The ideal participant:

1) Has ambition to take their career to the next level, be that in their current role or in a future role. You want to shine in the workplace and be seen as someone with leadership potential. You do not have to have achieved the title of Manger yet. If you have the drive to develop into your next leadership role, the programme is for you.

2) Have an interest in people. You want to learn to get the best out of people, encourage people and empower people – including yourself.

3) Is concerned that effective leadership requires you to be brash, aggressive or forceful and you do not identify with these traits. You are kind and compassionate and want to learn ways of connecting with people that mean you are respected for being nice, without being seen as weak.

4) Is willing to share your experience throughout this process and understand that going through challenges with the support of peers will help you to grow. 

5) Is open to answering questions about the challenges you are facing with a coach in a secure and safe way. You are excited about unblocking the things that are preventing you from being confident.

We are only running one programme in 2024 which is in Birmingham, UK.

We appreciate this may not suit everyone.

We chose a Birmingham city centre location as its in the middle of the country, making it geographically central for our northern and southern participants. The venue is in the city centre, within a hotel, next to a car park  and with strong public transport links. Birmingham is also easily accessed by the motorway network.

The in-person training days are Wednesday and Thursday so travel will not eat into your precious weekend time.

If Birmingham really does not work for you, please email hayley@compassionateleaders.co.uk to have a conversation about next year's location or delivering this programme in house.

Coaching is a conversation where your coach, (or multiple people in group coaching scenarios) ask you questions to help you solve a problem. It’s an opportunity for you to talk with someone impartial.

A coach may not know your specific job role, must remain unbiased, and cannot lead you to a particular conclusion as a mentor might. Instead, your coach will ask you questions that help you to dig below the surface and provide opportunity for reflection.

In the first session, you’ll identify and explore a goal, whether that be a personal, professional or a goal for your team, and work to achieve this goal together.

Your coach will hold you accountable to achieving your goal, help you play to your strengths, help you feel positively about yourself and your skills, and challenge you to ensure you’re on the right journey of development, and are aiming to achieve the right goals for you.

Coaching conversations are an hour and your coach will keep the conversation on track if needed, or help you to follow your thoughts.

One-to-one and Group Coaching calls will take place via Zoom. You will receive the link to zoom meetings once you are enrolled on the programme.

If you’d like, you can opt for your one-to-one coaching calls to be recorded and sent to you afterwards. Just let Hayley know at the start of your session.

Please sit in a quiet place, where you will not be disturbed, and where you’re unlikely to be overheard.

Rome wasn’t built in a day! Confidence is a skill you learn, not something that develops overnight. By getting to know each other we can best tailor the programme to meet your goals and flex the support you get in coaching to meet you where you are at.

Coaching is about setting goals and taking steps towards them. Years of doing this has shown Hayley, the programme’s author and facilitator, that the best results come by way of building your relationship together over time, and gradually implementing the lessons bit by bit. Building rapport, trust and understanding grows the more time you spend together.

In addition, we don't want this experience to be a tick-box training course. You need to time to embed the learning and implement the lessons in the real world - you'll do lots of learning between sessions as well as in them!

No. Absolutely not.

Hayley will ensure you’re in groups with people you do not know. Hayley believes it’s important that you feel challenged, not terrified!

Unless you’re the founder, CEO or budget-holder of your organisation, you can seek clearance from the relevant people by:

• Linking them to this website page.
• Requesting to have a conversation about your development.
• Dedicating a regular one-to-one to discussing your growth.
• Articulating how attending this programme could benefit the team and organisation.
• Show them a 10 minute video explaining The Compassionate Leadership Accelerator and the benefits. Just email hayley@compassionateleaders.co.uk to request the link.

As much or as little as you want.

The Compassionate Leadership Accelerator programme is really powerful, sometimes emotional, and ultimately life changing. It feels incredible to have your fears validated by peers and brilliant when you can celebrate successes. You may just make lifelong friends!

You won’t be pressured to share anything, at any time throughout the programme, but we do encourage you to find your comfort zone and play with it!

The ILM Level 5 in Leadership Management qualification requires you to receive core learning on the topics included within this programme and then “prove” your learning through assessments.

Assessment is via taking part in group work, individual information sharing, written assessment and taking part in group coaching. Full information on these assessments will be provided on enrolment, and Hayley and her team will support you through every step of the journey.

In an ideal world you'd be able to attend all the sessions to get the most out of the experience - but we appreciate life happens and things come up!

You will have access to all the core learning in pre-recorded format via the e-learning portal so will not miss any key information. You can use your coaching sessions to support this if needed.

We will do everything we can to help you "catch up".

The venue is the Hilton Garden Inn in Brindley Place, Birmingham.  It is within a hotel and right next to a car park. The full address is 1 Brunswick Square, Birmingham B1 2HW. The training room has lots of natural light and Brindley Place is a lovely area of Birmingham to explore, with galleries, restaurants and canal - its where Peaky Blinders was filmed!

The venue is walking distance from Birmingham New Street train station. Full details will be provided on booking, including travel information, parking discounts and catering information.

The venue is accessible by wheelchair and has a hearing loop. Full information will be updated imminently. 

As our company name (Compassionate Leaders) would suggest, we are committed to meet any accessibility needs you may have. Please let us know if you require content in a certain format e.g. large print, coloured paper. We will work with you to make the programme accessible.

Everything is included apart from your travel, parking and accommodation.

The easiest accommodation will be at the venue (Hilton Garden Inn, Brindley Place) - you can book via booking.com here.

There are also other hotels within close walking distance if you search for Brindley Place, Birmingham. Brindley Place is a lovely area of Birmingham to visit, close to lots of restaurants.

During the Birmingham training days all food and refreshments are provided.