Authentic Leader Open Courses

Our Authentic Leader Level 3 programme is designed for those aspiring and rising stars who are currently in a team leading or supervisory role looking to move into a more senior position or first-time managers that are looking to develop their confidence, knowledge and skillset.

Our Authentic Leader Level 5 programme provides a broader outlook of the organisation. This programme is designed for experienced managers, helping them to build on their skills and experience, improve performance of their teams/projects and prepare for senior management responsibilities. Examples of suitable roles could be Operations Managers, Project Managers, Senior Managers etc – they may be responsible for large and diverse teams and/or complex projects that require cross departmental collaboration.

If you need any support deciding which programme would be suitable, please contact our friendly team.

Organisational Benefits

• Build a Leadership Pipeline: Create a crucial leadership pipeline through supporting first time managers, team leaders and supervisors right through to senior leadership.
• Cultivate a Strategic Outlook: Empower your leaders to influence and execute strategic change, as well as day to day management of their teams.
• Enhance Organisational Performance: Equip your managers with the skills to motivate and engage their teams and wider departments, leading to increased productivity, collaboration and innovation.
• Attract & Retain Top Talent: Build a culture of authenticity and inclusivity that attracts high-performing individuals from diverse backgrounds and retains an engaged, passionate and loyal workforce.
• Adapt & Succeed in a Changing World: Develop adaptable and resilient leaders who can navigate evolving industry landscapes and drive organisational success.
• Increased Trust and Collaboration: Leaders gain the skills to build strong relationships, manage change effectively, fostering a unified and supportive work environment for all.
• Unlocking Individual Potential: By guiding leaders through a self-discovery process, Authentic Leader helps them align personal aspirations with organisational goals, achieving peak performance for both individuals and the organisation.

Participant Benefits

• Understand more about themselves and their leadership style, to embrace authenticity and resilience
• Understand more about their diverse teams and how to motivate them, creating an inclusive approach to management
• Build a clear future focus and development plan, supporting their own progression as well as their wider teams
• Become more effective communicators, including assertiveness and influencing at different levels
• Create more awareness of organisational dynamics and culture, and how this can be impacted and sustained
• At level 5 in particular, gain a more strategic understanding of how to impact the wider organisation, projects and teams through authentic leadership
• Develop practical tools and techniques to overcome challenges, maximise new opportunities and embrace change
• Gain a recognised certificate in leadership, with optional ILM accreditation

Our accessible open programmes are delivered online by one of our industry experienced experts who bring the course to life. The interactive workshops will engage participants in a variety of topics and exercises, as well as encourage idea sharing and networking, which last long after the programme has finished.

The core programme is delivered over 4 half day workshops, spread over 1 month. The full programme with optional ILM module is delivered over 7 half day workshops (inclusive of the core programme) over 2 months. You can see the format and dates for our upcoming programmes by downloading our brochure.

There will be some elements of work between workshops to embed knowledge and develop skills learned during the programme, and this will be captured on our learner management system. For those completing the optional ILM module for their respective course, this will form the portfolio work to be assessed for the accreditation. This means that we ensure learning is embedded, with clear, measurable outcomes.

The cost of the programme will depend on if participants will attend the core programme or will attend the full programme which includes the optional ILM qualifying module. You can see the relevant costs for each of the levels below;

• Level 3 Core Programme – £695 per participant
• Level 3 Core Programme & ILM – £1,295 per participant
• Level 5 Core Programme – £795 per participant
• Level 5 Core Programme & ILM – £1,495 per participant

Prices do not include VAT. Places can be booked and paid on our website through our booking form below, or you can speak to our friendly team for assistance.

Springboard Consultancy have been delivering personal and professional development courses to organisations and individuals for more than 35 years, having now supported over 250,000 participants across 48 countries.

CQM Training & Consultancy have been delivering business focussed solutions in continuous improvement and leadership development for more than 30 years, having now supported over 1,000 organisations and created in excess of £100m of annualised cost savings through delegate projects that have been delivered within their employer’s operations, in 2024 alone.

Our unique Authentic Leader brings the best of this personal development expertise and a skills-based approach in a collaboration between sister companies Springboard Consultancy and CQM Training & Consultancy to empower current and future leaders to thrive with real, practical knowledge and skills that are embedded over the short and long term.

Authentic leadership is important at all levels, from team leader and middle manager levels through to more strategic senior leadership positions.  

Often first-time managers aren’t equipped with the personal development and team management skills needed to succeed, perhaps instead earning their position through technical knowledge and hard work. Building trust and loyalty amongst colleagues will be important, and authentic leadership will help managers to understand more about themselves and their leadership style. 

For more senior leaders, it is how collectively the team(s) can work together to achieve success, and how they as leaders can engage, motivate and promote a positive organisational culture.  

Anyone can become a successful and effective authentic leader. To be authentic requires self-awareness, alignment with values, emotional intelligence, and an openness to growth.  

Most leadership training courses will take a more skills-based approach, using management techniques for certain situations, whereas authentic leadership will look within the person, supporting them to develop personally and professionally as a leader, staying true to themselves. 

By practicing behaviours consistently, such as practicing having open conversations, taking a balanced approach to diverse perspectives or taking time for critical self-reflection, individuals can cultivate authentic leadership skills that make a lasting impact on their teams and wider organisations.