leadership & succession

We explore the leadership results you need to improve, the situations where leaders have the greatest impact, what better leadership performance needs to look like and how progress will be evidenced.

There was a noticeable shift in how confidently our future leaders carried the direction of the business. Conversations that could have felt uncertain were handled with clarity and authority, and that made a real difference to how the change landed.

HR
Senior Director

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Reported they have translated their leadership values into observable, embodied performance in a real situation

1. The business results critical to you

  • Ready-now successors for critical roles
  • Increased internal promotion rates
  • Reduced reliance on external hiring
  • Improved leadership consistency and quality
  • More effective frontline management
  • Stronger organisational agility and adaptability
  • Improved execution of strategic priorities
  • Greater resilience during change and transformation
  • Reduced performance variability across teams
  • Stabilised teams during uncertainty

2. Where performance must improve

  • First leadership assignments
  • Leading larger or multiple teams
  • Promotion to senior or strategic leadership roles
  • Working in high-pressure or fast-changing environments
  • Participating in enterprise-wide transformation
  • Inheriting a failing project or underperforming team
  • Sudden leadership exit with no handover
  • Leading through change or transformation
  • Leading a newly formed or cross-functional team
  • Navigating organisational politics and stakeholder complexity

Of 150 leaders would recommend THE METHOD to their colleagues

Improvement in leadership effectiveness scores for participating leaders

3. The professional performance you require

  • Show up with authority in unfamiliar situations
  • Carry responsibility with stability rather than hesitation
  • Hold others accountable while maintaining relationships
  • Delegate effectively to build capability in others
  • Manage performance effectively
  • Communicate clearly and influence stakeholders
  • Lead with emotional intelligence and adaptability
  • Lead change initiatives successfully
  • Act as a role model for company values and culture
  • Actively coach and develop direct reports

4. How to evidence what has changed

94%

agreed they could engage and inspire employees with their new leadership vision

96%

felt better equipped to handle difficult customer negotiations