Leadership development covers structured programmes that build leadership and management capability, from first-time managers and emerging leaders through to the executive team. Delivery ranges from open courses and cohort programmes to fully bespoke in-house design, in person, virtual or blended.
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Cranfield School of Management is the business school of Cranfield University, based at Cranfield in Bedfordshire and formally established in 1967.
Its executive development arm runs open programmes, custom programmes for organisations, online short courses, apprenticeships and business simulations. Open programmes are grouped for levels from individual contributors and line managers through to directors, the C-suite and boards. The Breakthrough Leadership Programme, for senior managers moving into director roles, combines virtual learning, two five-day residential modules on campus and review sessions at 6 and 12 months, with a coach throughout. For current and aspiring non-executive directors (NEDs) it runs the Non-Executive Directors' Programme, a three-day residential course at Cranfield campus, and the Non-Executive Directors Essentials Programme, an online, self-paced course of 8 modules developed with VirtualNonExecs and booked through it as stage one of the Cranfield NED pathway. Named clients include Jaguar Land Rover, BAE Systems, Shell, L'Oréal and UNICEF.
Fees are published for each programme, for example £17,950 plus value added tax (VAT) for the Breakthrough Leadership Programme, including accommodation, £3,950 plus VAT for the Non-Executive Directors' Programme, including accommodation, and £1,999 plus VAT for the Non-Executive Directors Essentials Programme. The school states it is accredited by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). In the Financial Times 2026 executive education rankings it placed 29th globally for open programmes and 21st for custom programmes.
Mid-level, Senior leaders, ExecutivesOpen courses, In-house, QualificationsOrganisations and individuals
Henley Business School is the business school of the University of Reading, founded in 1945, with campuses in Reading and Henley-on-Thames.
Its executive education is aimed at managers, senior leaders and board-level executives. It is offered as open programmes, custom programmes for organisations, apprenticeships at Levels 6 and 7, and Executive MBA and master's degrees. Coaching courses are run through the Henley Centre for Coaching. The Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching lasts nine months part-time, with three full-day workshops held at the Greenlands campus or live online, and asks for at least five years' management experience. Further certificates cover advanced coaching practice, team and systemic coaching and coaching supervision. The MSc in Coaching for Behavioural Change takes at least 30 months part-time.
The Professional Certificate costs £7,250 and the MSc £25,800, both exempt from VAT, or £18,550 for the MSc if the certificate has already been completed. The certificate is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at Level 1, the Association for Coaching (AC) and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) at Senior Practitioner level. The school states that it holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). It reports more than 7,000 students and 107,000 alumni. Henley Management College merged with the University of Reading in 2008.
Mid-level, Senior leaders, ExecutivesOpen courses, In-house, QualificationsOrganisations and individuals
Phoenix Training is a London-based management and leadership training company, set up in 1995, working in the UK and the Middle East and North Africa.
It designs in-house programmes for new managers, established managers and senior managers, as well as a programme based on Blanchard's Situational Leadership II (SLII) model. Programmes are usually modular, for example four half-day sessions held every few weeks, face to face or virtually, and can be run as a shorter intensive version. It also offers one-to-one management development in one-hour virtual sessions, with at least three sessions recommended to start. It does not run open courses or have its own training rooms, and delivers at client premises, local venues or online.
Prices are not published. Each client receives a costed proposal. It states that most of its modular programmes are endorsed by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), and participants who pass an assessment can gain an ILM Recognised Certificate. It displays a Blanchard Partner logo and uses the PRISM behavioural profiling and Squadify team assessment tools. Phoenix Training is a trading name of Agenor Training and Development Limited. It has a staffed office in Cairo and lists a core team of four, led by managing director Bill Osmond.
EQworks is a London-based executive coaching and emotional intelligence (EQ) training firm, trading through Red E4 Consulting Limited, set up in 2004.
It offers executive and leadership coaching, EQ testing for individuals and teams, EQ training webinars and workshops, team programmes and short-notice coaching for workplace problems such as improvement plans or communication breakdowns. Coaching is aimed mainly at senior executives, C-suite leaders and senior leadership teams. Sessions usually last 90 to 120 minutes and take place face to face, often at the client's office, or remotely on Microsoft Teams. Programmes start with at least 3 to 4 sessions over 4 to 10 weeks and typically run to 6 to 10 sessions, while its EQ mastery programmes run for at least 8 to 12.
