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High Performance Leadership An exclusive finishing school for established directors and senior managers

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“I’ve got a far better sense of who I am as a leader, and the value that I bring to the organisation. I’m a far more reflective leader now than I was before, and I understand more about the nature of leadership.” Chris Poulter Deputy Director of People Transformation Ministry of Defence

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High impact leaders are made not born

At Cranfield we believe that positive high-impact leaders are made not born. We also believe that truly great leaders need to develop themselves beyond traditional leadership courses; and that exceptional leadership can be further nurtured even amongst the most experienced of leaders. Our research (88% of which is rated world-leading or internationally excellent by the UK Government’s Research Excellence Framework) supports this view. Think for a moment about some of the finest leaders in your career or from history. Whom do you admire? What made them special? There may well be an ‘intangible element’ that they possessed that is rarely taught but made them the leader that you hold in high regard. The High Performance Leadership programme acts as a finishing school for established directors and senior managers. Drawing on our latest research, the programme’s breakthrough design and our focus on the ‘intangibles’ enables you to transition into an exceptional, powerfully effective and unique leader who is able to thrive in today’s world, no matter the context.

Who should attend Directors and senior managers aspiring to C-level who: • Have mastered business fundamentals and now need to ‘lead leaders’, • Are required to enhance their managing upwards capability, • Need to develop broader responsibility across a number of teams.

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What you will learn The High Performance Leadership programme is focused on developing your mindset rather than your skills. Our experience of working with global leaders has shown us that in today’s uncertain economic and social context, exceptional leadership derives more from a growth mindset than a traditional skills and competencies-based approach. You will: • Develop a deeper understanding of who you are as a leader and why you are in a leadership role, • Gain improved agility in your leadership behaviours and practices to meet unplanned challenges, • Be ready to embrace change and uncertainty, and feel comfortable in not knowing, • Refresh your interpersonal communications and attitudes, the heart of high-performance leadership, • Bu ild strong engagement and trust with all your stakeholders through listening and empathy, • Feel more confident and self-assured.

“It’s been a rollercoaster of enlightenment, learning and enrichment both professionally and personally. I’ve learned to refine my leadership style, and that’s going to empower my team.” Mark Evans Business Director EMEA, INOLEX GmbH

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“The High Performance Leadership programme shone a light on some of my blind spots, so I could bring them into my peripheral vision and develop them.” Bhavika Patel Technical Director, Yourgene Health Ltd

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Programme structure

The programme is designed to deepen your awareness of your own context within your emerging business environment, and you will develop insight into how you inhabit your own role in a dynamic way. Spread over six months, with two residential modules at Cranfield campus and inter-modular activities, the programme is evidence-based and incorporates advanced leadership models, extensive coaching opportunities and a personal leadership impact assignment. Both modules fully engage your mind, body and heart in an experience that is designed to be challenging, but also incredibly supportive.

“I have a renewed confidence to lead authentically and connect more empathetically with my team.” Richard Frith Head of Vehicle Performance, Alpine Racing Ltd

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Programme experience tailored to you

Your context and challenges are unique. Therefore, as you begin to apply your learnings, your experience and the value that you gain will naturally be tailored to you.

Your journey will focus on two integrated and connected paths: • You as a leader, • Your organisational leadership context including the priority challenges that you are facing.

You as a leader Doing, being, thinking • Going beyond the emphasis on ‘doing’ to encompass how you show up in your leadership role, the shadow you cast and how you think more widely and strategically when making decisions. Cerebral, emotional and visceral • Work on yourself. Access a deeper level of awareness of how you can strengthen your emotional, social, and political intelligence so that you convey authenticity in your leadership approach.

Your organisational context As we work with you to understand and explore your leadership context, we will share our own latest thinking and connect your leadership behaviours and practices to the five key anchors of organisations: • Strategy, • Innovation, • Transformation, • Culture, • Human capital and talent.

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“Clare [Amos] is an extremely inspiring and wonderful tutor. Truly insightful, authentically caring and clearly deeply experienced, she has a unique style that made the High Performance Leadership programme a remarkably enriching experience.” Kirstie Langan Business Development Director, PDi

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Programme leaders

Clare Amos Clare is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and a Chartered Coaching Psychologist with over twenty-five years consultancy experience. She is Programme Director of the High Performance Leadership Programme and is also a Visiting Faculty in Leadership Development at Cranfield Executive Development. With a sharp focus on enhancing her client’s performance and self-belief, Clare’s approach is underpinned by robust and contemporary psychological thinking, complemented by a pragmatic, empathic and challenging approach. Clare’s work in leadership development is rooted in her experience that achieving better individual performance for senior executives is predominately a function of psychology. Consequently, she uses both psychological tools and personal insight to enable her clients to articulate and change psychological processes that form a barrier to great performance. Clare has worked with senior executives and management teams across a range of industries, including public and private sector, within the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia including Qatar Petroleum, North Oil Company, HS2, MOD, Costain Engineering, Vistry Partnerships, The Civil Service, The National Audit Office, NFUM and the NHS. She has also spent time working with sports teams, most notably with the FA. Andy Harmer Andy is an organisation development consultant who specialises in transformational leadership development and culture change. Working with Cranfield Executive Development and the School of Management, he brings his considerable expertise to the High Performance Leadership programme. By enriching his deep experience of experiential learning with the principles of vertical and horizontal development, Andy has gained extensive skill, confidence and expertise In his practice as consultant, facilitator and executive coach since 1998, with experience in developing international leaders across a wide range of industry sectors. He is inspired to help people to be the best they can be, and to realise their personal and leadership potential. He has deep experience in: organisational development, culture change, organisation analysis, leader and leadership development, process design, c-suite team development, executive coaching and virtual facilitation. Andy has a track record of leading large-scale and global, award-winning culture transformation and leadership development programmes for clients such as OSRAM, Barclays, MBDA, UNFAO and Unilever; UK projects include Highways England, Humberside Police, the Welsh Government, the UK MOD, Bauder, BMW and the British and Irish Lions Rugby Team. Andy has facilitated learning in the US, Thailand, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland and throughout the UK, working with leaders and teams at all levels from board members downwards.

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World-class facilitation design

Being in the top 1% of global business schools that are triple-accredited, our facilitators are world-class experts in deep personal transformation for executive leaders.

They help you to see yourself through a multi-lens holistic view using state-of-the-art models and frameworks. The programme will open the opportunity for you to uncover hidden insights and help you to identify shackles which have been holding you back. You will genuinely enhance your leadership practice and sharpen your awareness of working both ‘in’ and ‘on’ the business.

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Learning and courses for the decade ahead.

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