one if required
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