Leadership Development Program
A tailored leadership development program helps people build the confidence and skills to lead effectively. At HW Leadership Consultancy, we design bespoke leadership development programmes that equip emerging and established leaders to inspire their teams, improve performance and achieve lasting success.
About
Our Founder Heather Whitehead
Heather has over two decades experience leading in the justice sector, as a Prison Group Director, Governor and Director of a private prison. Trained in Psychology, Heather is an accomplished leader and incident commander, with expertise in people and culture leadership, behaviour management, risk management, operational excellence, contingency planning and crisis management. She has led on commissioning and contract management of outsourced services in prisons, solution development, and mobilisation of a large prison contract. Heather is passionate about helping leaders reach their potential and is an experienced coach, mentor and trainer. Heather specialised in working with children and young people in custody and is committed to supporting children to overcome adversity and achieve their potential.
Who We Work With
Leadership Development Workshops and Training
All too often great people are promoted because someone sees their potential; but they are then left to sink or swim. At HW Leadership Consultancy we believe in nurturing talent and potential leaders so they feel ready to step into their new role with confidence.
Whether you are looking to support your potential leaders with an introduction to leadership skills, or you are a CEO pulling together a fresh team, we can design and deliver training and development programmes to meet your needs.
The Impact:
Building leadership capability at every level will create a confident, well equipped group of staff ready to step into their next role with impact. Training and development in critical areas such as motivating teams, managing change, critical thinking and conflict resolution will build a resilient and capable leadership team who create a positive
and high performing culture.
Executive and Senior Level Coaching
Great managers and specialists do not automatically make great leaders, but the good news is that leadership skills can be leaned and developed. We work with leaders and leadership teams to increase insight into strengths, create personalised development plans and to bring accountability for their personal development.
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We support CEOs and MDs through their knottiest
challenges, creating the space for reflection,
feedback and purposeful action. We design and facilitate coaching workshops to build strategic alignment, harness the collective strengths of the team and drive performance through a learning culture.
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Partnering with our clients we become an extension of your team, bringing the value of independence, support and challenge to drive your strategic planning, understand and embed lessons learned, and develop plans that will deliver on your priorities. We will be your biggest cheerleader and the grit in your oyster - whatever you need to get the job done.
Client Testimonials
Below are testimonials from past and current clients, press the arrows to read more.
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Matt Bullard HMPPS, G4S
Services
Our services are tailored to you and your organisation. Our core services are below but we can build customised solutions to meet your needs, so please get in touch
Guest speaking and lecturing
Whether it is a keynote speech at an event, a seminar with students ; or a session on the purpose of prisons and what it is like to work in prisons, we can do it. As experienced commissioners and contract managers in the prison service we can also share this and our operational experiences with your teams.
Incident and Crisis Management
We specialise in critical incident management and can deliver awareness sessions or training to your teams. Whether it is a loss of essential services that could affect any business, a reputationally damaging incident or a critical incident that disrupts your operations we can help you prepare and manage these incidents with as little disruption as possible and with a comprehensive risk management approach.
Solution Development and Mobilisation
We offer solution development and bid/proposal review services to increase success. We also provide mobilisation support to ensure that successful bids lead to successful service delivery. We support organisations to mobilise contracts within a justice context, ensuring operational impact.
Services
Our services are tailored to you and your organisation. Our core services are below but we can build customised solutions to meet your needs, so please get in touch
Coaching for individuals and teams
Our bespoke leadership development opportunities are designed to help leaders at all levels enhance their skills and reach full potential. Our services provide a combination of training and coaching to develop effective leaders and teams who are aligned to your vision and mission. We offer programmes for aspiring leaders and for those looking to progress in addition to our executive coaching services.
Strategy, Delivery and Business Development
We specialise in strategy, delivery, and business development to help you turn your vision into reality. We consult, provide interim roles and project management to give you that extra capacity within your teams. With our justice expertise we can strengthen your networks and business development plans.
Creating a great place to work
Having worked in a male dominated operational environment, we are passionate advocates of female senior leaders. By establishing a positive culture that values and embraces differences, you can foster creativity, innovation, and collaboration. We deliver culture web and setting sessions to help you to create a place where people can bring themselves to work and all colleagues can thrive