Emerging Talent Accelerator

Turning potential into performance

Organisations are increasingly looking to accelerate the readiness of emerging talent. They need people who can contribute quickly, work effectively across teams and functions, and take ownership in environments where priorities shift rapidly.

The Emerging Talent Accelerator is a highly experiential 2.5-day leadership experience delivered from Kelsick, Impact's Global Centre for Experiential Learning, in the heart of the Lake District.

Participants learn alongside peers, stepping outside of their usual environment to develop the judgement, initiative and leadership behaviours that organisations need from their future talent.

Why this programme?

The Accelerator programme helps organisations tackle some of their biggest business challenges.

Creating meaningful development opportunities that demonstrate investment in people and strengthen long-term commitment to the organisation.

Building the confidence and capability to collaborate across teams, navigate ambiguity and add value quickly in unfamiliar situations.

Helping emerging talent move beyond following process to taking responsibility, communicating effectively and acting with confidence when the answer is not obvious.

What makes this different?

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Many development programmes focus on knowledge. This programme focuses on experience.

Through carefully designed challenges and facilitated reflection, participants are placed into real leadership moments where they must take initiative, work with others, make decisions with incomplete information and understand the impact they have on those around them.

Nature provides a powerful learning environment. It is unfiltered, consequence-driven and honest, creating the conditions for deeper reflection, stronger relationships and lasting learning.

Participants do not simply discuss leadership. They experience it.

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The Experience

The Emerging Talent Accelerator is a fully facilitated immersive journey combining:

Experiential, consequential leadership challenges

Peer consulting on real workplace challenges

Cross-company networking and collaboration

Exposure to new perspectives and ways of thinking

Expert facilitation and coaching throughout

Practical application and action planning

The experience creates the space for emerging talent to step back, gain perspective and build the confidence to lead with greater clarity, ownership and impact.

The detail

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Who is this programme for? Graduates, apprentices, early-career professionals and identified emerging talent

How long does it last? 2.5-day residential experience

Where is it? Kelsick Global Centre for Experiential Learning, Lake District

How will it be run? As an open programme with participants from multiple organisations, or dedicated cohort experiences for larger groups

What is the investment? £950 + VAT** per participant, including facilitation, activities, accommodation and full board

**based on cohorts of 20 in January and February 2027

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