Keep change moving
Equip leaders with practical ways to respond to setbacks and uncertainty, so pressure is less likely to derail their focus.
LEADERSHIP RESILIENCE FOR ORGANISATIONS
Sustained performance
starts with
supported leaders.
Your strategy asks a lot of your people. Give your leaders the resilience to navigate pressure, support their teams and keep moving forward.
For CHROs, CEOs and the teams developing your leaders.
Human capability. Organisational clarity.SCROLL TO EXPLORE ↓
THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
When pressure becomes
the operating environment.
Constant change. Competing priorities. Leaders holding the pressure for everyone else.
For HR and executive teams, the question is how to sustain delivery while protecting the capacity of the people responsible for it. Another development programme needs to earn its place.
Build capability that stays
Help leaders apply learning in everyday work, with options for internal Champions and supported habit formation.
Make progress visible
Give participants feedback on their development and HR an aggregated view of cohort progress to inform next steps.
THE DEFY EXPECTATIONS DIFFERENCE
Human-centered
leadership.
Understand what your
leaders are working within.
Resilience development works best alongside a clear view of the organisation.
Our human-centered leadership approach puts people at the heart of sustainable performance. We also recognise that unclear roles, conflicting priorities and organisational design can constrain even capable leaders.
Our proprietary diagnostic, Leadership Defined, helps distinguish leadership development needs from organisational design challenges. If the cause is unclear, we can discuss this as a separate starting point before you commit to a programme.
Start with your organisational challengeTHREE WAYS TO BUILD RESILIENCE
The right support.
At the right scale.
Choose the approach that fits your leadership population, internal capability and level of support required.
FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT AT SCALE
Online
Resilience
For organisations seeking accessible development across a dispersed leadership population.
£499 per person
9 weeks · Fully online · Self-paced
- Short, focused learning modules
- Practical resilience techniques
- Tools, templates and habit-building resources
- Ongoing access to materials and refreshers
Choose this when flexibility and reach matter most.
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Train the
Trainer
For organisations building a network of Champions who can support resilience from within.
£35,000 for 50 Champions
8 weeks · Two parallel cohorts of 25
- Eight weekly live sessions, 60 minutes each
- Practical challenges and facilitation skills
- A 90-day implementation plan
- Final pitch with personalised feedback on implementation plans
Choose this when you want capability embedded across the organisation.
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High
Touch
For leadership cohorts that need facilitated support to turn knowledge into consistent action.
£18,000 per cohort of 20–25
3 months · 12 weeks
- Six fortnightly check-ins, 45 minutes each
- Pre-learning and refresher materials
- Application to real leadership challenges
- Expert guidance and accountability for new habits
Choose this when regular support is important to applying the learning.
Download flyerEVIDENCE FOR YOUR NEXT DECISION
See what changes.
Decide what comes next.
Move beyond attendance as the only measure of success. Each programme tracks resilience at the start, midpoint and end using established academic resilience indexes.
Establish a baseline
Understand participants’ starting point before the programme begins.
Review progress
Give participants a view of how their resilience is developing.
Review the change
Compare results over time and identify priorities for continued development.
INCLUDED
Individual progress summaries
Personalised feedback so each participant can reflect on their own progress and key insights.
INCLUDED
Aggregated cohort reporting
A cohort-level view of resilience results and key insights to support HR’s assessment of the programme.
OPTIONAL
Deeper organisational report
Explore wider organisational implications and recommendations through an additional impact report.
EARLY EVIDENCE
A promising
starting point.
A six-week feasibility study with 30 corporate leaders reported improvements in resilience and leadership behaviours.
These are findings from a small feasibility study, not a prediction of results for your organisation. Your cohort’s progress will be measured through the programme.
42%
greater persistence
after failure
22%
increase in
overall resilience
17%
more confidence
overcoming obstacles
10%
improvement in
leadership behaviours
TAKE THE CONVERSATION FORWARD
Share the options
with your team.
Download the programme details for your next leadership, people or investment conversation.
YOUR ORGANISATION. YOUR STARTING POINT.
What is pressure costing
your leadership team?
Let’s discuss the challenge, the leaders you want to support and what meaningful progress would look like. Together, we can identify the most appropriate next step.
Discuss your organisation’s needs helen@defyexpectations.co.uk