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Dallam School Leadership Development Programme Graduation

This week saw the graduation of our very successful Leadership Development Programme that we have run for the Senior Leadership Team at Dallam School. The programme has been delivered by Leader-Connect Founder and owner Neil Jurd OBE supported by Glyn Potts MBE and Vicki Maguire who both have a wealth of experience in the education sector.  […]

Sheffield University Leadership Development Programme Graduation

This week saw the graduation of Cohort 5 of our very successful Leadership Development Programme that we have run for the Marketing Admissions Recruitment and Communications Department at the University of Sheffield. The course has been delivered brilliantly by Paul Jones and Marcus Taylor for the last 5 years and the feedback has always been […]

Leadership Under Pressure: What Your Team Really Needs From You And Why

This informal CPD article, ‘Leadership Under Pressure: What Your Team Really Needs From You‘, was provided us for the CPD Website:  Leadership Under Pressure. Under Pressure, Your Team Watches You Closely When things feel uncertain or pressured, people don’t just look for direction — they look for steadiness. In these moments, leadership becomes less about […]

What Is Inclusive Leadership and Why UK Businesses Can’t Afford to Ignore It

Most conversations about inclusive leadership start in the wrong place. They begin with compliance, with legal obligations, with diversity targets and reporting requirements. All of those things matter, but leading with them tends to produce exactly the kind of half hearted, box-ticking response that leaves organisations no better off than they were before. The more […]

What Is Ethical Leadership and Why It’s Becoming a Business Critical Skill

Trust, once lost, is extraordinarily difficult to rebuild. Ask anyone who has worked in an organisation where the leadership said one thing and did another, where corner-cutting was quietly encouraged, where the wrong people got away with things and the right people didn’t get credit for them. The effect isn’t just cultural. It’s visible in […]

Leadership versus Management: The £84 Billion Pound Questions and what is going on.

Spend enough time around organisations of any size and you’ll hear the same language used for two fundamentally different things. Managers get called leaders. Leaders get handed management tasks. Job titles say one thing, actual responsibilities say another. Nobody really challenges it because, on the surface, the distinction feels academic. It isn’t. And the numbers […]

Leader-Connect Becomes the latest Platinum Partner of the Michelle Jurd Trust

Leader Connect is very proud to become the latest Platinum Partner of the Michelle Jurd Trust. Founded by our very own Neil Jurd OBE in memory of his late wife in 2011, the aim of the Trust is to increase access to adventures for young people across Cumbria and the South Lakes. Adventure activities give […]

Sheffield University Leadership Development Programme Continues

The third residential stage of our Sheffield University Leadership Development Programme recently took place and was another resounding success – and that’s not us saying that on LinkedIn. Check out the comments on the screenshot below – Thank You Safina. Experiential Training at it’s best, not a PowerPoint in Sight! If you would like us […]