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The role of a Senior Leader has evolved.

Senior Leader Programme

Modern senior leaders face near impossible expectations. Deliver more with less. Transform while operating. Build the future while fixing today. Avoid modern detractors. We’ve cracked the code.

 

 

Senior leadership is changing. So should the development methods.

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Senior leaders are expected to deliver results. Yet 99% of senior leadership programmes teach complex analytical tools and abstract models with zero practical application. Virtual sessions. Generic assignments. Academic theories. All distraction, no impact, no results.

We’ve spent 20 years changing that. £60m+ in verified returns. 5000+ transformed senior leaders. Pioneering highly applicable senior leadership development that works in the real world.

Our Senior Leadership programme provides real tools and techniques applied directly to:

  • Deliver greater results, using your KPIs as success measures
  • Have meaningful impact on your teams, peers and stakeholders
  • Create headroom for growth by increasing your team’s capability and capacity
  • Build thriving performance cultures that retain and attract top talent
  • Develop commercial capability that adds value to your bottom line
  • Master presence and articulation in high-stakes situations
  • Solve your actual challenges with practical solutions
  • Navigate modern performance challenges

Real tools. Real application. Real results.

Forget theoretical frameworks. This programme will transform how you lead.

  • Eight Impact Workshops that change daily operations
  • 30+ electives targeting your specific challenges
  • 15+ Executive 1:1 coaching for your real situations
  • Live projects delivering immediate returns
  • Even the optional MBA uses your actual work, not academic case studies
  • Priority access to our Leadership Summit Series
  • Curated digital content

Built for leaders who build the future

Aspiring Senior Leaders
Step up from operations to strategy with practical capabilities, not theory

Level 5 Completers
If you have completed your Level 5, you are perfectly placed to continue your development at Level 7

Recently Promoted
Fill the real gaps in your toolkit, fast and effectively

Established Executives
Transform good results into exceptional performance with tools you’ll use tomorrow

Strategic Innovators
Get concrete methods to sculpt your organisation’s future

Impact Series Workshops

 

Eight workshops designed to solve real problems. 
No abstract models. No academic theories. Just practical tools for immediate application:

  • Lead with Impact. Build influence that moves actual results
  • Present with Impact. Win budgets and boardrooms with proven techniques
  • Team Impact. Multiply performance through practical methods
  • Commercial Impact. Think like owners, deliver like entrepreneurs
  • Personal Impact. Transform effectiveness with behavioural science
  • Negotiate with Impact. Close complex deals using field-tested strategies
  • Sustainability Impact. Drive lasting change beyond leadership transitions
  • Innovation Impact. Foster real innovation, not innovation theatre

Elective Workshops: Unlimited access. Zero waste.

Your programme includes unlimited access to 30+ elective workshops. Book as many as you need. Skip everything you don’t. Target your exact capability gaps with surgical precision. From handling that difficult performance conversation next week to understanding the financial levers driving your P&L. From leading the transformation that’s just been announced to building the innovation culture your CEO demands. Every elective solves a specific challenge with tools you’ll use immediately. No mandatory modules. No generic content. Just the development you actually need, when you need it.

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Delivered your way. Always practical.

Support that understands your reality

  • Facilitators who’ve actually led at senior levels
  • Coaches who know your sector’s real challenges
  • Dedicated Learner Manager ensuring seamless delivery
  • Peer networks facing identical pressures
  • Digital platform that works around your diary
  • No academic theorists. Just practitioners who’ve been where you are

Funded your way

Investment that pays for itself. We are in the unique position of being able to offer you a range of funding options for your senior leadership development, depending on size, scale, speed of deployment, location of participants etc.

  • Levy-funded:

    £14,000 Complete practical programme, funded through a specialised government apprenticeship levy

  • Commercially funded:

    Flexible options for rapid deployment

  • MBA top-up

    POA – Academic recognition for practical mastery

Average ROI

£4+ for every £1 invested. Because practical leadership development doesn’t cost – it pays.

Success Stories

Join 500+ senior leaders who chose practical over theoretical.

Next cohorts starting monthly throughout 2025. Choose when works for your reality, not our schedule.

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Levy funding ends 31 December 2025.

But the real urgency? Every day without practical tools is a day of missed opportunities. Your challenges need solutions now, not theories later.

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Real Leaders. Real Impact.

  • By applying what I learned, I’ve improved efficiency, boosted morale, expanded the team through a robust business case – and most importantly, we have reduced line safety incidents by 40%.

    Michael Knott

    Lead Competence Development Manager

    40%

    Decrease in Safety Incidents

  • The models I learned allowed me to implement a project which has opened up progression pathways, increased our quality and has led to a 29% increase in revenue on one particular account.

    Heather Sanders

    Operations Director

    29%

    Increase in Revenue

  • My programme has given me greater focus on the overall impact – helping me network with key stakeholders, break through blockers and implement change nationally.

    Anthony Davies

    Operations Manager

  • Since starting my programme with Fuel, I’ve been promoted into a new role. I’ve unlocked new skills and understand myself better – so I can give the business the best version of me.

    Chris Murphy

    Area Sales Manager

  • Learning to adapt my leadership, has had a big impact. Our attrition has decreased from 40% to 14%.

    James Clay

    Buseiness Director

    65%

    Reduction in Attrition Rate

One question matters:

Are you ready for development that actually works when you’re back at your desk? 

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