Leadership Roles and Skills
Our approach to Leadership Development is founded on the three pillars of a Strong Induction, Skills Development and Ongoing Support.
Introduction to the role
The first stage is understanding your role as a new leader.
For all Leadership Roles please follow our curated Induction information for People Managers.
For Senior Academic Leaders please follow the SAL Learning Pathway
For further development opportunities delivered by People Development and our training partners, please view our People Management and Leadership Development for Academic Colleagues or People Management and Leadership Development for Professional Services .
The Leadership Difference
About
Our core leadership development programme for Academic and Professional Services leaders is the Leadership Difference. The programme promotes a professional and supportive leadership community and recognises the role of leadership in enabling our institutional ambitions and embedding our values.
Programme Content
Details of the 2024/25 programme can be found on our Leadership Difference details web page.
Summary
Core modules
The programme begins with Onboarding and action planning. All delegates undertake a 180 review and are offered 1:1 coaching.
Further 2.5-hour modules run over several months: Leader as coach; Leading self; Leading systems; Leading teams.
90 minute optional webinars (provisional programme)
- Leadership in Predictable and Unpredictable Times
- Understanding the Human Response to Change
- Supporting Others while Protecting your own Well-Being
- Leading in a Landscape of Continuous Change
Target audience
Those in existing leadership positions who are comfortable with day-to-day people management and wish to develop more strategic leadership approaches, understand their personal impact and role in enabling high performing systems.
Time commitment
Core (5 cohorts with various start points throughout Terms 1 and 2), spread over 3-4 months:
- 1x 60 minute welcome webinar and
- 4x 2.5 hour in person module sessions
Plus and optional 60 minute 1:1 coaching session at the start of the whole programme
Sign-up
Nominations for this years programme have now closed. We will open nominations for next year's programme in August.
Each Faculty and Division have places allocated across the 5 cohorts running at different points throughout the academic year. Please talk to your line manager if you are interested in the programme.
If you have any queries please email People Development or Janice Button (Learning and Development Manager, Exeter Academic).
The Leadership Academy
NOW CLOSED
Information about the next Leadership Academy will be published in due course.
In the meantime, please visit our Other development opportunities page to view our full offering.
About
As an Institution grounded in the importance of lifelong learning, we have curated opportunities for most levels of leadership experience. The Leadership Academy brings together previous delegates of the Leadership Difference programme (or equivalent) to further build an inter-disciplinary leadership collective and develop deeper understanding and practice in the areas of responsible, authentic, inclusive, and compassionate leadership.