Transformational leadership starts with self-awareness. Grounded in the Self-Aware Leadership programme, it supports leaders to grow from the inside out.
This approach recognises that lasting leadership impact doesn't come from adopting a fixed set of skills. It comes from reflection, choice and the ability to adapt how you lead to different people, situations and challenges.
Many leadership programmes focus on surface-level behaviours, offering generic tools or quick fixes. Transformational Leadership goes deeper.
It helps leaders understand who they are as leaders, how they are experienced by others and how their inner world shapes their outer impact.
Leaders who are self-aware are more confident, adaptable and intentional. They are better able to inspire trust, navigate complexity and create environments where people can perform at their best.
Transformational Leadership builds on the Insights Discovery foundation and uses the Insights Discovery Transformational Leadership Profile.
The Self-Aware Leadership programme creates a highly reflective and personalised development experience. Leaders begin with the Insights Discovery Transformational Leadership Profile, exploring four manifestations and eight dimensions of leadership to understand how personal style, values and behaviours show up in leadership.
Development is delivered through guided modules, coaching-style conversations and structured reflection. Leaders are encouraged to pause, notice patterns, challenge assumptions and explore how they want to show up as leaders.
Importantly, this is not a one-size-fits-all programme. Leaders are given choice and ownership over their development, selecting areas of focus that are most relevant to their role, context and aspirations.
The Self-Aware Leadership model connects inner awareness with outward leadership impact.
How your values, motivations and beliefs influence your leadership decisions and approach.
How your behaviour affects trust, relationships and performance across your teams.
How to adapt your leadership approach to suit different people and situations effectively.
How reflection can be turned into purposeful action and sustained behavioural change.
By increasing awareness across these areas, leaders are able to lead with greater authenticity, flexibility and impact.
Transformational Leadership is designed to sit within a broader, bespoke leadership development programme. Rather than following a fixed pathway, leaders make informed choices about their own professional development as the programme unfolds.
This flexibility allows leaders to focus on what matters most to them at each stage of their journey, while still working within a consistent, evidence-based framework.
It supports both new and experienced leaders to develop in a way that feels relevant, meaningful and sustainable.
Our four-colour model provides the foundation for understanding personal style and leadership preferences.
Analytical & Precise
Direct & Determined
Caring & Supportive
Sociable & Dynamic
Self-awareness is the foundation of transformational leadership
Lasting impact comes from reflection, choice and adaptation
Leadership development should be personalised, not one-size-fits-all
Inner awareness directly shapes outer leadership effectiveness
When leaders develop deeper self-awareness, the impact extends far beyond the individual. Teams experience higher levels of trust and collaboration, leaders become more adaptable and resilient, and organisations benefit from stronger, more consistent leadership.
As part of the wider Insights leadership journey, Transformational Leadership creates a strong foundation for long-term growth and behavioural change.
All of our team really enjoyed attending The Insights day with Ric and have not stopped talking about it since! The day is not only fun, but also extremely enlightening in getting to know the working preferences of your colleagues. It was brilliant to see the range of personalities and dispositions across our team. I loved receiving a personalised, tailor made report and was surprised about how accurate it was. Ric’s friendly and open approach made the day even more pleasurable and I would recommend the day to any organisation looking to combine an illuminating experience with some great team-bonding.
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