Leadership Skills

Empower your leaders with psychological skills

The future of your organisation is in your leaders' hands. Give your leaders the skills to better manage change, seize opportunities and support others with our evidence-based training.

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Equip your leaders with core psychological skills
Set the wheels in motion for organisation-wide change

Take an approach that's tried, tested and backed by science
Prepare your people for whatever the future brings

What is leadership skills training?

Put simply, leadership skills training is about helping your leaders to be the best they can be.

In an increasingly complex world, the demand for high quality, targeted leadership training has never been greater. Good leaders require a whole range of different skills, from emotional awareness and resilience, to adaptability and communication skills. However, many leaders are promoted for their technical abilities and never taught these core skills.

Leadership skills training is about empowering leaders with the skills they need to thrive, both today and in the future.

Why is leadership skills training so important for organisations?

Leaders matter! They are natural role models and powerful drivers of organisational success. Their behaviours ripple through organisations, impacting how others think, feel and behave. Our research has found that leaders who are perceived as good role models for psychological awareness improve resilience in their workforce by 17% (data from a Professional Services Firm; n=1408, collected Spring 21).

By supporting your leaders' skills and ensuring they're equipped to thrive, you can help to optimise resilience and performance throughout your whole organisation.

How can organisations do leadership skills training right?

Research indicates that as many as 90% of leadership interventions do not have a sustainable impact (Beer, 2016). This means that many organisations – despite good intentions – are wasting considerable time and money.

To do leadership training effectively, organisations need an understanding of behavioural change, what works in practice and the factors that drive success. With the right approach, leadership training can future-proof your organisation and give you the edge in what is an increasingly competitive and demanding world of work.

90^%

of training interventions fail to make a meaningful difference^*

1 in 4

leaders indicate that leadership skills is nonexistent or low quality at their organisation^†

*Beer et al., 2016, †2021 Global Leadership Forecast,

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Leadership skills training with Positive

Leadership training is what we do best. Our Positive Leaders programme combines data, cutting-edge science and practical tools to help your leaders build a set of core psychological skills – skills that can support them in every aspect of their life. We've spent years building and refining the programme, scrutinising the science and gathering feedback to make sure it's not just enjoyable, but also makes a lasting difference.

In addition to Positive Leaders, we have Positive Executive – a transformational masterclass to inspire your executive team and help drive change from the very top. Finally, we've developed a unique insights offering, which can help you understand how your people are faring and how you can make the biggest impact. With Positive Insights, you can track your progress with leadership skills and make sure you're always focusing your efforts where they're needed the most.

A blended, four-part programme to build capability in your leaders. Help your most influential employees develop core psychological skills, establish role models for protective wellbeing behaviours and drive positive change from the top.

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“If you’re wondering how to power up the performance of your leaders and teams, Positive’s for you. Top-notch science made practical for daily use.”

Christoph Schwaiger
Chief Executive Officer at Hofer