About This Course

This comprehensive Aspiring Leaders Development Programme gives future managers the practical skills, confidence and self-awareness needed to step into leadership successfully. Delivered through a series of structured modules, the programme combines workshops, workplace assignments, development logs, presentations and ongoing support to help participants apply their learning and demonstrate real progress over time.

Course Outline

The programme is delivered across eight practical modules, with time between sessions for reflection, workplace application and assignment work.

  • Personal Preparation & Self-Awareness – Understand the programme structure, complete personality and SWOT analysis, explore different perspectives and set meaningful development goals.
  • Management & Leadership Fundamentals – Explore the difference between management and leadership, assess personal management styles and strengthen planning, organisation and communication skills.
  • Decision-Making & Problem-Solving – Develop a more structured approach to making decisions, resolving problems and responding confidently to workplace challenges.
  • Time, Delegation & Stress Management – Improve personal effectiveness by managing priorities, delegating appropriately and responding more positively to pressure.
  • Developing Others – Build practical skills in goal setting, motivation, feedback, performance management, coaching and mentoring.
  • Difficult Conversations & Conflict – Handle challenging employees, address conflict constructively and approach sensitive management situations with greater confidence.
  • Influencing, Negotiation & Change – Strengthen the ability to gain support, negotiate effectively and help others respond positively to organisational change.
  • High-Performing Teams – Understand team dynamics, team roles and leadership responsibilities while creating an environment that motivates stronger performance.
  • Presentation & Public Speaking Skills – Communicate ideas clearly, present with confidence and deliver messages effectively to different audiences.
  • Workplace Application & Graduation – Complete practical assignments, reflect on progress, present learning to senior managers and create a plan for continued development.

Who should attend

This programme is designed for aspiring leaders, future managers and employees preparing to take on greater responsibility. It is particularly suitable for high-potential team members who would benefit from a structured development journey covering personal effectiveness, people management, leadership and communication.

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Learning Outcomes

  • Lead with greater confidence and understand their personal management style.
  • Manage themselves effectively through stronger planning, decision-making and prioritisation.
  • Develop and motivate others using feedback, coaching and performance management.
  • Influence and communicate clearly during change, conflict and challenging conversations.
  • Build stronger teams and apply their learning confidently in the workplace.

Course Reviews

Mentor and coaching

Inspirational and engaging. Matt is a fantastic trainer who ensured we were all included and felt part of the course. He gave us some fantastic tools to use in our mentoring journey and hopefully we will see him again soon.

Miranda Clegg
Cemex
May 11, 2026

Giving and Receiving feedback

Informative and engaging. She was very engaging and enthusiastic. Lots of activities.

Charlotte Griffiths
BRG
January 27, 2026

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Very clear, engaging and well produced. Had a breadth of experience across a wide range of industries and applied this knowledge really well with lots of examples

Charlie Cook
BRG
January 27, 2026

Emotional intelligence

Very interactive and enjoyable. Sandra was an excellent guide through the subject matter, thankyou

Mark helf
Omya
May 27, 2026

Emotional intelligence

Really informative and provoked me to think and reflect. Amazing training from Mary - she was very informative

Emily Andrews
UWL SU
June 25, 2026

Emotional Intelligence

It was eye opening. There are so many things we do as individuals that affects other people and the course opened our eyes to them. The activities outside was great, getting us to move around and work in groups kept the course lively and interactive.

Abdul
UWL SU
June 25, 2026

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