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About the Leadership Academy

Strong leadership teams build strong businesses. Our Leadership Academy offers a range of programmes, services, events, and insights to help you develop your strategy.

What we do

Through our Leadership Academy, we give Scottish business leaders the skills and capability to grow globally competitive organisations. 

So far, our team has:

  • Supported over 6000 individuals in leadership and workplace innovation
  • Engaged with 3500 leaders and managers through programmes or bespoke learning
  • Delivered masterclasses to 1700 participants

Intensive leadership learning programmes

Explore customised leadership and management development programmes designed to expand your knowledge and get the most out of your team.

Ask our team about subsidised costs when booking your place.

What's the programme about?

This programme is a detailed introduction to leadership development. You'll get the opportunity to improve your understanding of leadership principles.
 
It's ideal for new or potential leaders, or those whose businesses are at an early growth stage.

The programme is delivered over three months. It's made up of four stages:

  • Pre-programme onboarding
  • Learning phase
  • Post-programme support
  • Coaching

Programmes start in August, January, and April. Costs are subsidised by Scottish Enterprise.

Learn more about the Essential Leadership Programme   

What's the programme about?

Our Growth Leadership Programme offers a unique approach to leadership development, with an emphasis on motivational intelligence (MQ). It's action-based and collaborative and you'll be able to measure your progress.

You'll benefit from:

  • A pre-programme diagnostic
  • Eight interactive workshops that focus on the four interconnected levels of leadership: self, team, organisation, and community
  • A programme completion diagnostic
  • Fourteen hours of one-to-one coaching to embed the learnings of the programme

The workshops are delivered throughout the year, from September to July, and are subsidised by Scottish Enterprise.

Find details on our next Growth Leadership Programme  

What's the programme about?

This programme will help you to develop the skills of an effective people manager and drive success within your team or business. It's designed for anyone in a supervisory role or above.

Over six full-day workshops, you'll learn:

  • Skills and approaches to succeed in a managerial role, now and in the future
  • How to apply and build a fair work framework
  • How employee engagement can increase productivity 
  • How to maximise existing staff skills
  • How to empower individuals and teams

Programmes are delivered throughout the year, from August to June. Costs are subsidised by Scottish Enterprise.

Learn more about the Managing People for Growth Programme   

Courses and events

Our wide range of events, webinars, courses, and workshop sessions can teach you practical applications and benefits of workplace innovation and fair work practices.

They can be in person, online, fully funded, or paid. They can all add value and productivity to your business and professional development. 

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Industry expertise and advice

As well as providing tailored leadership development programmes and courses, our experts can review how you work as an organisation and help you fill in any gaps.

We'll help you to:

  • Attract, recruit, and keep the best people
  • Increase employee engagement and wellbeing
  • Identify training needs for leaders and managers
  • Network with relevant organisations, partners, and companies
  • Access funding and support 

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