In-House Leadership Development Courses
We specialise in tailored in-house leadership development. Customised to the needs and goals of the leaders and the organisation, in-house leadership development provides complete flexibility around content and structure, ensuring a relevant, impactful programme.
In-house leadership programmes on average deliver a 24% increase in leadership effectiveness.
What is In-House Leadership Development?
In-house leadership development is for leaders from an organisation, not an open programme with people from different organisations.
High quality in-house programmes are tailored specifically to the needs and goals of the participants and the organisation.
Customisation means designing the programme to maximise its impact for the particular leaders in the cohort. Customisation often includes content and topics that addressing specific leadership development needs of the participants and integration of ‘live’ company-specific case studies and scenarios.
The structure of in-house programmes usually combine formal structured workshops, 1:1 coaching/mentoring, and practical workplace application of capabilities explored in workshops and coaching.
Why an In-House Leadership Development Course?
Beyond more effective leaders, organisations that invest in leadership development see a range of benefits. For many leaders and organisations, in-house is the most effective leadership development format with benefits that include:
higher engagement and learning rates due to customisation and relevance to participants' real world responsibilities in the organisation, eg. case studies can be drawn from the organisation.
not working with strangers enables greater openness and deeper learning.
with only people from the organisation and facilitator present live challenges and opportunities can be explored confidentiality increasing the relevance of the content to the leaders real world context and its value to the organisation.
stronger organisational alignment because leaders are forming in the context of the organisation’s culture and values,
improved team cohesion from shared learning experiences.
increased employee retention.
In-house development is typically more cost-effective than external programmes because the cost-per-participant is significantly lower.
Potential Content
The key characteristic of in-house leadership development is its ability to be designed and delivered to fit the needs goals of the participants and organisation. This means the content is tailored to meet those needs and goals.
Having delivered hundreds of leadership development workshops and programmes over the last decade, Archetype and Tony Gardner have developed a detailed understanding of leadership development content that has the greatest impact in New Zealand.
Below are some examples of leadership capabilities and development activities that are often chosen and customised to suit an originations needs and goals:
Flexible Programme Structure
Coupled with content, the structure of leadership development programmes is vital. The right combination of potential elements - often a combination of group workshops, 1:1 coaching, peer coaching, on-the-job application, and individual and group projects - creates a synergy with the content and maximises the programme’s impact.
The structural flexibility of in-house programmes is almost unlimited. The duration of individual elements such as workshops, the frequency repeats elements like workshops, and the length of the programme, can all be tailored to fit the participants and organisation.
For example, at Archetype we carefully consider the time between workshops, to allow enough time for participants to try out new or evolving techniques, capabilities and mindsets but not so long that they start to lose connection with the programme and learning journey.
In-House Leadership Development Outcomes
In-house leadership development delivers powerful positive change to organisations that invest in it. While the specific needs and goals of individual organisations differ, surveys of in-house leadership development programmes show significant outcomes including:
90% of participants apply their new skills on the job, demonstrating strong transfer from training to workplace performance. This high application rate is partly due to the organizational context alignment of in-house programs.
24% average increase in leadership effectiveness, as measured through 360-degree feedback and performance assessments,
88% of leaders report increased engagement within their teams following program participation,
85% observe team productivity improvements, with direct reports indicating their teams became more productive as a result of their leader’s development.
When we design an in-house leadership programme the starting point is the goals of the programme; the desired outcomes. Most programmes include a rage of leadership capabilities and have one or more focus points, such as developing leader’s coaching capabilities or team leadership skills.
In-house leadership development is a powerful driver of leadership effectiveness. It is also contributes far beyond improving leadership skills to staff engagement, organisational culture and financial performance.