Leadership at Henley
Create lasting impact with Henley’s transformational leadership programmes
Lead with purpose. Create lasting impact.
Henley Business School’s leadership programmes are designed to challenge, stretch and support leaders at every stage. Through academic insight and practical application, you’ll build the knowledge, confidence and skills to think strategically, lead effectively and turn new ideas into action.
For decades, Henley has developed leaders who make a meaningful difference in their organisations. Our programmes support individuals and organisations developing leaders at scale, with flexible learning options including short courses and levy-funded apprenticeships. Build expertise across strategy, innovation, digital and AI, and develop the capabilities to create purposeful, sustainable change with lasting impact.
Why Henley?
- Step away from the day-to-day and study at our Greenlands campus, creating space to reflect, learn and connect with others in a unique setting.
- Learn from an outstanding faculty with global industry experience.
- Join a 106,000-strong alumni network across 167 countries.
- Gain real-world application through workplace projects and immersive experiences.
- Benefit from a global reputation for purposeful, sustainable leadership development.
- Study at a triple-accredited business school.
Find your Leadership Programme
We’ve broken down the programmes by key leadership challenges, making it easier to identify the right programme for your needs.
Strategic and enterprise leadership - You need to lead beyond your own team.
You’re navigating complex decisions, organisational change or competing priorities and need to think more strategically and influence at an enterprise level.
Personal leadership and impact - You want to become a more effective and impactful leader.
You’re looking to build your confidence, strengthen your leadership approach, work better with others and have greater impact in your role.
Leadership for the AI era - You’re figuring out what leadership looks like in an AI-driven world.
You need to understand how AI is changing your organisation, adapt your leadership approach and help your people navigate change and uncertainty.
Explore the programme that matches your current leadership challenge
Henley Executive Management Programme
Build the strategic range and resilience to lead beyond your own function - across the whole organisation, not just the part you know best.
Suitable for: Leaders with responsibility for a function or business area who are stepping into enterprise leadership, with broader strategic responsibility and influence.
Duration: 10 days, in person.
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The Henley Leading Strategy and Execution Programme
Devise and execute sustainable strategies to create lasting competitive advantage.
Suitable for: People responsible for shaping strategy or translating it into clear priorities, actions and results.
Duration: 3 in person days and 0.5 day online.
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The Henley Leadership Programme
Understand yourself as a leader and develop the personal leadership skills that build stronger relationships and increase your impact.
Suitable for: People with experience leading teams, projects or organisations who want to deepen their self-awareness and make lasting changes to their leadership.
Duration: 6.5 days in person
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Henley Advanced Personal Leadership Programme
Gain insight into your personal impact as a leader through a unique learning experience and develop your action plan for success.
Suitable for: Leaders ready to challenge their assumptions, deepen their self-awareness and explore their personal impact within teams and organisations..
Duration: 6.5 days in person
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Henley High Performance Leadership Programme
Discover your strategic, operational and interpersonal leadership capability and how to make the most of the leadership skills in your team.
Suitable for: Middle and senior level managers and leaders
Duration: Live online sessions over a 6 week period
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High-Impact Leadership Communication
Develop the confidence to lead authentically, inspire trust, unite people, and drive meaningful results.
Suitable for: Leaders who want to communicate with greater clarity, presence and influence across teams, stakeholders and challenging situations.
Duration: 3 days in person
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AI Strategy and Implementation
Turn AI ambition into meaningful business impact with practical tools, clear guidance, and hands-on experience to move initiatives from concept to deployment.
Suitable for: Decision-makers responsible for identifying, prioritising or implementing AI opportunities that support strategic goals.
Duration: 3 days in person
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Leading in the AI Era
Lead with confidence as AI transforms how organisations work, while helping your teams build the resilience to adapt to constant change and uncertainty.
Suitable for: Leaders responsible for people, culture or transformation who want to lead confidently as AI reshapes how organisations work
Duration: 3 days in person + online follow-up session
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AI Leadership – AI Strategy and Opportunity – Apprenticeship Unit
Enable leaders to identify where AI can create value and shape its responsible use across the organisation.
Suitable for: Professionals leading AI strategy and decision-making
Duration: Live online sessions over a 6 week period
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Chat with our team
We can help you explore:
- Which programme is the best fit for you, your team, or your organisation.
- How different programmes align with individual or organisational learning objectives.
- The key differences between programmes and the outcomes they deliver.
- How each programme is delivered and what the learning experience looks like.
- The topics covered and how they can be applied in practice.
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