The Leadership Strategy Memo for 2026
How HR and L&D can develop the skills, beahviors and programmes that build high-performing leaders.
What you'll gain
What you'll gain
Practical frameworks on leadership development methods
Discover how research-backed models help leaders shift from reactive problem-solving to seeing opportunity.
A blueprint for professionalising leadership development
Learn how to map upskilling programmes to the five stages of leadership, designed for lasting behaviour change.
Research-backed leadership skills and priorities for 2026
Gain the five overarching priorities you can apply to your leadership strategy this year.
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"Leadership is not a personality trait you either have or don't. It is a profession - and like any profession, it requires the right development at the right stage."
Hannes Leroy
Professor at Rotterdam School of Management
"The best leaders I work with are the ones who have learned to ask better questions - of themselves, of their teams, and of the situation in front of them."
Floris Evers
Founder at the Grit Club
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"Leadership is not a personality trait you either have or don't. It is a profession - and like any profession, it requires the right development at the right stage."
Hannes Leroy
Professor at Rotterdam School of Management
"The best leaders I work with are the ones who have learned to ask better questions - of themselves, of their teams, and of the situation in front of them."
Floris Evers
Founder at the Grit Club
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