Module 4

Developing Talent & Future Leaders

Recognise potential, coach for growth and develop the people who will become your organisation’s next generation of leaders.

Experience gives you perspective, but the way people work keeps changing. Familiar leadership habits may need a fresh look when teams become hybrid, priorities shift or you want to develop others more deliberately. We understand the value of stepping back without starting again. Bring what you know; make room for what comes next.

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Managers collaborating in a leadership workshop

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Duration

Half day · 3.5 hours per half day

Group size

6–8 delegates

Format

Online or face to face

Price — Face to face

From £1,350

+ VAT

Price — Online

From £1,100

+ VAT

where understanding becomes useful —

Why this course matters

Your future leadership pipeline starts with the people you develop today.

What you’ll explore in the Lab

Developing future leaders means recognising potential early and giving talented people meaningful opportunities to grow, rather than waiting for a vacancy to expose a succession gap. This half-day course helps experienced managers and leaders responsible for succession identify talent, hold coaching conversations that support growth and use stretch assignments and delegation to build capability.

Delegates explore how to turn individual strengths and ambitions into practical development plans, connecting day-to-day management with longer-term succession and retention priorities. The focus is on building a stronger leadership pipeline while helping valued team members stay engaged and prepare for their next step.

a real challenge. a purposeful response.

The challenges this addresses

Individual potential recognised without meaningful opportunities for growth
Succession considered only when a vacancy appears
Development plans disconnected from meaningful responsibilities and coaching conversations
Talented colleagues lacking a clear conversation about their next step

What this can change at work

Developing others means turning recognised potential into something people can work on. Experienced managers practise coaching conversations, shape meaningful development plans and think ahead about succession. Individuals can see a clearer path for growth, while teams gain more deliberate opportunities to build capability through work. For the organisation, this supports a stronger succession pipeline and a more thoughtful response to the development needs of people it wants to retain.

Potential discussed specifically

Managers discuss individual potential in development conversations and explore the capabilities the person could build through their next meaningful opportunity.

Plans connected to work

Development plans identify meaningful growth opportunities and coaching support rather than leaving people with broad ambitions and no practical next step.

Succession considered ahead

Leaders discuss future capability needs and possible successors before a vacancy appears, connecting those conversations with individual development plans and opportunities.

Inside the workshop

Working in a small group of 6–8 delegates, managers explore talent development through facilitated discussion, breakouts and peer-to-peer learning. Live practice focuses on coaching conversations, alongside practical work on stretch assignments, developmental delegation and meaningful development plans. Delegates leave with a draft development plan and clear next steps for recognising potential, supporting progression and strengthening succession within their teams.

Make Developing Talent & Future Leaders relevant to your business

Tell us where you want to make progress with spotting potential and talent. We can discuss suitable workplace examples, priorities and access needs before agreeing the scope. Choose live online or face-to-face training for your UK or European team, with delivery arrangements agreed before booking.

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What the training covers

The scope below sets out the subjects covered. Workplace examples and practice are shaped around your team within the booked format.

Spotting potential and talent
Coaching conversations for growth
Stretch assignments and delegation for development
Building development plans
Succession and retention

What’s included in your booking

Your booked time and format: Half day · Live online or face to face, agreed before booking · 6–8 delegates.
Included in every course: Interactive, facilitator-led learningLive, hands-on sessions built around practice and participation.
Group discussionsShared conversations about real situations, so people learn from each other as well as the facilitator.
Breakout exercisesSmall-group practice, role-play and problem-solving, online or in the room.
Take-away materialsCourse materials, tools and templates to use back at work.
Facilitated learning and practical application: The subject coverage, exercises and facilitator feedback described above, with space to connect the learning to relevant workplace situations. The workshop description sets out the specific plans, prompts or tools developed in this course.

Follow-up coaching, refresher sessions and additional delivery days are not automatic inclusions; any additions are agreed in your proposal. Travel, venue arrangements and any software licences are confirmed separately where relevant. Prices exclude VAT.

Outcomes

The capabilities delegates work towards through the training and practice:

Recognise potential in your team
Hold coaching conversations that grow people
Create meaningful development plans
Build a stronger succession pipeline

the next conversation is where it counts —

Take it back to work.

Choose a real situation where you want to apply the learning. Use it to turn an outcome into a manageable first step, then reflect on what changes.

Choose

Start with one priority: Recognise potential in your team.

Apply

Try the approach in a relevant task or conversation. Note what felt useful and what you would adapt.

Review

Reflect on what happened, seek feedback where appropriate and choose your next step. Follow-up support can be discussed separately.

Bring this topic to your next event

We can discuss adapting Developing Talent & Future Leaders into a keynote or large-group session, focusing on the themes most relevant to your audience. Depth, activities, timings and any follow-up depend on the format and package you choose; an event session is not a substitute for the full course.

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Course synopsis

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Key focus areas

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Bring the challenge your people want to work on. We'll shape a practical training workshop or coaching experience around it — with room to explore, practise and take a useful next step.

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