The leadership accelerator

Being a leader isn’t just about running projects or fixing problems - it’s about creating a culture of improvement, empowering your teams, and relentlessly focusing on value for your customers and service users.

From our work with social purpose organisations, we see that the best leaders:

• Spend their time where it counts - supporting their people, coaching, and “going and seeing” what’s really happening. 

• Drive performance through clarity - using metrics, visual management, and structured problem-solving to tackle root causes. 

• Create an engaged culture - where staff feel trusted, supported, and motivated to improve whilst remaining steadfastly focused on value and 'why' their team and services exist. 

Curious how you measure up? 

Take our free Continuous Improvement (CI) Leaders Self-Assessment to see where your leadership strengths lie and where to focus your development next.