Lead forward: scalable leadership journeys

How to scale leadership capability

You've got a challenge. You need to upskill a large proportion of your leaders, but you can't take them away from their workplace for the learning. You need a virtual solution. But although traditional online solutions have the advantage of removing geographical barriers and ensuring consistent learning experiences across global teams - the learning doesn't stick and is often forgotten.

You don't want to compromise quality. And that's where Impact comes in. We’ve drawn on over four decades of expertise in delivering award-winning leadership solutions to create a suite of immersive, 8 or 12-week online programmes. These journeys are designed to be deployed simply, flexibly, and cost-effectively - at scale, to leaders anywhere in the world.

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Transform leadership capability at scale

Lead Forward are carefully curated, leadership journeys. They are designed for organisations that want to develop leaders at scale, strengthen engagement, and build capability to thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. These journeys take the best of our experiential learning approach and deliver it in an 8- or 12-week format that’s immersive, practical, and impactful.

Lead Forward combines:

Virtual-first learning experiences, utilising digital tools for flexibility, accessibility, and scale.
Practical, hands-on experiences that apply directly to real-world challenges.
Live virtual sessions and collaborative exercises that embed learning directly into the flow of work.

Lead Forward brings together eight dynamic leadership journeys: three focused on critical topics shaping leadership today, and five designed for leaders at every stage of their development and ambition.

Keep scrolling for more information about each programme.

Leading AI transformation

Lead Forward: Leading AI Transformation
Empowering leaders to navigate and shape the AI-driven future.

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping every aspect of business - from operations and decision-making to culture and customer experience. This programme equips leaders to confidently lead through AI transformation, ensuring they can harness its potential while managing the human impact.

What you’ll focus on:

Understanding the AI landscape and its implications for leadership
Accelerating AI integration at personal, functional, and strategic levels
Driving cultural and behavioural shifts to create an AI-ready organisation
Balancing innovation with ethics, trust, and human-centred leadership

Outcomes

What it looks like:

Over 8 weeks, leaders will cover four core themes through four live virtual experiences (3 hours each), four circle meetings (1 hour each), and 16+ application activities. Lead Forward: Leading AI Transformation is designed for cohorts of around 50 participants.

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Dialogue for change

Lead Forward: Dialogue for change
Harness the power of conversation to transform organisations and people.

In an era of complexity and constant change, dialogue is more than talk - it’s a catalyst for progress. This programme equips leaders with the skills to create meaningful conversations that unlock insight, build trust, and drive transformation.

What you’ll focus on:

The art of enquiry: asking the questions that matter
Extreme listening: hearing beyond words to uncover real meaning
The invisible power of dialogue: shaping culture and influencing outcomes
Using dialogue to navigate conflict, inspire collaboration, and lead change

Outcomes

Understand the role that dialogue plays in making change happen
Transform your relationships through the power of your conversations
Interact with people, events and information in entirely new ways
Support others to make transformational changes

What it looks like:

Over 8 weeks, leaders will cover four core themes through four live virtual experiences (3 hours each), four circle meetings (1 hour each), and 16+ application activities. Lead Forward: Dialogue for change is designed for cohorts of around 50 participants.

Making hybrid work

Lead Forward: Make hybrid work
Lead dispersed teams with confidence and create a culture of performance and innovation.

Hybrid working is causing all kinds of challenges. This programme equips leaders to navigate the complexities of hybrid work, ensuring teams remain engaged, aligned, and high-performing wherever they are.

What you’ll focus on:

Leading dispersed and shifting teams with confidence
Generating commitment and trust across virtual and physical spaces
Driving performance and innovation in a constantly evolving work environment
Building inclusive practices that sustain collaboration and wellbeing

Outcomes

What it looks like:

Over 8 weeks, leaders will cover four core themes through four live virtual experiences (3 hours each), four circle meetings (1 hour each), and 16+ application activities. Lead Forward: Make hybrid work is designed for cohorts of around 50 participants.

Lead Forward for every stage of leadership

Programmes specifically shaped for leaders at all stages of their development and ambition.

Lead Forward: Aspiring leaders
For those ready to take the first step into leadership.
Focus: Building self-awareness, recognising leadership potential, and developing the knowledge and confidence to lead.

Lead Forward: First-line leaders
For new managers stepping up to lead people and performance.
Focus: Creating a high performing team, coaching and challenging, and the three conversations needed for effective people management.

Lead Forward: Mid-level leaders
For experienced leaders driving impact across functions.
Focus: Translating strategy into action, influencing beyond boundaries, fostering innovation, and leading other leaders.

Lead Forward: Senior leaders
For those shaping culture and navigating complexity.
Focus: Leading through global fragility and change, managing dispersed structures, and creating sustainable, human-centred cultures in the AI age.

Lead Forward: Indirect leaders
For experts who lead through influence rather than authority.
Focus: Building emotional intelligence and empathy, leading networks and projects, and developing a strong personal presence.

What it looks like:

These programmes run over 12 weeks, covering six core themes through six live virtual experiences (3 hours each), six circle meetings (1 hour each), and 24+ application activities, designed for cohorts of around 50 participants.