Outstanding Leadership

Nine breakfast workshop modules aimed at delivering the latest cutting edge thinking to the nonprofit sector

Key information

Start date
8 October 2024
Format
Online
Fees
£849pp

Programme Dates

  • Module 1: Understanding Outstanding Leadership - Tuesday 8 October 2024
  • Module 2: Coaching for Performance -  Tuesday 19 November 2024
  • Module 3: Vision and Values to Facilitate Collaboration- Tuesday 3 December 2024
  • Module 4: Leading Change- Thursday 9 January 2025
  • Module 5: Communication- Tuesday 11 February 2025
  • Module 6: Culture- Thursday 13 March 2025
  • Module 7: Motivating Yourself and Others- Thursday 24 April 2025
  • Module 8: Wellbeing and Resilience- Tuesday 20 May 2025
  • Module 9: High Performing Teams- Thursday 19 June 2025

All modules will be run online via Zoom and will commence at 08:45 and conclude by 10:45.

*Programme Costs

Rate for nonprofit organisations:

For those from a non-profit organisation wishing to attend, the fee is £849. This will include a deposit which is paid to secure you place on the programme (£215) and then you will be invoiced the remaining amount (£634) approximately a month before the programme starts.

Colleagues taking the programme together develop a shared experience and approach to leadership which maximises the benefits for their organisation. For bookings of three or more people from the same nonprofit organisation, a special rate of £749 per person is offered. Full details of each person will need to be provided on a booking form and payment for multiple bookings will be by invoice. Please contact us at CCE@city.ac.uk to arrange.

The Outstanding Leadership programme 2024-25 is now open for bookings. You can either pay via invoice or if you would like to pay up front please visit our e-store.

Rate for for-profit organisations:

For those from a for-profit organisation wishing to attend, the fee is £1,250pp.

The Outstanding Leadership programme is now open for bookings, if you are from a for-profit organisation and wish to attend please visit our e-store.

Please read our cancellation policy.

Who Should Attend

Outstanding Leadership is aimed at leaders and managers in the nonprofit sector who want to explore the challenges and responsibilities of leadership, examine and develop their own leadership style and think about their impact and influence.

Previous attendees have included: CEOs, head of departments, directors and managers.

If you have any questions about whether this programme is suitable for you, please email CCE@city.ac.uk.

Individual Module Bookings

Bookings for individual modules of the Outstanding Leadership series 2024/25 are possible where numbers allow, at a cost of £99 per module.

Please note that these modules are a part of a series and references to previous modules may be made in the individual modules you attend.

Individual bookings for this programme are now open.

Why choose our Outstanding Leadership breakfast series?

Leadership does not happen in a vacuum and each module in this series will be viewed through the lens of our current circumstances. This is an interactive series and participants are encouraged to share the real challenges and opportunities they face as we work together through each stage of the programme.

Leadership requires a range of skills and experience, but now more than ever there is a focus on the ‘softer skills’ of leadership. The Outstanding Leadership programme reflects this and focuses on the human and relational aspect of leadership, as well as promoting agility and adaptability in organisations.

Each module in this online series will provoke your thinking by sharing relevant models, frameworks and research. These will be explored in plenary and discussed in small groups to reflect on how you might make use of them in your organisation.

"I have found the Outstanding Leadership programme an inspiration. For developing leaders it has helped me to think bigger, aim higher and focus on what really matters in leadership."

- Joe Lowther, CEO, Kick London

Benefits to you

  • Focus on your personal leadership development in an ongoing, supportive group of peers
  • Discover new approaches to help you make progress with your current workplace challenges
  • Broaden your support network by developing relationships with others in similar roles
  • Take advantage of an individual coaching session with one of the programme leads
  • Explore models to reinforce and develop your leadership practice.

Benefits to your organisation

  • Explore the elements that enable a team to work cohesively and perform well
  • Enhance your ability to communicate effectively with your team and to lead with confidence
  • Explore leadership models and techniques which will directly apply to your organisation
  • Opportunities for industry networking.

A nourishing and supportive place for me to reflect on my own leadership and how I can improve. I really recommend this course.

- Victoria Tolmie-Loverseed, Assistant CEO, Unipol Student Homes

Programme leaders

Maggie Smith is the co-founder of, and course lead for, the Outstanding Leadership programme, teaching alongside Simon Laurie. Both are expert facilitators and coaches who bring a wealth of experience to delivering this essential programme.