Compare Leadership Development Programmes
Leadership development covers structured programmes that build leadership and management capability, from first-time managers and emerging leaders through to the executive team. Delivery ranges from open courses and cohort programmes to fully bespoke in-house design, in person, virtual or blended.
Most corporate training spend goes on developing managers and leaders. Compare leadership and management development programmes across the UK by accreditation, programme type, seniority served, sector experience and independent ratings. For an overview of the types of leadership training company in the market, see our buying guide below.
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EY Lane4 (formerly Lane4, founded 1995 by Olympic swimmer Adrian Moorhouse; acquired by EY in 2021) is a UK performance and leadership consultancy within EY's People Advisory Services, specialising in leadership development, team effectiveness, and high-performance culture programmes.
Performance Consultants International was co-founded by Sir John Whitmore and is the originator of the GROW coaching model, one of the most widely used frameworks in coaching. It delivers executive and leadership coaching, coach training and leadership development programmes to organisations internationally, and its "Coaching for Performance" certification is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (Level 1 on the ICF register). Its emphasis is performance and organisational culture rather than personal-development coaching.
Starbuck & Associates is a Lincolnshire-based coaching and leadership development firm, winner of the National Coaching Awards Coaching Business of the Year 2025 and a certified B Corp. Their team of ICF Master Certified Coaches (MCCs), placing them in the top 4% of coaches globally, delivers CEO and executive coaching, team coaching, NED coaching, and accelerating women in leadership programmes. ICF accredited coach training is delivered under The Coaching Craft brand, with ACC (ICF Level 1) and PCC (ICF Level 2) routes and an MCC route on a waiting list. ELCAS funding is available for service leavers. Rated Excellent on Trustpilot, with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification.
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UK leadership development company running a real-life behavioural-experimentation programme (not a classroom or e-learning course) grounded in positive psychology, built around "Buddy Groups" and its SHARP framework for building mentally fit leadership cultures.
Robert Walters Talent Advisory is the leadership and talent consulting arm of Robert Walters, the global professional recruitment group. It offers leadership development and executive coaching, leadership and team assessment, employer branding, diversity and inclusion consulting, and career transition and outplacement support, drawing on the recruitment group's labour-market data. Its coaching and development work sits alongside a broader talent advisory offer rather than being a standalone coaching practice.
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The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) is a professional body for the workplace learning and development profession, established in 1995. It offers professional membership, the LPI Capability Map for benchmarking L&D teams, accreditation for learning departments, providers and technologies, professional certifications such as the Certified Online Learning Facilitator, and runs the annual Learning Awards. It supports the profession rather than delivering leadership training to organisations directly.
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TACK TMI is a global learning and development company, part of Gi Group Holding, formed from the merger of the sales training firm TACK and the culture and service specialist TMI. It delivers sales, leadership, management and customer experience training in more than 55 countries and multiple languages, including ILM-accredited coaching and leadership programmes, mainly to large multinational employers.
Positive Momentum is a London-based leadership consultancy and executive coaching firm founded in 2003, whose consultants have all held senior operational roles with profit-and-loss responsibility. It works with organisations on executive coaching, leadership development and talent strategy alongside broader consulting on culture, strategy, sales and operations. It is a certified B Corporation and holds Cyber Essentials and FSQS certification.
Cirrus, part of Accenture (formerly independent; acquired by Accenture in March 2021) is a UK-based leadership and talent consultancy within Accenture's Talent & Organization practice, specialising in leadership at scale, digital and blended leadership programmes, and executive coaching for large organisations.
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Cranfield School of Management's Executive Development division offers globally ranked open and custom leadership programmes incorporating executive coaching. Ranked in the Financial Times Top 10 global executive education providers, programmes span emerging through to senior executive levels, with evidence-based learning, personal coaching, and inter-modular applied work.
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QA Leadership is the leadership and management development part of QA, one of the UK's largest technology, digital and professional skills training companies. It delivers leadership and management programmes, apprenticeships and ILM-accredited qualifications (including ILM Level 3 and Level 5 Awards in Leadership and Management and ILM coaching qualifications), primarily to large employers investing in their managers.
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Warwick Business School's Executive Education division provides globally ranked open and custom leadership development programmes incorporating executive coaching. Key programmes include the WBS Executive Leadership Programme, Emerging Leaders Programme, and Senior Leaders Business Growth Programme, combining academic rigour with practical application and dedicated personal coaching.
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