The ICAS Aspiring Leaders Coaching Programme

Introduction (with details on who should attend this programme)

Do you aspire to secure a senior leadership role either in your current organisation or another?

Getting to the top of any organistion requires a mindset and skill set that goes beyond technical expertise. This programme is designed to help aspiring leaders leverage their technical ability by developing their leadership capability.

ICAS is proud to endorse coaching specialists Leading Figures with their exclusive and unique Aspiring Leaders Coaching Programme which explores the themes that take people to the top.

This interactive, virtual programme is open to aspiring leaders from all finance and professional sectors across the world, including members and non-members of ICAS.

Programme Structure

The programme, comprising of three group sessions interleaved with three 1:1 sessions, has evolved through experience and very positive participant feedback.

The three 90-minute virtual Group Coaching Sessions offer participants:

• time to think and reflect
• a supportive and confidential virtual environment for personal growth
• an opportunity to share professional challenges and aspirations
• the reassurance that we all face similar issues and concerns
• a chance to build bonds with an intimate network of like-minded professionals
• collective learning and development on key leadership skills as outlined below

The three 45-minute virtual interleaved 1:1 Coaching Sessions offer participants the opportunity to:

• invest in themselves
• develop their learning and understanding on any or all of the subjects covered in the group sessions
• hold conversations of a very personal nature in a confidential virtual safe-space
• take the conversation to a much deeper, professionally intimate level
• explore personal and professional issues of a sensitive nature
• share challenges and aspirations with a non-judgemental confidant
• design plans and develop strategies for personal and professional success
• overcome hurdles and accelerate career progression

Programme Content

Sessions include the opportunity for Leading Figures to share models and research as well as learning and development tools, insights and information on a variety of topics that are likely to be of interest to aspiring leaders such as: the Mindset for Personal Growth; Introduction to Leadership; Stepping up to a Leadership Role; Leading a team and the Meaning of Inclusive Leadership; Developing Emotional Intelligence; and Building Resilience.

Additional Information (including cost, dates & times)

Please note that numbers are limited to12 participants per Aspiring Leaders group, with a minimum of 5 participants required to run the programme.

The ICAS Aspiring Leaders Coaching Programme is a unique opportunity as well as enriching experience for particpants to learn and develop in a global, virtual, confidential safe space with like-minded individuals who aspire to accelerate their professional success and grow their leadership.

The cost of the ICAS Aspiring Leaders Coaching Programme is £795 + VAT (£954) paid in advance and in full. This cost, which is an ICAS discounted rate, includes the three group coaching sessions interleaved with the three 1:1 coaching sessions.

There is no preparatory work for the first group session which will be held on Wednesday 2nd June 2021 from 8.30 am to 10 am.

The second and third group sessions are proposed as follows but may change in line with the majority of participants' availability for either of the two dates:

• Wednesday 4th August from 8.30 am to 10 am
• Wednesday 15th September from 8.30 am to 10 am

Following the first group coaching session the facilitators will make contact with each of the participants to arrange their 1:1 coaching sessions.

Please note that after registration and payment you will receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite but will need to login to the Eventbrite system to access additional information including the Zoom link for the group sessions.

How to contact us

Should you have any questions, or you are interested in exploring an in-house version of this programme, please contact us via this Enquiry Form for the ICAS Leadership Programmes

Booking Terms and Conditions

Please visit this link for details of our Leading Figures' Booking Terms & Conditions for ICAS Leadership Coaching Programmes 2021