Leadership Development in Beaconsfield | Valerie Wark Associates

Leadership Development Programmes

The purpose of Leadership Development Programmes is to develop leaders who can deliver success for the organisation, clients, customers and society.

My experience is that in most organisations this clarity is missing and that programmes are a “corporate sheep dip”, Good design is critical for ensuring a return on investment. And for contributing to the development and retention of talented individuals.

Programmes need to be closely aligned to the organisations vision and values and have active sponsorship from the top. They also need to ensure a balance between challenge and reflection. Reflective learning is sadly missing from the skill set of many Leaders.

Every programme I design is highly tailored to an individual client. That said I do have a recipe of essential ingredients.

It has to be aligned to the corporate strategy
It has to be inward looking and generate for individuals a sense of belonging to their team/organisation
It has to be outward looking, aligned to the changing needs of society, clients and customers…new ways of thinking and behaving.
It has to be curious. What if…??
It has to be creative and generate new and improved ways of thinking.

It has to be based on theories and models that make a difference.
It has to manage the energy of the group to maximise learning.
It has to be challenging.
It has to be fun!
It has to be so good, that there is a queue of people demanding a place on the next programme.
It has to deliver what it set out to achieve.

I have had the pleasure to work with Valerie on a number of occasions. This has ranged from conference speaking, where she has been the keynote speaker to an audience of over 120 senior leaders, working upon our leadership programme with middle and senior managers and working with our five strong executive team. Valerie is hugely knowledgeable, both in terms of breadth and depth in the field of leadership, providing academic underpinning and mixing this with a heavy dose of pragmatism, real life and political astuteness. Valerie is hugely engaging, inspiring, energizing presenter and facilitator and is always focused on translatable actions into the workplace to make a real difference. Valerie is highly recommended!

Ian Blachford HR Director

Leadership Development

Leadership Development Programmes

Every programme I design is highly tailored to an individual client. That said I do have a recipe of essential ingredients.

It has to be aligned to the corporate strategy

It has to be inward looking and generate for individuals a sense of belonging to their team/organisation

It has to be outward looking, aligned to the changing needs of society, clients and customers…new ways of thinking and behaving.

It has to be curious. What if…??

It has to be creative and generate new and improved ways of thinking.

It has to be based on theories and models that make a difference.

It has to manage the energy of the group to maximise learning.

It has to be challenging.

It has to be fun!

It has to be so good, that there is a queue of people demanding a place on the next programme.

It has to deliver what it set out to achieve.

Call us to discuss further on 01494 670 509 or use our contact form by clicking the button below

Call us to discuss further on 01494 670 509
or use our contact form by clicking the button below