Its own fees are not published; the fees page quotes general market ranges and offers a free trial. It uses the EQ-i 2.0 assessment and the Advanced Relationship Test, and displays a Certified EQ-i Assessor badge. Founder Philip Gimmack, a former management consultant for Oracle, KPMG, Cap Gemini and Accenture, states 25 years of coaching experience. Clients listed on the site include Deutsche Bank, Chevron, Nationwide and HM Revenue and Customs.
Mid-level, Senior leaders, ExecutivesIn-houseOrganisations and individuals
Renewal Associates is a coaching and leadership development firm in Bath, incorporated in 2010 and chaired by Professor Peter Hawkins.
It trains coaches in Systemic Team Coaching at Foundation, Certificate (Practitioner) and Diploma (Senior Practitioner) levels, online or in a hybrid format. The hybrid Certificate combines pre-work, a half-day webinar, a three-day in-person intensive and four group supervision sessions over six months. The online Certificate runs as eight monthly modules, and Diploma programmes last between 10 months and a year. It also runs coaching supervision training and retreats, and works with organisations on leadership, strategy and team development.
Prices are not published. Its website displays European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and International Coaching Federation (ICF) accreditation logos for its programmes, along with an ISO 9001 quality badge. Several faculty members, including Dr Hilary Lines and Dr Catherine Carr, hold the ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential. The website states that Renewal Associates Ltd is moving its work, intellectual property and client relationships to a new company, Renewal International Ltd.
Emerging leaders, Senior leaders, ExecutivesOpen courses, In-houseOrganisations and individuals
Bath, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Vista Development Consultancy is a leadership coaching and team development practice in Chichester, West Sussex, run by Jane Baggott.
It works with people moving into management, managers stepping up to senior roles and business owners growing their teams. Support comes through one-to-one coaching, group programmes, team workshops and one-day leadership retreats. Coaching is delivered in person or on Zoom, and workshops face to face or live online. The Resilient Leader Programme combines workshops and coaching over three months and runs three times a year, with an in-house version for organisations. The Emerging Leaders Programme mixes coaching, live in-person workshops, work-based projects and 360-degree reviews.
Prices are not published, and a free 20-minute call is offered to discuss needs. Jane Baggott describes herself as a professionally qualified leadership coach whose whole career has been in learning and development. The site does not name an accrediting body. The one-day retreats are held in person in Chichester.
Emerging leaders, Mid-levelOrganisations and individuals
Chichester, West Sussex, UKNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
The Executive Coaching Consultancy (ECC) is a London-based executive coaching firm, founded in 1994, with coaches in the UK and overseas.
It coaches senior leaders, women in leadership and working parents, and runs inclusive leadership programmes for organisations. A standard executive coaching programme runs over 6 to 9 months, with about 10 hours of one-to-one coaching in sessions of 60 to 90 minutes and three-way meetings with the leader's manager at the start and end. Its parental transition coaching supports employees before, during and after parental leave, with options for long and short leave. Coaching is delivered in person or virtually, and group coaching is also offered.
Prices are not published and are quoted after an initial conversation. ECC states that its coaches are certified by coaching bodies, naming the Association for Coaching (AC), the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and it reports more than 90 coaches worldwide. It has been a certified B Corporation (B Corp) since 2021. Founder Geraldine Gallacher is chair, and the firm is run by co-chief executives Emma Spitz and Michelle Weston.
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) is a UK professional body for management and leadership, founded in 1947 and based in Kettering.
It awards management and leadership qualifications from Level 2, for team leaders, to Level 8, for senior directors and chief executives, with additional subjects including leadership for artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability leadership. Its qualification library also lists Level 7 qualifications in Leadership Coaching and Mentoring. Qualifications are delivered by CMI Approved Centres across the UK and through management apprenticeships, and learners receive CMI membership while they study. CMI also awards Chartered Manager status, which it says no other professional body can grant.
