Korn Ferry Academy's Leadership Development Studio starts with your business priorities and your managers' leadership identity. We then design a practical development journey that builds capability, supports workplace application and measures leadership growth.
Designed for organisations developing first-line and middle managers
You may be preparing first-line managers for their first leadership role, strengthening middle managers through growth or equipping leaders to coach, collaborate and lead change.
Different priorities demand different journeys. That is why we begin with your context and define the leadership growth and behaviour change that matter from the outset.
Create a journey that begins with mindset, then build relevant skills
We combine relevant insight, content and learning experiences around your business challenges and managers’ development needs.
Before managers can develop new leadership capabilities, they first need to reflect on how they think, lead and influence others. By creating the right mindset, we lay the foundation for meaningful learning, lasting behavioural change and stronger leadership impact.
Every learning experience is designed for immediate workplace application, with coaching that reinforces new behaviours and helps managers lead with confidence.
We establish a baseline, agree on the behaviours that matter and measure progress throughout the journey; helping you demonstrate change, not simply participation.
Every journey begins with the business challenge. The learner journey then starts from the inside out: managers shift their mindset before building new capabilities, applying them in the workplace and measuring their growth.
Connect business priorities with managerial development goals, establish a baseline and agree what leadership growth will look like.
Every manager begins with a Korn Ferry Leadership Assessment and a facilitated group debrief, providing insights into their strengths and development areas that shape the rest of the learning journey.
Experiential learning modules build the knowledge, skills and confidence managers need to navigate the leadership moments that matter most.
Three application coaching sessions support managers as they apply new capabilities in the workplace, reinforcing new behaviours and turning learning into lasting leadership habits.
Track shifts in mindset, capability and observable behaviour against the outcomes agreed at the start.
*Organisations align and measure. Your managers discover, build and apply.
Building capable managers requires more than delivering a programme. It requires a proven methodology that combines leadership research, practical application and measurable outcomes.
Every Leadership Development Studio journey is grounded in leadership research and proven assessment methodologies. Combined with experiential learning, application coaching and measurable outcomes, we help organisations develop leadership capability that lasts.
Every leadership journey is built on proven leadership research, assessments and frameworks, giving organisations confidence that development is grounded in evidence, not assumptions.
Experiential learning and application coaching help managers apply new capabilities immediately, reinforcing behaviours where leadership matters most: in the workplace.
Success measures are built into every journey, helping organisations evaluate behavioural growth and leadership impact beyond programme completion.
My biggest learning from this programme was the importance of self-awareness and continuous reflection. Through the coaching sessions, I gained a better understanding of my strengths, areas for growth and how my actions and communication can influence others.
This programme reinforced that effective leadership is not one-size-fits-all. I gained practical tools to adapt my leadership approach, deliver constructive feedback with clarity and confidence, and better understand the different motivations and communication styles that drive a multigenerational workforce.
Leadership Development Studio is Korn Ferry Academy's customised approach to building leadership capability for first-line and middle managers. Each journey is designed around your business priorities and combines mindset development, relevant skills, workplace application and measurement.
No. We begin with the business challenge, manager population and behaviour change required. We then work with you to curate the selected courses (from our portfolio), experiences and support needed to create the right leadership journey for your managers.
Our methodology works from the inside out. Managers first develop awareness of their leadership identity: the beliefs, motivations, strengths and patterns that shape how they lead. With that mindset foundation in place, they build relevant skills, practise them in real work and reflect on the results. This sequence supports deeper, more sustainable behaviour change.
The Studio is designed primarily for first-line and middle managers, including first-time managers, experienced people leaders and priority cohorts leading through growth or change.
The journey is customised to the business challenge, manager population and depth of change required. Every journey includes a minimum of four modules from the twelve available. We will recommend the appropriate combination of modules, application and reinforcement so managers have enough time to learn, practise and build new habits. Speak with us today to find out more.
We define success at the outset and establish a relevant baseline. Depending on the objectives, measurement may include shifts in mindset and confidence, capability growth, workplace application, observable behaviour change and agreed indicators.
Start with a conversation about your business priorities, manager population and the change you want to see. We will help you define the challenge and recommend the right next step.
Build a customised leadership journey that starts with mindset, develops relevant skills, supports workplace application and measures leadership growth.
Talk to Korn Ferry Academy about the business challenge you want your first-line and middle managers to solve and the behaviours you want to strengthen.
