Leadership Applied gives senior leaders the space to step back, explore today’s most pressing organisational challenges, and shape the opportunities ahead.
Designed for leaders already in post, the programme focuses on what leaders must engage with and solve in practice, from productivity, risk and reputation, to AI, strategy, growth and organisational resilience. The programme is structured around seven core organisational challenges facing executive boards today: • Leading organisational productivity and performance • Building and sustaining high-performance cultures • AI, data and large language models: implications for leaders • Risk, risk appetite and reputation management • Strategy in a fast-moving and uncertain environment • Making growth choices: where to play and how to win • Organisational resilience and long-term fitness
Key Information
Fees:
£7,950
Duration:
4 days (module one) + 2 days (module two)
Upcoming Sessions:
16 - 19 November 2026 (module one) | 21 - 22 April 2027 (module two)
Delivery:
Face-to-face plus monthly Applied Learning Groups between modules
Location:
Manchester
Diploma:
Key Information
Course topics
How you learn
- Two immersive face-to-face modules delivered over six months
- A required live organisational challenge
- Monthly structured Action Learning Sets using the Manchester Method
- Research-led insight applied to real organisational problems
- Practical tools and frameworks designed for immediate impact
- Evening sessions with senior organisational leaders sharing real-world leadership challenges, decisions and lessons learned
- A selective peer cohort of senior leaders from diverse sectors
- Ongoing alumni engagement and knowledge exchange
How you and your organisation benefits
- Clearer strategic judgement in complex, high-stakes environments
- Structured time to step back and think at organisational level
- Practical frameworks to improve performance and resilience
- Peer challenge and support from leaders operating at comparable scale
- A defined action plan shaped through rigorous discussion and application
- Continued access to a selective alumni network
Who should attend
This programme is designed for senior leaders already in position within their organisations who:
- Hold P&L accountability or significant performance responsibility
- Operate at scale with meaningful impact on organisational outcomes
- Make decisions affecting strategic direction and resource allocation
- Are responsible for delivering both current plans and future positioning
Participants are selected to ensure a high-calibre cohort with shared levels of responsibility and experience.
Admission is by application and reference. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate seniority, scale of accountability and define a live organisational challenge that will form the focus of their work between modules.
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