Individual membership is priced monthly: Friend is free, Subscriber costs £5 a month and Member £15 a month. Qualification prices are not published and are set through Approved Centres. CMI was founded as the British Institute of Management, received its Royal Charter in 2002 and is a registered charity in England and Wales (number 1091035). Its website reports a membership community of more than 230,000, over 12,000 Chartered Managers and 729 partners delivering its training and qualifications.
First-time managers, Mid-level, Senior leadersQualificationsOrganisations and individuals
Treehouse Innovation is an innovation consultancy and training firm at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London, founded in 2010 by Adam Billing.
It runs workshops and training in design thinking, innovation, change leadership and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), alongside strategy and product and service design work for organisations. Its Leading Innovation programme runs for 1 or 2 days for senior managers, executive teams and boards, in groups of 8 to 20. Most workshops last half a day to 2 days and run in person or virtually. The Solution Sprint is four 2-hour virtual workshops over four weeks. It works with organisations in the UK and internationally.
Prices are not published. Treehouse is listed as a key partner for Europe, the Middle East and Africa on ExperiencePoint's partner page, and its team is certified to run ExperiencePoint simulations, including the Design Thinker Simulation co-developed with IDEO. Named clients include Sky, Sony PlayStation, AstraZeneca, the Financial Conduct Authority and DLA Piper. It says it was named Consulting Agency of the Year in the Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards 2023.
Organisations
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Salford Professional Development is the commercial training arm of the University of Salford, based in Salford and set up as a company in 2012.
This listing covers its Non-Executive Director Programme, a two-day course for people seeking a non-executive director (NED) role or a portfolio career. It covers how the NED role differs from an executive director's, the legal framework, formal duties and liabilities, interpersonal skills in the boardroom, and how to secure a first role and manage a portfolio career. Teaching uses case studies, role-play, scenarios and structured group discussion. It runs as a live virtual classroom or on the University of Salford campus. The tutor is John Palfreyman, Associate Professor of Digital Strategy at the University of Leeds, who advises boards.
The programme costs £1,195 plus VAT. Other director-level courses include Board Dynamics and Corporate Governance, which can count towards a Certified Directors Programme that ends in a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 8 Certificate in Strategic Direction and Leadership. The site displays the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and continuing professional development (CPD) logos, though the NED programme page names no accreditation. The company is Salford Professional Development Limited, incorporated on 3 July 2012.
MTD Training is the trading name of Management Training & Development Ltd, a Coventry-based management training company founded in 2001.
It runs management, leadership and soft skills training for team leaders through to senior managers, as in-house courses, open courses and online learning. Open courses last two days and run in hotels in London, Manchester, Bristol, Coventry and Reading. In-house courses take place at the client's site or a chosen venue, and management development programmes run for 3 to 18 months as workshops or blended learning. It also offers 360-degree feedback, DISC (dominance, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness) profiling and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessments.
Open courses cost £495 to £695 plus value added tax (VAT) per person, depending on the course and whether the optional Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) certificate is taken. A self-paced ILM Assured online course of 16 short sessions costs £97 plus VAT. Courses carry continuing professional development (CPD) certification. The company states it has worked with more than 9,000 organisations, and lists awards from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Personnel Today.
First-time managers, Mid-level, Senior leadersOpen courses, In-house, QualificationsOrganisations and individuals
Human Technics is a UK coach training and coaching company, founded in 2004, with long-standing links to Bristol Business School.
Its main course is the Advanced Certificate in Executive Coaching, for practising coaches, human resources (HR) and learning and development staff, and managers who want to coach. Each programme has five workshop days, split into a three-day part and a two-day part about two weeks apart, with no more than 12 delegates. Most groups meet in person, and a few run over Zoom each year. Graduates can go on to the five-day Advanced Diploma in Transformational Coaching. For organisations, it trains internal coaches and mentors, and runs managed coaching programmes, in person for senior executives or online at larger scale.
The Advanced Certificate costs £2,975 plus value added tax (VAT) in person or £2,775 plus VAT over Zoom. That fee includes the Institute of Leadership Level 7 Certificate, and a Postgraduate Award from Bristol Business School, part of the University of the West of England, costs a further £995 plus VAT. The course states it is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Human Technics states it has been the main provider of coaching and mentoring training for NHS England since 2012.
Emerging leaders, Mid-level, Senior leadersIn-houseOrganisations and individuals
