UK 
United States
Scott Bohannon
CEO
Our decades of research and experience working with leaders has revealed one constant truth: leadership is hard. It always has been. We may not stop to think about it much, but we expect a lot from leaders, every moment of every day.
Of course, high-quality leaders at every level remain critical, as more and more leadership moments occur among employees. This is especially true among those without
managerial responsibilities.
Everyone needs to lead
Our traditional emphasis on hierarchy makes sense when the system is rules-based, and information and direction comes from the manager. Today though, most employees – especially ‘knowledge workers’ – must exercise a high degree of judgement as they encounter novel situations in their everyday work. They have to collaborate effectively in teams, not just to get work done, but to reinvent how work happens.
We work with 400+ companies around the world, enabling their leaders to succeed in their roles; and we’ve been doing it successfully for more than 50 years. But we’re realists and work in
close partnership with the clients we serve. We know the world is changing, and as our client organisations adapt to the new world, so must we as Talent professionals and learning providers.
So here is our vision.
We want all your employees to have access to the resources and support they need in order to successfully:
Lead teams, locally and virtually
Adapt to new situations
Coach their peers and onboard new colleagues
Execute strategy
Thrive during change
Show resilience
Facilitate meetings
Lead projects
Step into
new roles
Resolve conflict
And countless other ‘everyday leadership moments’
Success demands democratised access to the best leadership resources.
The magnitude of the leadership challenge today – where everyone needs to lead better – exceeds the traditional capacity of our leadership development systems. Organisations must empower all employees to lead effectively by providing them with the most effective resources, currently reserved for the privileged few.
Our solution: Join our growing number of AchieveForum Alliance members and you will enjoy access to a wealth of fully customisable leadership training materials, sustainment tools, facilitator guides, and so much more. Yours to roll out across your workforce.
Continuous change is normal.
How we lead has to change if we are to survive and thrive in the digital age. Leaders need to:
Support their teams through change fatigue, a lack of clarity, and nearly constant stress
Build a culture that eliminates a fear of speaking up
Encourage the sharing of opportunities and risks to the business
Establish inclusive leadership behaviours that create a truly level playing field regardless of gender, sexuality, race, disability, or background
Our solution: We have designed a series of blended learning journeys, designed specifically to address the challenges our clients are experiencing – from Leading for Resilience to Influencing Behaviour Change.
People matter most.
Although access to more knowledge is great, people need support from people to lead better and create meaningful change. With 2 in 3 leadership initiatives deemed ineffective (HBR, 2018), we know that peer support is a vital ingredient to sustained behaviour change.
AchieveForum Alliance members have access to regular virtual classrooms, enabling learners from multiple industry sectors and organisations to learn from each other in each highly interactive online event. We also focus on sustainment through peer-led activities through innovative technologies.
L&D resources are dwindling, so invest your time and money carefully.
It’s commonplace for L&D departments to be spread too thinly to cope with the growing need for leadership support. Look for cost-effective partnerships with learning providers that enable you to maximise the reach of your leadership development initiatives. Stop repeatedly paying for the same old content, and make sure you are gaining access to the latest best practices that reflect the changing leadership needs of your people.
