Future Leadership
Have you identified who will drive your business in the future?
Identifying future leadership roles is often overlooked
Do you have plans in place for the future leadership of your business? Identifying future leaders is important, and it involves speaking with your team to find out who’s keen to step up – and also who’s keen to wind
down.
We use the 360-degree tool to get feedback from peers, team members, and managers – and then look to plug those gaps based on feedback.
As well as identifying staff who are keen to progress, they need to have the right attitude: someone who’s coachable, open-minded, and has a positive, progressive mindset. It doesn’t matter if they don’t currently have any real leadership skills or experience, as that can be taught. But they do need to be teachable.
To explore how leadership potential can be developed into a structured pipeline, read our in-depth guide on developing future leaders from within.
Once future leadership potential has been identified, it’s a matter of putting an employee training and development plan in place to get them to the next level, and beyond.
This will identify the particular training needs an individual has to learn good leadership skills.
What are good leadership skills?
Leadership quality goes beyond managerial skills. Yes,
people management skills are important, but a
manager also needs to be excellent at:
- Strategic thinking
- Creativity
- Motivation, persuasion and influence
- Communication
- Positivity and inspiration
- Change management.
A structured training plan is crucial to ensure all these learning objectives are met. ConsultingHQ can also provide tailor-made leadership coaching to ensure your future leaders have the right skills and attitude to take your business forwards.
“At our monthly onsite visits, ConsultingHQ trains our team leaders, and coaches our management team. They have applied themselves to know our team and business objectives well, and genuinely care about our continued business success. Our combined focus on better HR practices and processes has supported on-going improvements to hiring, developing, and engaging our staff. Engaging with ConsultingHQ has meant we have not only have moved the dial on HR best practices but also enhanced both our employment relationships and company culture with our staff.”
Mevyn Simpkin, Compac Furniture
“At our monthly onsite visits, ConsultingHQ trains our team leaders, and coaches our management team. They have applied themselves to know our team and business objectives well, and genuinely care about our continued business success. Our combined focus on better HR practices and processes has supported on-going improvements to hiring, developing, and engaging our staff. Engaging with ConsultingHQ has meant we have not only have moved the dial on HR best practices but also enhanced both our employment relationships and company culture with our staff.”
Mevyn Simpkin, Compac Furniture
Invest in the leadership potential within your team
Once you’ve identified high-potential employees, the next step is giving them the tools to succeed. Leadership growth doesn’t happen organically—it requires structured learning, support, and the opportunity to practise new skills in real settings.
ConsultingHQ offers two practical, business-focused programmes to support leadership development:
- Essentials for SME Managers: Designed for individuals stepping into their first people leadership roles, this programme equips them with foundational management and communication skills.
- Empowering Teams: This course supports experienced managers who lead larger teams or other managers. It focuses on strategic leadership, coaching capability, and advanced people management to increase team accountability and performance.
These programmes complement your organisation’s leadership strategy by ensuring future leaders are confident, capable, and aligned with your values.
Do you need help with future leadership development?
