Leadership Training
Leadership training delivers strategic skills for senior leaders.
The latest research indicates leaders feel underprepared for the challenges ahead. That’s where we come in.
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Why choose this training?
Today’s leaders juggle AI, hybrid teams, and generational expectations, all while navigating unprecedented uncertainty.
With manager burnout and leadership gaps widening, the need for emotional intelligence, proactive up skilling, and strategic leadership development is more important than ever.
Leadership training from Crescente supports your senior leaders and managers to find their own solutions for the complex challenges they face.
A McKinsey + World Economic Forum report warns that 84% of executives feel underprepared for today’s overlapping challenges: geopolitical instability, climate shifts, AI disruption, fragile supply chains, and societal polarisation.
Organisations must create environments that resonate with diverse backgrounds and age groups to stay competitive and inclusive.
Younger managers (under 35) and female managers are feeling the squeeze with steep declines reported in engagement
DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2025 highlights the paradox of balancing technological innovation (including AI) with empathy and human connection. Ethical leadership is now central.
Who’s it for?
Leadership training from Crescente is suitable for executives, senior leaders and managers, founders and business owners. Essentially, anyone with strategic responsibilities within businesses and organisations.
What does it cover?
We cover all strategic leadership and management topics
Strategic leadership mindset and behaviours
People and culture topics to drive engagement and retention
Commercial skills, value optimisation and business development
Political skill, influencing, presenting, media training
Stakeholder and client relationship management
Change management, project management and risk management
And so many more topics according to your needs…
Standalone Training
Choose the practical skills your people need to be fantastic in their role
Suitable for individuals, small groups or larger groups, delivered virtually or in-person
Engaging and effective delivery to ensure effective skills transfer
Learning delivered at exactly the right level for your audience
Get the latest practical tools, tips and strategies people can apply immediately
Choose from a wide range of industry-leading skills and behaviours
Can be combined with a CMI Level 6 or 7 qualification, ideal for professionalising your senior managers and leaders
Development Programmes
Programmes go deeper, to achieve more complex business aims and embed lasting change
Engage and retain key people, attract fresh talent and develop new capabilities to beat the competition
Choose the learning content, duration and delivery methods that are right for your people
Choose from off-the-shelf and fully customisable programmes and frameworks
Get end-to-end support from analysis, design and delivery through to evaluation
Our partnership approach means we can slot in where you need us to provide part of a programme
Check out our Leadership Development Consultant page to see how our 20 years’ experience can help you
Case Study: Public Health Wales
Public Health Wales work to protect and improve health and well-being and reduce health inequalities for the people of Wales.
Crescente designed and delivered an Inclusive Leadership programme for the exec and top tiers of management and consultant leaders. The programme covered EDI principles, understanding to scope and responsibilities of senior leaders for diversity and inclusion, plus practical tools and techniques.
The programme was aligned to a wider transformation agenda.
While there was no CMI accreditation for this programme, the CMI Level 7 in Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion remains in our Top 3 best selling courses / qualifications.
Why our customers choose Crescente
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SPECIALISTS
Over 20 years developing managers, leaders and teams, from team leaders to executive development across most industry sectors.
REAL-WORLD EXPERTS
Explore what works in reality from experienced leaders, managers, coaches and practicing consultants, not college tutors.
FRIENDLY, INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE
Learn in a professional, friendly and inclusive atmosphere where it is okay to relax, ask questions, test ideas, make mistakes, and have fun.
TACKLE THE LATEST BUSINESS CHALLENGES
A lot of management training is out of date and not fit for purpose. Our training is designed and tested by us to be accurate and effective.
PRACTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Turn theory into practice using the latest learning techniques to ensure effective knowledge transfer and skills development.
OPTIONAL CMI ACCREDITATION
Choose from CMI level 2 to 7, management and leadership, coaching, mentoring and project management qualifications.
| Optional Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualifications. All units are available from Crescente. | |
|---|---|
| CMI Level 6 Award / Certificate / Diploma in Professional Management and Leadership Practice | Level 6 |
| Professional Management and Leadership Practice | 601 |
| Developing, Managing and Leading Individuals and Teams | 602 |
| Organisational Culture | 603 |
| Strategic Programme and Project Management | 604 |
| Innovation and Change | 605 |
| Developing and Leading Strategy | 606 |
| Procurement, Purchasing and Contracting | 607 |
| Strategic Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability | 608 |
| Leading Quality Management | 609 |
| Principles and Practices of Policy Development | 610 |
| Knowledge Management | 611 |
| Coaching Skills for Leaders | 612 |
| Leading Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | 613 |
| Principles and Practices of Ethical Decision Making | 614 |
| Optional Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualifications. All units are available from Crescente. | |
|---|---|
| CMI Level 7 Award / Certificate / Diploma / Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice | Level 7 |
| Strategic Leadership | 701 |
| Leading and Developing People to Optimise Performance | 702 |
| Collaboration and Partnerships | 703 |
| Developing Organisational Strategy | 704 |
| Leading Strategic Change | 705 |
| Finance for Strategic Leaders | 706 |
| Organisational Design and Development | 707 |
| Strategic Risk Management | 708 |
| Strategic Management of Data and Information | 709 |
| Marketing Strategy | 710 |
| Entrepreneurial Practice | 711 |
| Strategic Management Project | 712 |
| Applied Research for Strategic Leaders | 713 |
| Personal and Professional Development for Strategic Leaders | 714 |
| Strategic Approaches to Equality Diversity and Inclusion | 715 |
| Strategic Approaches to Mental Health and Wellbeing | 716 |
Looking for something else?
Take a look at our other training courses and programmes for different audiences.
Our courses and programmes are available off-the-shelf, and partly or fully tailored to your specific requirements.
We like sharing our expertise, so if you’re in the middle of a culture change, OD or talent change programme, we can help. Looking for a leadership development consultant? Look no further!
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Ben Hodder June 2025
Studying with Crescente has been an exceptionally positive experience. The entire process has been meticulously planned and highly supportive. The team is incredibly responsive, always available at the end of a call or email.
Charles Worby February 2024
Experienced and helpful trainers, with interesting and helpful resources which is more than adequate to assist with the course.
