Boost your ability to drive systemic change where you work

On a 16-month leadership development programme tailored to your needs, you'll explore responsible leadership and collaborate across the widest of business sectors to make change and act for good. Our flagship cross-sectoral Fellowship programme equips you with the skills to lead responsibly, enabling you to create the organisational shifts needed to lead your organisation through the challenges the coming years will bring.

Join an active community of senior leaders exploring responsible leadership.

Collaborate with senior leaders from the private, public and third sectors.

Explore new ways of leading systemic change in your organisation.

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What do our Fellows think about the Fellowship programme?

Watch three Forward Institute Fellows share their highlights from our 2023 Summer Residential as well as their thoughts about the programme.

Fellows at York Residential 2023
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Fellows in action – and their impact

We work closely with our Fellows to look at societal and organisational issues, and tackle leadership challenges with responsibility in mind.

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Your Fellowship journey

The Fellowship is shaped to run alongside and feed directly into your day-to-day work – with a mix of small and large virtual and in-person events, and led with a responsive-design approach to programming.

Your programme begins

LAUNCH EVENT


ENQUIRE

Develop a deep understanding of the systems and issues affecting global leaders, get fresh perspectives from other leaders and gain first-hand insights across sectors and industries

SPRING RESIDENTIAL

Meet and learn with your Fellowship network

LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE

Observe your learning partner in their work environment

COACHING CALL


EXPERIMENT

Distil your findings, create your personal leadership challenge and deepen your expertise of change

SUMMER RESIDENTIAL

Experiment with change as you progress your responsible leadership challenge


ENGAGE

Build allyship and stakeholders in your organisation – and beyond

AUTUMN RESIDENTIAL

Meet and learn with your Fellowship network


Your journey begins as a lifetime Fellow

RELAUNCH RESIDENTIAL

Welcome to the wider Fellowship community


Who'll thrive in the Fellowship?

Our Fellows have the vision, courage, influence and network to drive significant change. We select exceptional individuals from nominated candidates who...

Are accomplished

You're an accomplished leader with a clear track record of outstanding professional work experience, demonstrating senior leadership potential.

For large organisations, you'll typically be working at one or two levels beneath the main board.

Demonstrate influence

You have influence in your organisation (strategically and with your peers) to lead positive change, have a strong internal network and are committed to putting new ideas into practice.

You’re after results.

Show commitment

You commit to exploring responsible leadership and attending all of the programme – and will clear commitments to make it happen.

Welcome open engagement

You're intellectually curious, open to new ideas and willing to engage with diverse points of view.

You're comfortable with a programme that asks for self-direction and self-reflection.

Bring diversity

We ask organisations to nominate candidates that reflect the diversity they aspire to in their future senior leadership team.

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Our Fellows

Our Fellows are senior leaders who are willing to challenge, debate and build their courage together. Each Fellowship cohort brings together an extraordinary group of people to learn alongside each other. Our Fellows include:
 

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Michelle Blayney

Chief Culture & Talent Officer

Lloyds Banking Group
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Hassan Noor

Regional Director – Asia

Save the Children
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Kate Phillips

Director of Unscripted

BBC
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Karl Boyce

Director of Digital

McDonald’s
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Kathrina Mannion

Director of Environment

BP
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Ade Adelekan

Deputy Assistant Commissioner

Metropolitan Police
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Jo Roper CMG

British Ambassador to the Netherlands

UK Government
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Issi Saumtally

Chief Data Officer

Cabinet Office
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Rachel Hopcroft CBE

Head of Corporate Affairs

KPMG
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Richard Copperthwaite

CIO – International & Group Infrastructure

Tesco
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Michael Cockcroft

CFO (EMEAA)

Intercontinental Hotels Group
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David Morgan

Chief Operating Officer

easyJet

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