I love learning through Leader-Connect, brilliant for my own and my team’s leadership development.
Course Overview
Fear is often seen as something to overcome in leadership. But what if it’s actually one of your most valuable sources of insight?
In this course, Dr Brian Gregory explores how emotions — particularly fear — play a central role in how we make decisions, build relationships and lead effectively. Rather than ignoring or suppressing emotions, this course shows how to understand and use them as part of your leadership toolkit.
Why This Matters
Every leader experiences uncertainty, doubt and pressure. But most leadership training focuses on logic and control — not what’s really happening beneath the surface. Emotions influence every decision you make. When understood properly, they can:
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Who This Course Is For
This course is designed for:
It is particularly useful for those who want to strengthen their decision-making and self-awareness as a leader.
What’s Included
About the Instructor
Dr Brian Gregory is an expert in entrepreneurship and leadership, with a research focus on the role of emotion in decision-making, relationships and organisational behaviour. His work explores how leaders can use emotional awareness to improve judgement, build stronger networks and navigate uncertainty more effectively.
If you want to make better decisions, build stronger relationships and lead with greater clarity — this course offers a practical and thought-provoking perspective on the role of emotion in leadership.
You can watch Neil and Brian on the Leader-Connect podcast where they discuss the positive role of fear in entrepreneurship.
Read how individuals and companies have benefited from undertaking in person and online leadership courses with Leader-Connect.
I love learning through Leader-Connect, brilliant for my own and my team’s leadership development.
Deputy Director, University of Sheffield
Leader-Connect online courses are an excellent tool for leadership development. Great courses for leaders in any line of work.
CEO Greater Manchester Youth Federation
“I’ve really enjoyed the variety in the learning approach on the Leadership Development Programme — from role play and games through to quiet reflection and team tasks — which kept the sessions engaging and made the learning easy to connect to real situations.
The session on teaching teams how to use the OODA model was particularly valuable for me personally. I’ve really enjoyed the course overall and have appreciated the relationships built along the way.”
Delegate, University of Sheffield
Neil gave a keynote talk to all of our Executive Team and Trust Leaders. He spoke about leadership and was very engaging – leaving us wanting more. The talk has already had an impact. We also bought copies of the leadership book for our leadership team and everyone has really enjoyed reading it & learning from it. We are keen to invite Neil back next year!
Deputy CEO, Bright Futures Educational Trust
The Leadership Development Programme is an excellent course. Full of lots of great content, but also thoroughly enjoyable and led by two enormously lovely guys in Paul & Marcus.
Delegate, University of Sheffield
“Spending a day with Neil Jurd was genuinely transformational. It sharpened my sense of purpose as a Headteacher, brought fresh clarity to how I lead, and gave me renewed energy for the future. Colleagues noticed the difference immediately – that sense of clarity, calm and purpose that Neil draws out so naturally.
That’s why I’ve now booked all 21 of our Extended Leadership Team onto Neil’s leadership programme. It’s the perfect blend of inspiration and practicality – designed for schools, rooted in real leadership, and accessible through his excellent online platform. If you’re serious about developing people and culture, start here.”
Headteacher - Dallam School
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