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Leadership capability is often built too late

By the time organisations invest in leadership development, managers are often already overwhelmed, avoidant or firefighting.

  • High performers struggling to delegate

  • Managers avoiding difficult conversations

  • Leaders feeling pressure to have all the answers

  • Teams relying too heavily on HR to step in

  • People leading reactively under pressure

  • Organisations investing in leadership support too late

LeadSpace is a six-month embedded leadership development programme for emerging people leaders.

Designed to support leaders earlier - before those patterns become embedded.

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Our Principles

  • Structured space to think

    Every month, protected time to step out of reactive mode. Expert-facilitated. Designed for reflection, not instruction.

  • Psychological insight, made practical

    Occupational psychology translated into relevant, applied leadership guidance - grounded in real experience, not lofty theory.

  • Real-work application

    Participants bring live workplace challenges into the space and apply learning immediately - not hypothetically.

  • Weekly reinforcement

    Between sessions, structured prompts, reflections and direct access ensure learning continues and insight doesn't fade.

  • Peer accountability

    A trusted group from different organisations - which matters. No internal politics. Honest challenge. Shared experience. You are not alone in this.

  • "I no longer feel like I have to armour up before going into difficult conversations. I feel able to go in, let them talk, listen to their pain points, and feel comfortable with the awkward moments."

    Liz Sterling, Senior Manager, Unilever

  • "Kate has the ability to listen deeply and ask probing questions that spark genuine self-discovery. She helped me identify unhelpful patterns that were holding me back and guided me to reframe them into something constructive."

    Amanda Darbyshire, HR Lead, Virgin Media O2

  • "The sessions made me reflect heavily afterwards and take specific actions."

    Adam, Leader, Unilever

  • "Kate helped me see that my self-doubt was more a reflection of my environment than my ability."

    Chloe, Senior Strategic Consultant, Tech

  • "I feel far more aligned with the leader I want to be, and better equipped to manage pressure and respond thoughtfully rather than reactively. "

    Cathryn Anglicas, Head of Forward Logistics, VMO2

  • "Reflecting on my day-to-day challenges helped me uncover practical solutions I could apply immediately, particularly during a period of transition."

    Ben, Senior Manager, British Airways

  • “The tools and structure we worked through helped me clearly map out my growth areas and align my professional and personal goals. It gave me a much clearer sense of how to progress, rather than feeling stuck.”

    Ginelle, Manager, World Economics Forum

  • “I’ve developed the confidence to face conflict without fear. Being able to approach these situations more calmly and directly has made a real difference to how I operate day to day.”

    Manager, Nestle Purina

  • "Working with Kate was a critical turning point in my career... you managed to take it all in and connect the dots when I couldn't"

    Liz, Manager, Unilever

How it works

  • Emerging leaders from different organisations

  • 6 x Monthly group coaching sessions

  • Digital, on-demand resources, reflection and reinforcement

  • Practical application to real work situations

  • Small cross-organisational cohorts

  • Core and Enhanced programme options

Core Programme - £1500

6-month development journey to support sustained behaviour change. Peer learning within a small internal cohort to build shared understanding and support.

Kick-off

½ day kick-off to align expectations and establish a strong cohort connection

Monthly sessions

Monthly facilitated group sessions (90 mins) focused on real leadership challenges

Weekly reflection & application

Practical tools and frameworks available on-demand, directly applicable to participants’ day-to-day roles

Psychometric support

Before and after touch points

Development plan

End-point line manager touchpoint to reinforce progress and support continued development

*Pilot cohort participants will receive a personalised DISC behavioural profile and 1:1 feedback session as part of the programme experience (typically worth £300)

Enhanced Programme - £2200

intensive, embedded development with in-person sessions and individual coaching, Increased accountability and pace of behaviour change

Kick-off

In-person kick-off to accelerate connection and engagement

360 feedback

Pre-programme 360 feedback session to build self-awareness and target development

1:1 Coaching

3 x 1:1 coaching sessions to support individual challenges and embed behaviour change

3-month check-in

3-month post-programme group check-in to reinforce learning, review progress, and sustain behaviour change

*Pilot cohort participants will receive a personalised DISC behavioural profile and 1:1 feedback session as part of the programme experience (typically worth £300)

For the Organisation

To help reinforce learning beyond the sessions, organisations receive light-touch guidance and support throughout the programme.

Handbook

Sponsor and/or line manager guidance to support development conversations

Ongoing support

Sponsor alignment conversation

Light-touch organisational support to help reinforce learning and accountability in the workplace

*All organisations that register interest will receive a copy of this report

Emerging Leadership Insights Report*

A short practical report exploring the most common leadership challenges and behavioural patterns emerging across new and developing people leaders

Optional sponsor alignment conversation to support expectations, context and workplace application throughout the programme

Built by a practitioner. Grounded in evidence.

Kate Fonseca Williams is an Occupational Psychologist and ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who has worked with leaders across SMEs, growing businesses and global organisations.

Across sectors, sizes and levels of seniority, she has seen the same pattern repeatedly: talented people stepping into leadership without the support to make the transition well - and the downstream impact that can have on individuals, teams and organisations.

LeadSpace was designed in response to that pattern.

It brings together occupational psychology, group coaching expertise and practical leadership development experience into a programme focused on sustained behaviour change in real work - not just insight in the room.

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*Pilot cohort participants will receive a personalised DISC behavioural profile and 1:1 feedback session as part of the programme experience (normally worth £250)

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