Leadership and talent programmes

In today’s increasingly complex and rapidly changing world, organisations demand that leaders ‘think outside the box’ whilst consistently delivering demanding bottom-line results. The stretch implied by these often competing demands is what Harthill’s tailored leadership & talent programmes are designed to address.

Our leadership & talent programmes increase the capacity of participants to exercise a level of leadership capable of transforming their organisations. Aimed at those who are already achieving a great deal and those capable of doing so, these programmes enable participants to make a substantive difference to the long-term success of their organisations. 

Harthill has a track record of supporting successful leadership development with major clients, such as: BG Group, Fujitsu, Aviva, Interbrew and Wiltshire Probation.

…Developing the capacity for post-conventional leadership

Thinking ‘outside the box’ requires an innovative and an independent mindset able to explore and change the assumptions, built-in restrictions and self-imposed constraints that conventional approaches to leadership imply. We describe this mindset as being ‘post-conventional’.

Key post-conventional leadership attributes include the ability to:

• think and act from a systems perspective
• understand multiple situations from multiple perspectives, thus generating multiple and unexpected options for progress
• recognise the role of principle and mindful discernment in leadership
• lead from the ‘inside-out’ rather than ‘outside-in’, exploring purposes, strategies and actions simultaneously
• use inquiry as an approach to leadership and learning

…Programme benefits

Harthill’s leadership & talent programmes offer participants the opportunity to make a step-change in their capacity to lead. Working from existing strengths, participants will develop their confidence to:

• use their power with greater flexibility to get more people on board more often
• operate more effectively in complex situations and environments
• become increasingly influential leaders in their organisations
• lead from an ever-clearer set of personal principles
• reach beyond their existing self-imposed constraints as leaders
• develop greater resilience in dealing with the inevitable issues and turbulence that leading transformational change involves

…Programme structure

All of Harthill’s leadership and talent programmes are in-house and tailored to the needs of client organisations. We do, however, build certain core elements into our programme design:

1. Pre-programme assessment – proposed participants complete Harthill’s Leadership Development Profile.
2. Selection of participants – all proposed participants are interviewed by us.
3. Programme structure – the programmes involve a number of modules, typically 3-day workshops, organised at regular intervals of about eight weeks, with 1-1 development interviews organised in between each module.
4. Action Inquiry groups – participants set up AI groups at the beginning of the programme and can continue working in their groups beyond the programme, at their instigation
5. Group size – ideally, each cohort would involve 8-14 participants

…Further information

For further information on Harthill’s leadership and talent programmes, or to explore the suitability of post-conventional leadership development for your organisation, please contact Jackie Keeley or telephone +44 (0)1594 530223.