Evolving Leadership Programme 2025

The Insurance Institute of Leeds (IIL) is offering you the chance to join a course specifically designed to help you develop and enhance your Leadership Skills.

We are looking for people who are at the start or in the middle of their own leadership development and who have a strong desire to develop personally. The programme offers a limited number of places which will be offered following consideration of received applications.

The Evolving Leadership Programme will be run by Highridge HR Consultancy who have in-depth experience of delivering high quality leadership and development programmes.

This programme has been developed with the intention that attendees will take part in the entire set of modules and therefore develop themselves throughout, whilst gaining a better understanding of how to put these learning principles into action.

The programme will consist of the following:

• One hour introduction to the programme (online).
• The following half day interactive sessions. Please note that that these sessions will run face to face from 9am to 1pm at The Novotel, Whitehall Quay, Leeds. However the final two sessions on Presentation Skills will run together as a full day from 9am till 5pm.
  • Building a Strong and Successful Team - 9th September 2025 (am)
  • Coaching & Feedback - 24th September 2025 (am)
  • Managing Hybrid Teams / Interviewing Techniques - 22nd October 2025 (am)
  • Communication and Difficult Conversations - 5th November 2025 (am)
  • Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging - 25th November 2025 (am)
  • Emotional Intelligence and Assertiveness – 16th December 2025 (am)
  • Personal Branding and DISC Management – 7th January 2026 (am)
  • Effective Presentations – 14th January 2026 (am)
  • Presentation Delivery – 14th January 2026 (pm)
• All delegates will receive Workplace and Management profiles which will be incorporated into the programme and 2 individual coaching sessions.
• A Coaching Call to run through any concerns/areas of development.
• Successful delegates will also be invited to attend the Annual Dinner of the Insurance Institute of Leeds in February 2026 when they will be presented with their graduation certificates.

The course is scheduled to start on Tuesday 3^rd September 2025 with a one hour initial online Teams call, with subsequent sessions running face-to-face on the set dates shown, with a break over Christmas and New Year. The last module is due to finish on 14^th January 2026.

The sessions will be challenging, interactive and inspiring. They will help delegates to learn best practice in Leadership and Management, client care and solving problems. There will be continuity with application between sessions to maintain momentum and to enable attendees to build on their experience throughout the programme.

Delegates will be given supporting notes and checklists to use as practical guidelines in day-to-day work and some time will be devoted in each session to allow the group to discuss the real life situations experienced (thus enabling sharing of ideas/suggested improvements).

With numbers limited to a maximum of 14 delegates we will require a strong commitment from members. Please complete the attached application form to outline why we should consider you for a place.

Entry Criteria and Costs:

• The course is primarily for Insurance Institute of Leeds and PFS members (including Harrogate). If you want to be considered and are not a member of our Institute then please outline further details (and bear in mind that the course will operate Face to Face within Leeds).
• You can work in any area of the insurance/Financial Services profession.
• This application should be supported by your line manager and employer, however if they don't, please explain how you will overcome this hurdle.
• IIL will pay for the training sessions and associated materials in full.
• If you miss more than 2 planned sessions without reasonable explanation then the IIL reserve the right to make a charge of £50 for each session missed.

Points to Consider:

• You need to be serious and committed to taking part in this programme. We are only taking a small number of people on this course and want them all to benefit fully.
• There are a maximum of 14 places available. You are expected to attend all of the sessions and dates are given in advance for these. We fully appreciate that you will have a busy job and life, but these dates will not be rearranged.
• All courses will be held in Leeds at a The Novotel, Whitehall Quay, Leeds.
• The programme will start on 3^rd September 2025.

How to enter:

1. Check that you meet the entry criteria and contact us if unsure about anything.
2. Complete the application form
3. Email it to leedsinstitute@cii.co.uk or rossdavid@sky.com

Please make sure that all of your details are completed so that we can contact you.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 31^st July 2025.

Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 8^th August 2025.

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