About

Our core leadership development programme for Academic and Professional Services leaders is the Leadership Difference. The programme promotes a professional and supportive leadership community and recognises the role of leadership in enabling our institutional ambitions and embedding our values.

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Programme Content

Details of the 2024/25 programme can be found on our Leadership Difference details web page.

Summary

Core modules

The programme begins with Onboarding and action planning. All delegates undertake a 180 review and are offered 1:1 coaching.

Further 2.5-hour modules run over several months: Leader as coach; Leading self; Leading systems; Leading teams.

90 minute optional webinars (provisional programme)

• Protecting team time
• Goal-setting
• Developing leadership wisdom
• Leading in demanding times
• Leading through change
• Conflict management and resolution

Annual Leadership Celebration 

• Keynote speaker
• Celebration of completers
• Lunch and networking

Target audience

Those in existing leadership positions who are comfortable with day-to-day people management and wish to develop more strategic leadership approaches, understand their personal impact and role in enabling high performing systems.

Time commitment

Core (5 cohorts with various start points throughout Terms 1 and 2), spread over 3-4 months:

• 1x 60 minute welcome webinar and
• 4x 2.5 hour in person module sessions

Plus and optional 60 minute 1:1 coaching session at the start of the whole programme

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Sign-up

Each Faculty and Division have places allocated across the 5 cohorts running at different points throughout the 2024/25 academic year.

Please talk to your line manager if you are interested in the 2024/25 programme.

If you have any queries please email People Development or Janice Button (Learning and Development Manager, Exeter Academic).