Where new and aspiring leaders come together for coaching, community and development.
“At Lead Next, we want you to flourish as a leader, both in the work you do, and how you feel. Imagine leading confidently, effectively, and happily; developing yourself and your team, while staying true to your values. We believe the key to this is self-awareness. To support this, we run highly effective group coaching programmes and activities. We have created a number of self-led coaching worksheets. And we host free community project and events. All designed to support you in raising your own self-awareness and becoming the leader you want to be.”
Laura & Dawn,
Co-Founders of Lead Next
About Us
We are Dawn Murden and Laura Leslie, qualified coaches who specialise in professional career coaching at all levels up to executive.
We have been where you are now, we remember our first management roles, the step up into leadership, and the development of ourselves and our teams. We understand the importance of self-awareness.
Alongside our coaching knowledge and expertise, we bring our years of lived experience in the workplace. We look forward to working with you.
Looking to level up your leadership as part of a supportive, inclusive community?
We have a variety of activities just for you. Whether you are a new leader, aspiring leader, or a leader who values self-development, we have something for you.
The outcomes
You will leave this workshop with a clearer vision of your career and leadership goals, a better understanding of who you are, and a tangible individual action plan to move you forwards.
The workshop programme
The programme is delivered online and includes several coach-led activities to take you through three key stages.
Stage 1 Snapshot of now and the future – Identification of key career goals, and where you are today
Stage 2 Key drivers and barriers – Discovering your values, motivations and internal barriers to leadership success
Stage 3 Action plan – Taking you from thinking to doing by creating your individual action plan
Alongside the workshop, you will receive a workbook that enables you to plot your progress, continue your self-awareness journey, and access special offers. Plus, you receive a digital certificate of attendance.
After the session, you will be invited to the Lead Next Slack community to connect with like-minded peers and access future support.
Who can attend
The workshop has been designed for those who are aspiring to move into leadership, who are new to leadership, or who have been a leader for a while but feel like they need a reset or refresh. To attend, you need a way to join the online meeting room (computer/tablet and internet), a method for taking notes, and the enthusiasm and openness for self-development.
Timing, group size and costs
The workshop runs for approximately 4 hours online with groups of max. 12 participants in each cohort. The cost per participant is £299 inclusive. This can be self-funded or funded by your employer.
Signing Up
Options for signing up:
Book your place via Eventbrite
Email us if you have any questions using leadnextworkshop@gmail.com
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Online, half-day workshops for new and aspiring leaders
Do you suffer from imposter syndrome? Are you struggling to delegate in your new role? Do you know what kind of leader you want to be?
This hands on half-day online workshop is designed for new and aspiring leaders.
This is not a typical management training course. This is a powerful group coaching workshop for you to raise your self-awareness, understand your values, and move forwards with conviction.
Attendee feedback
"I finally know what my pattern is. I’ve been struggling to understand what it is that’s holding me back."
"Through this workshop... I realised that very thing that was off. Now that I recognise it, I’m able to work on it so I can move forward."
"It was useful to try the tools taught in the workshop - they helped me to see my situation from a more positive perspective, and helped me develop a plan of action ."
"It is always useful to hear other perspectives. The session felt very safe — it was professional but relaxed."
"Taking part in this workshop has given me a definite confidence boost! Thank you!"
Coaching for all - Self-coaching Worksheets
Our mission at Lead Next is to enable everyone to access coaching. As part of this, we have created a number of self-led coaching worksheets. Each worksheet costs about the same as a cup of coffee!
These worksheets provide the guidance and support for you to self-coach yourself through activities that will boost your self-confidence and self-awareness, empower you to take the next steps in your career journey, and identify the gaps and actions you need to take to move forwards.
You can mix and match worksheets to make the experience unique to you, building your own self-development portfolio.
Check out our Shop by clicking on the link.
Community
We know how important it is to feel supported, valued and part of something. We listened to your feedback and have set up a number of FREE events and a FREE to join Slack community channel for all of our Lead Next alumni.
Check them out using the link below and let's all keep connected and supporting each other.
"MyFuturePlan" - A Leadership Accelerator for Early-Career Researchers
Aims of the MFP Programme
ECRs face enormous challenges in securing contracts, meeting demands and planning out their careers. The MFP programme addresses those challenges by supporting ECRs in developing themselves into the leaders of the future through a group coaching approach that provides:
Increased self-awareness of personal behaviour preferences
Increased collaborative capacity – teams and leadership
An understanding of resilience and emotional intelligence – and how to build and develop them
Building connections
Developing an individual action plan for future progression
We work with you to write the programme into your grant applications making the application more attractive to funders, whilst showing your dedication to supporting your ECRs.
Who can attend
The programme is designed for ECRs and leaders in academia and industry e.g. post-docs, industrial researchers, early-career academics, late-stage/mature PhD students, early-career leaders etc.
Set up by Dr Tony Bradshaw, Managing Director of Biosocius Ltd., it was originally aimed at ECRs in the Biotechnology Sector and is now available across other areas in STEM.
So far, MFP has been delivered to 400+ ECRs over 5 years across UK & Ireland.
MFP Workshops
MFP takes place over two dedicated workshops.
An online, small group, 90 minute workshop where participants are provided with individual personality profile assessments. Participants build a picture of themselves and their natural preferences for communication, working style and more.
An in-person half-day of group coaching discussing personality preferences in teams and leadership, collaborative ability building, emotional intelligence and resilience in the workplace, and the development of their "My Future Plan" set of actions.
Workshops are facilitated by qualified coaches with a background in STEM.
Signing up
Participation of ECRs takes place through two main routes:
We help you write the MFP programme into your grant applications making the application more attractive to funders, whilst showing your dedication to supporting your ECRs.
Use your existing budgets to place your ECRs on upcoming workshops straight away.
Get in touch to find out more and secure your places now.
Dr Tony Bradshaw
Executive coach and Managing Director of Biosocius Ltd.
Background in biotechnology
Founder of “MyFuturePlan”
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