i3 LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME®
The i3 Leadership Programme® is a four-month cohort programme for leaders in high-stakes, regulated organisations. Through six face-to-face intensives, one-to-one coaching and facilitated peer support, leaders learn to see more clearly, judge more wisely and act with courage when conditions become difficult.
4
months
6
face-to-face intensives
6
online peer sessions
3
one-to-one coaching sessions
12
leaders per cohort
In high-stakes roles, pressure is constant rather than occasional. Over time it wears on consistency, integrity and trust, and committed leaders can drift from the way they intend to lead without noticing. The programme gives them the structure and the space to notice, and to return.
The programme is one practical expression of the i3 approach. Across four months, it develops leaders in four connected ways.
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Leaders learn to recognise how pressure is shaping what they notice, and to widen their view before they decide.
02
Leaders learn to test decisions against standards, purpose and consequence, as well as urgency, and to hold to that test when the pressure is to move fast.
03
Leaders turn sound judgement into purposeful action, even when doing so could carry personal or professional cost.
04
The effect reaches beyond the individual leader: into their teams, the decisions they shape and the organisation they influence.
Each face-to-face intensive focuses on one of the six i3 capabilities, starting from a question leaders recognise from their own work.
Leading Authentically
How do I lead in a way that aligns with who I truly am?
Clarify what matters and how our perspective shapes our decisions.
Leading Decisively
How do I make the best call when time is short and uncertainty is high?
Make clear, timely decisions when information is incomplete.
Leading Courageously
How do I give voice to my values and speak truth to power effectively?
Protect standards when they are tested.
Leading with Trust
How do I create the conditions for trust to thrive?
Safeguard and restore trust under pressure.
Leading with Candor
How do I lead with honesty and clarity, especially when the conversations are uncomfortable?
Say what needs to be said without damaging the relationship.
Leading with Grit
How do I keep going when things are tough?
Stay effective under ongoing pressure.
The programme follows a fortnightly rhythm. Face-to-face intensives alternate with hour-long online peer sessions, so leaders take each capability back into their work and return to reflect on what happened. One-to-one coaching at the start, middle and end connects the programme to each leader’s own role and pressures.
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The programme combined a practical leadership framework with engaging discussions and scenarios, making the learning both relevant and immediately applicable. I finished the course with a clearer perspective on my leadership style and several practical tools I can apply in my day-to-day role.
Chantal Wheatland, Careers and Apprenticeship Manager, The Orders of St John Care Trust
Leaders who want to develop outside an organisational cohort can work with i3 Leadership one to one.
One-to-one coaching for senior leaders carrying high-stakes accountability, drawing on the same thinking as the i3 Leadership Programme.
If your leaders are carrying pressure that doesn't let up, let's talk about bringing the i3 Leadership Programme® to your organisation.