Course overview.
Drawing on Kotter's eight-stage model, the more recent research on change leadership (Heath brothers' Switch, Beer and Nohria's Theory E/Theory O), and case studies from successful and unsuccessful UK transformation efforts. The day focuses heavily on the leadership communication craft that holds a change effort together when the energy starts to drain.
Who it's for.
Senior executives, transformation directors, programme sponsors, and senior PMO leaders accountable for major change programmes. Particularly useful at the awkward middle of a change effort — when initial enthusiasm has worn off and the harder work of sustained execution has just become visible.
What you'll learn.
Diagnosis and the case for change
Reading organisational readiness, identifying the change archetype you're actually facing, and constructing the case for change at the level of evidence that a senior team will actually act on. The diagnostic disciplines that prevent change leadership from becoming a series of confident-sounding initiatives that quietly miss the target.
Narrative architecture and through-cycle communication
The story-telling architecture that holds a multi-year change effort together — strategic narrative design, the cadence and structure of executive communication, the techniques for maintaining credibility when delivery is slower than promised, and the language of honest leadership through the messy middle.
Sustaining the effort beyond the launch
The leadership behaviours that distinguish change programmes that take hold from ones that quietly regress — early-win management, coalition expansion, structural reinforcement, and the executive practice of keeping the change on the strategic agenda when the next quarter's results have moved everyone's attention.
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This course is fully fundable through ReACT+.
If you've been made redundant or are facing redundancy in Wales, the Welsh Government's ReACT+ scheme can fund up to £1,500 toward this course — plus childcare, travel and accommodation expenses. We'll handle the application.
Benefits of Attending This Course
Enhance your strategic leadership capability and learn how to develop high-performing teams that deliver outstanding results. Build practical skills in vision setting, team development, communication and performance management to lead successfully in a changing business environment.
Ascent Training Wales · Bridgend.
Our conference room is purpose-built for effective training — bright, modern, and fully equipped for workshops, seminars and accredited sessions.
Llynfi Enterprise CentreHeol Ty Gwyn Industrial Estate
Maesteg, Bridgend, CF34 0BQ
Develop Strategic Leadership and High-Performance Teams
Lead with Strategic Vision
Learn how to create a clear direction, align team objectives with organisational goals and make confident decisions in complex environments.
Create High-Performing Teams
Develop the skills to build trust, encourage collaboration and motivate individuals to achieve exceptional team performance.
Drive Organisational Excellence
Gain practical leadership approaches to improve accountability, manage change effectively and deliver sustainable business success.
Common questions.
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Our Bridgend venue is purpose-built for working learning — bright, modern, configurable for cohorts of four to twelve, with quality AV throughout and free parking right outside.
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