Overview
WiL is a six-month leadership development experience designed to help women lead with greater confidence, influence and strategic impact.
Through a combination of practical workshops, leadership assessments, peer learning and personalised coaching or mentoring, participants develop the capability, self-awareness and executive presence needed to overcome leadership challenges, influence key stakeholders and progress into more senior leadership roles.
This programme will give you 51 CPD hours in total.
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Key details
- Duration: 6 months
- Location: London and online
- Date: May 2027 - Enquire now
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Participant profile
Women typically in or aiming for senior management, partner or board roles. Participants can work across practice, industry and public sector.
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Assessment
Understand your leadership strengths and maximise performance
Participants complete a leadership strengths assessment that provides deep insight into their natural capabilities, leadership style and development opportunities.
The resulting feedback helps participants:
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Practical workshops
Practical leadership development you can apply immediately
Every workshop is designed around real leadership challenges faced by senior professionals.
Participants learn how to:
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Peer learning groups
Throughout the programme, participants will share their challenges with their peers in a confidential, supportive environment. Their peers will provide them with insightful, objective viewpoints that will allow them to tackle the problem from a different perspective.
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External input from C-suite experts
Throughout the programme participants will learn from CFOs/ CEOs/ COOs across various industries. Our C-suite experts will share their experiences and examples of how they have overcome some of the challenges participants will face in their career.
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Personalised coaching and mentoring to accelerate growth
Participants receive dedicated support from experienced leadership coaches and senior finance leaders who understand the challenges of leadership progression.
These one-to-one sessions help participants:
- Navigate career transitions
- Build confidence in senior leadership environments
- Increase influence and executive presence
- Tackle workplace challenges in real time Develop practical strategies for career progression
Benefits for participants: Advance your leadership career
Participants leave the programme with:
- Greater confidence to lead, contribute and challenge constructively
- Stronger influence with senior stakeholders and decision-makers
- Enhanced leadership presence and visibility
- A clearer understanding of their leadership strengths
- A powerful peer network of senior professionals
- Practical tools to navigate complex leadership challenges
- Increased readiness for promotion, partnership or board-level opportunities
Benefits for organisations: Build a stronger leadership pipeline
WiL helps organisations:
- Develop high-potential women into future senior leaders
- Strengthen succession planning initiatives
- Improve retention of talented female employees
- Demonstrate commitment to leadership diversity and inclusion
- Increase leadership capability across the organisation
- Equip leaders to drive performance, innovation and engagement
- Create a stronger pipeline of board and executive-ready talent
Mentors and coaches
Below is just a small sample of the high-calibre coaches and mentors available on the WiL programme. Participants choose who they want to partner with on their WiL journey.
Carla has over 14 years' experience in the banking and retail industries. As a former COO at Virgin Group and a deputy CFO at Barclays' Global Retail and Commercial Bank, Carla led on corporate finance & post-merger integrations, strategy, business operations and business transformation. She now runs a strategic consultancy business, MCS Advisory Ltd and is a board member of many well-known organisations.
Cath is an ICF accredited executive coach and development consultant with over 20 years’ experience specialising in authentic leadership, relationship skills and developing self-awareness to create a positive impact. She has worked with a diverse range of clients from blue-chip companies, high profile charities, universities and multi-national banks. Before coaching, Cath worked at PwC for six years.
Jo is a highly experienced leadership coach and mentor, having worked with many individuals from more than 120 organisations, including leading global corporates, UK SMEs and start-up ventures, and public sector bodies. Before coaching, Jo’s career ran over 25 years in leadership roles as COO, GM, MD, Head of Sales and Marketing, and HRD roles. She has worked for British Airways, 3i, Coutts Consultancy and Right Management.
Eilish has a phenomenal record of coaching women in leadership and executive roles, those with C-suite titles and those considering board positions. She works with a diverse range of financial and professional services organisations. In addition to her coaching business, Eilish is a NED at Sport England, the Financial Reporting Council, and Plan UK. Before coaching, Eilish worked for 12 years at Goldman Sachs.
Why organisations invest in WiL
Leading organisations recognise that developing diverse leadership talent is essential for long-term performance and growth.
WiL provides a structured and practical development experience that helps women translate potential into leadership impact. Participants apply their learning throughout the programme, bringing new perspectives, stronger leadership behaviours and increased confidence back into the workplace.
Organisations benefit from stronger leadership capability today while building future-ready leadership pipelines for tomorrow.
An interview with a WiL graduate
Read the experience of Emma Read, Group Accounting at PD Ports, on why she enrolled on WiL.
An interview with a WiL graduate
Read the experience of Diana MacDuff, Head of Business Development at British Sugar, on why she enrolled on WiL.
