Our beliefs

Good leadership is essential for social change

21st century social challenges require leaders who can meet the trials of a changing world.

Everyone is a leader

Leadership is not restricted to those with a manager title, it’s for formal and informal leaders alike. The truth about leadership is that we're all doing it, but we're not all doing it to our full potential.

Leadership is a lifelong journey

Leadership development is a lifelong journey. As our teams, organisations and challenges change, we need to change and evolve with them in order to have the impact we want to see. Social Leadership is a set of skills and behaviours we can all develop.

Leaders grow leaders

By collaborating, supporting and challenging one another, leaders can have a collective impact across the social sector.

Leadership development model

We have developed an approach to leadership development gathered from ten years of working with some of the leading coaches and trainers in the field. Here we explain some of the methodologies and mindsets that we believe will help you develop your leadership skills and unlock your team’s potential to achieve more together.

Formal, social and experiential learning

Our approach to learning and development is iterative. This means that participants go through the learning cycle, reflecting on how it went, sharing with the group and then applying the lessons for the next cycle.

In their research, Centre of Creative Leadership shows the most effective leadership development happens according a 10-20-70 ratio.

10% is formal learning, coursework and training
20% is social learning, developmental relationships
70% is experiential learning, real world practice and challenging assignments

Our online, face to face and blended programmes and courses incorporate different ways of learning for an engaging and effective learning experiences.

Social Leadership Capabilities Framework

Being a social and ethical leader require certain capabilities. The Social Leadership Capabilities Framework outlines the attributes, behaviours and skills required for successful social sector leadership. The Capabilities Framework illustrates how and what these skills and behaviours look like in action. Having a framework enables leaders to reflect and assess their current skills. It empowers them to identify leadership gaps and plan their personal and professional development.