Leadership isn't a position.
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It's the ability to bring out the best in other people.
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Leadership isn't a position. --- It's the ability to bring out the best in other people. ---
Leading High Performance Organisations
Great organisations are built by great leaders.
Executive Education
Exceptional leadership is about creating an environment where individuals perform at their best, teams work together effectively, and organisations grow through change.
This two-day programme explores the psychology of leadership, communication, organisational culture and high performance. Through the science of leadership and real-world experience, you'll develop the confidence and capability to lead people, improve performance and create lasting organisational success.
Level:
Executive Education
CPD Certification
Duration:
2 Days
9 am to 5 pm each day
Next Dates:
13th to 14th January 2027
28th to 29th April 2027
Location:
Dundee, Scotland
Investment:
£1,275 plus VAT
Every organisation reflects the quality of its leadership.
Leading people is one of the most complex responsibilities in business.
Every conversation, every decision and every behaviour shapes culture, performance and trust. Yet many leaders receive little formal education in how people think, communicate, respond to change or perform under pressure.
This programme combines proven leadership science with practical commercial experience to help you lead with greater confidence, develop high-performing teams and create organisations where people and profits thrive together.
Leadership isn't about controlling people.
It's about creating the conditions where people perform at their best.
Why is this programme different?
Many leadership programmes focus on processes, performance management and management techniques.
This programme starts with leadership science and people.
You'll explore how people think, communicate, respond to uncertainty, make decisions and work together under pressure. By understanding the psychology behind behaviour, you'll become a more effective leader, build stronger teams and create a culture where people perform at their best.
Alongside practical leadership frameworks, we'll explore commercial judgement, creativity, innovation and organisational culture through the experience of leaders who have built businesses, led transformation and navigated real organisational challenges.
We don't teach leadership as a theory.
We develop leaders who create environments where people and organisations thrive.
Executive education should change the way you think.
The organisations that thrive tomorrow will be led differently from those of yesterday.
Develop the confidence, judgement and leadership capability to inspire people, navigate change and build cultures where innovation, accountability and performance flourish.
What you'll learn
Exceptional leadership isn't built from a single model or management technique. It develops through understanding people, creating the right culture and making better decisions every day.
Over two immersive days, we'll explore the psychology of leadership, organisational culture, communication, and practical leadership skills you can apply immediately within your own organisation.
Together we'll explore:
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Leadership and management are complementary skills, yet they are not the same. Explore when organisations need direction, when they need support, and how exceptional leaders balance both.
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Every decision people make is influenced by emotions, assumptions, biases, fears, desires and past experience. Understand the psychology that drives behaviour and learn how to lead people more effectively.
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Great leaders communicate with clarity, consistency and purpose. Learn how to listen actively, recognise what isn't being said and build trust through everyday conversations.
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Change creates uncertainty, resistance and opportunity in equal measure. Discover practical approaches for helping individuals and teams embrace change while maintaining confidence and momentum.
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High-performing organisations are built on ownership rather than supervision. Learn how to create accountability, develop confidence and empower people to make better decisions.
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Outstanding teams don't happen by chance. Explore how culture, psychological safety, shared purpose and individual strengths combine to create sustained high performance.
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Innovation flourishes when people feel safe to contribute ideas and challenge conventional thinking. Creativity is a natural output of humans and needs to be channeled intentionally within organisations. Discover how leaders create environments that encourage curiosity, creativity and continuous improvement.
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Traditional performance reviews often become backward-looking administrative exercises. Learn how regular coaching conversations, meaningful feedback and clear expectations help people develop and perform at their best.
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Culture is shaped by what leaders tolerate, reward and demonstrate every day. Understand how leadership behaviours influence organisational culture and long-term business performance.
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Leadership isn't about sitting at the top of the organisation, it's about supporting everyone else to succeed. Explore how servant leadership builds stronger teams, better customer experiences and more resilient organisations.
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Leadership is rarely about having perfect information. Develop practical approaches to making sound commercial decisions when faced with uncertainty, competing priorities and incomplete data.
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Exceptional leaders don't rely on instinct alone, nor do they ignore it. Learn how experience, observation, pattern recognition and informed intuition combine with evidence to strengthen judgement and improve decision-making.
Who should attend?
This programme is designed for anyone responsible for leading people, developing teams or improving organisational performance.
It is particularly valuable for:
Business owners
Directors and senior leaders
Department and team managers
Newly promoted managers
Future leaders preparing for greater responsibility
Project and programme managers
HR and People professionals
Operations managers
Business partners and internal consultants
Anyone responsible for leading change
No formal leadership qualifications are required.
By the end of the programme you'll be able to...
✔ Lead with greater confidence and authenticity.
✔ Build trust through stronger communication.
✔ Better understand what motivates people and influences behaviour.
✔ Create a culture of accountability without micromanagement.
✔ Lead individuals and teams through change more effectively.
✔ Empower people to take ownership and make better decisions.
✔ Recognise barriers to high performance and address them constructively.
✔ Have more effective coaching and performance conversations.
✔ Foster greater creativity, innovation and collaboration.
✔ Make better leadership decisions using both evidence and experience.
✔ Apply practical leadership techniques immediately within your own organisation.
✔ Create an environment where people and organisations thrive.
Meet your programme leader
Heather Ogilvie
Heather is a former Group Strategist, Chief Financial Officer, Chartered Accountant, international turnaround specialist, and Executive Advisor with more than 30 years' experience leading, growing, and transforming organisations across the UK and internationally.
Having worked with organisations through periods of rapid growth, major transformation, restructuring and leadership change, Heather understands that exceptional organisational performance begins with exceptional leadership.
Drawing on real-world experience rather than management theory alone, she combines practical leadership insight with commercial expertise to help leaders build trust, communicate effectively, develop high-performing teams and create organisations where people thrive.
Heather is passionate about helping leaders become more confident, more authentic, and more effective, believing that great leadership is ultimately about creating the conditions that enable others to succeed.
Why Ogilvie Business School?
At Ogilvie Business School, all education is delivered by experienced practitioners who have led organisations, solved real business challenges and understand what it takes to create lasting commercial success.
Our programmes combine practical experience with structured learning, giving participants knowledge they can apply immediately within their own organisations.
We believe great executive education doesn't simply increase knowledge.
It changes the way you think.
Why Choose This Programme
Leadership is developed by learning from real organisational experience, challenging your own thinking and applying practical ideas that make an immediate difference to the way you lead.
✓ Learn from leaders who have built businesses, led organisations and navigated complex commercial challenges.
✓ Develop practical leadership skills with immediate workplace application.
✓ Improve communication, trust and team performance.
✓ Build confidence in leading people through change and uncertainty.
✓ Small executive learning cohort.
✓ Interactive discussions based on real organisational situations.
✓ CPD Certificate on successful completion.
✓ Membership of the Ogilvie Business School Alumni Network.
Programme Fee
£1,275 plus VAT
Your programme fee includes:
Two full days of expert teaching
Course materials
Refreshments and lunch
Certificate of Completion
Membership of the Ogilvie Business Alumni Network, with access to networking opportunities, programme updates and exclusive alumni offers
Ready to lead with greater impact?
Whether you're leading a business, managing a department or preparing for greater leadership responsibility, exceptional leadership begins with understanding people. The quality of your leadership influences every conversation, every decision and every result your organisation achieves.
Join us in Dundee for two immersive days of practical executive education and discover how great leaders build high-performing organisations.