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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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Women in Film & TV UK

Leadership Development

Primarily Executive Networks & Communities

Women in Film & TV (UK), known as WFTV, is a London-based not-for-profit membership body for women in film, television and digital media, formed in 1989. Any woman working in any role in the media industries can join, either as a personal member or through corporate membership, which covers all women at the member company. Members get a weekly programme of online and in-person events, more than 270 online webinars, a weekly newsletter and discounted tickets to the WFTV Awards, held each December. The Four Nations Mentoring Scheme gives mid-career women six months of mentoring with senior industry figures, with seminars in London, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow. The Fast Track to Fearless Leadership Programme takes 12 senior leaders a year for six group coaching days and three individual coaching sessions, and is free. Personal membership costs £120 a year or £10 a month, including value added tax (VAT). Corporate membership is priced by company size. WFTV is part of Women in Film & Television International, a network of more than 12,000 women. It is led by chief executive Katie Bailiff, and its legal entity, Women in Film & Television (UK) Limited, was incorporated in 1990 as a company limited by guarantee.

Organisations and individuals
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
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Odgers

Leadership Development

Primarily NED Services

Odgers, known as Odgers Berndtson until June 2025, is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm whose UK team is based in London. Its Board, Chair and Non-Executive Director (NED) practice recruits chairs and NEDs for large listed companies, small and medium-sized businesses, private equity firms, entrepreneurs and family-owned groups. Each search starts by identifying the board's skills gaps and the risks facing the business, then builds a candidate profile and draws on a global pool. A separate leadership advisory team offers leadership assessment, development and coaching, and board reviews for chief executives, senior leaders and boards. Odgers Interim places interim chief executives, directors and managers. Fees are not published. Odgers is a member of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC). It reports around 200 partners and offices in 33 countries, and says it completed 4,900 searches worldwide over the last three years. Partner Mark Freebairn heads the UK Board, Chair and NED practice.

ExecutivesOrganisations
London, United Kingdom
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Learning Performance Institute

Leadership Development

The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) is a professional body for workplace learning and development professionals, set up in 1995. It offers individual membership at four grades, team membership and the LPI Capability Map, a framework for assessing and benchmarking the skills of learning teams. It accredits learning departments, learning providers and learning technologies, and runs certifications such as the Certified Online Learning Facilitator course, which takes 18 hours online plus 12 hours of self-study. It also runs the Learning Awards, the LEARNING LIVE conference and networks for learning leaders. Annual membership costs £109 for Affiliate, £182.50 for Associate, £192.50 for Member and £212.50 for Fellow. The Fellow grade is for senior learning leaders with at least seven years' experience, three of them at a strategic level. Entry to the Learning Awards is free. It is registered in London as The Learning and Performance Institute Limited, incorporated on 17 October 1995, and its chief executive is Edmund Monk.

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London, United Kingdom 3.4 (10)
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