LEAD™ Cohort 26 Launches!
LEAD™ Cohort 26 started the programme with our two-day Overnight Experiential, where the ten delegates began getting to know each other and reflecting on what leadership means to them and their organisations.
The power and positive energy generated by bringing leaders together is one of the most potent features of our leadership programme. Learning together - witnessing first-hand each other's professional practice and strategies in order to evaluate and improve their own performances, whilst inspiring belief in each other and their team - is something our clients tell us they value most.
A common question our delegates wrestle with before they make the decision to join our programme is how to improve their leadership and take their business to the next level when they are not sure where to begin.
Eight out of 10 delegates state they see benefits in their business within two months of beginning the programme and 100% say they're better leaders by the end.
On LEAD™, CEOs, MDs, directors and senior managers work together to tackle the real-life challenges that leaders in organisations across all sectors face. This new group of 10 senior figures from successful companies across Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire and Somerset join our Alumni and become part of a unique group of over 300 leaders who have developed themselves, their team and their organisations through our LEAD™ programme.
While for some it may feel ‘lonely at the top’, this group of leaders is embracing the opportunity to witness at first-hand over the next 10 months each other’s techniques and strategies, to hear from our Masterclass speakers, and critically think about what they need to do to become more effective leaders to develop their organisations.
It is common for leaders to question whether they can commit sufficient time to develop their learning alongside their business responsibilities. Over half of the organisations we work with don't have a business plan when they start the programme, or at least not one that comes out of the drawer for anything other than the bank. By the end, 95% of them have worked with their senior leadership team to write an up-to-date strategic plan they actually use. It sets out the business's mission, purpose and vision, where it is going and what its goals are, along with the actions needed to get there, so everyone in the organisation knows what the plan is and their part in it.
Consistently delegates find that by taking time out to participate on LEAD™, they are better able to focus on important, strategic matters rather than being drawn into the daily minutiae. And the self-belief and confidence gained by the leaders in being more effective and inspiring belief in their teams is exactly what many of them are looking for.
During the two days, the Cohort started to reflect on leadership, what it means to them personally and what it means to them in their organisations, as well as getting to know each other better. We give a warm welcome to you all!
(in main photo, L-R):
Keeley Witts, QuoLux™
James White, Operations Director, Halstock Cabinet Makers
Simon Weaver, Head of Charitable Delivery, Gloucester Rugby Foundation
Jo Draper, QuoLux
Mark Horan, Operations Director, Lanes Health
Emma Prowse, Director, Saracen Care
Spencer Hurst, Projects Director, Keyplan Engineering
Archie Jeffries, Pre-Construction Director, Keyplan Engineering
Pammy Johal, Backbone CIC
Sam Dennett, Finance Director, MLG UK LTD
Rex Parker, Registered Service Manager, Caring for Communities and People
Curtis Wright, Operations & Commercial Director, Frocester Security
Becci Hopton, Director, Saracen Care
Stewart Barnes, QuoLux
And it goes without saying that it was fantastic to work with Pammy Johal again, our Overnight Experiential Facilitator.
It was a brilliant two days and we're really looking forward to working with everyone over the next 10 months.
Cohort 26 now join the businesses on our LEAD™ companies page, whose leaders have all completed the programme.
If you would like to join a future LEAD™ cohort, or would like one of your senior team to join it, find out more about the programme or get in touch.
Don't miss out on discovering what this ever-growing group of leaders knows.
Our next Cohort starts on 5th and 6th November 2026.