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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.

Most corporate training spend goes on developing managers and leaders. Compare leadership and management development programmes across the UK by accreditation, programme type, seniority served, sector experience and independent ratings.

For an overview of the market, read our guide to leadership training and development companies in the UK.

If you need a consultancy to diagnose the problem and design the work, rather than a ready-made programme, read how to choose a leadership consultancy.

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Coaching Culture at Work

Leadership Development

Primarily Executive Coaching

Coaching Culture at Work (Culture at Work Ltd) is a London-based coach training and leadership development company founded by Carol Wilson. It trains leaders and managers to coach, using the GROW model (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) and the Coaching for Performance approach it developed with Sir John Whitmore. In-house programmes run face to face, virtually or as a mix, and other courses cover coaching supervision, team development, lateral leadership, mindfulness, diversity and neuroscience in coaching, with a version for teachers. For individuals, its Executive Coach Training Course runs online over about two months, as four full days or six half days plus assessment. It also offers executive coaching sessions. Fees are not published in text on its website. A limited number of half-price places on each open course go to state school teachers and charity staff. It states that the open course is accredited by the Association for Coaching (AC) and leads to an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Recognised credential, with ILM Level 5 and Level 7 credentials at extra cost. It displays an ILM Approved Centre logo and states that it has delivered programmes in 42 countries. Clients named in testimonials include IKEA, GE Healthcare, England Rugby, Arts Council England and several NHS trusts. Carol Wilson is a Fellow of the ILM and a former Head of Professional Standards and Excellence at the AC.

Mid-level, Senior leadersOrganisations and individuals
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Price on request
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Cranfield School of Management

Leadership Development

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
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Price on request
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Henley Business School

Leadership Development

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
Reading, United Kingdom
Price on request
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Phoenix Training

Leadership Development

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.

First-time managers, Mid-level, Senior leadersIn-houseOrganisations
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Price on request
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The Resilience Development Company

Leadership Development

Primarily Wellbeing Learning

The Resilience Development Company is a UK training provider specialising in practical resilience for individuals, teams and leaders, with the stated aim of helping people manage pressure and avoid burnout. It delivers workshops, programmes and train-the-trainer options for organisations, in person and online, and has won industry awards for its resilience training.

Jersey, Channel IslandsNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Price on request
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Careerminds (formerly Renovo)

Leadership Development

Primarily Outplacement Services

Careerminds UK, formerly Renovo, is an outplacement and career transition provider in Altrincham, Cheshire, owned by the Careerminds Group. Its outplacement runs as Advantage Programmes, which combine career coaching with careers technology and skills learning for employees at any level, and Executive Programmes for senior managers up to the C-suite. It describes its model as one coach per person, delivered at a distance. It also offers career development, leadership development, one-to-one executive coaching over 6, 9 or 12 months, and Career Frameworks, a skills-based platform that maps career pathways. Through Careerminds, support is available in more than 100 countries and over 80 languages, with about 1,000 coaches worldwide. Prices are not published and are given on request. Careerminds announced its acquisition of Renovo on 18 November 2025. The UK company, number 05066794, changed its name from Renovo Employment Group Limited to Careerminds UK Limited on 11 May 2026, and the website says it will move to careerminds.co.uk in late October. It says it works with hundreds of organisations in the private, public and third sectors.

Senior leaders, ExecutivesOrganisations
Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Price on request
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EQworks

Leadership Development

Primarily Executive Coaching

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
London, United Kingdom
Price on request
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Institute of Directors (IoD)

Leadership Development

Primarily NED Services

The Institute of Directors (IoD) is the UK's professional body for company directors, founded in 1903 and operating under a Royal Charter. It provides director training and qualifications (including the Chartered Director designation), governance guidance, policy representation, and member services, and its NED Hub offers factsheets, guides, webinars and CPD specifically for non-executive directors.

London, United Kingdom
Price on request
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Renewal Associates

Leadership Development

Primarily Executive Coaching

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
Price on request
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Vista Development Consultancy

Leadership Development

Primarily Team & Organisational Development

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
Price on request
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The Executive Coaching Consultancy

Leadership Development

Primarily Executive Coaching

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.

Emerging leaders, Mid-level, Senior leadersOrganisations
London, United Kingdom
Price on request
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CMI

Leadership Development

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
Kettering, United Kingdom
Price on request

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