Our world-class faculty, who will be delivering the programme, is comprised of renowned leadership experts, including Carrie Fletcher, leadership consultant and Affiliate Instructor at Harvard Law School,

Dan Kayne, founder of O Shaped and former Network Rail GC, and Cath Bishop, leadership coach and author of “The Long Win” – an FT Top 10 Business Book.

Our programme is designed to provide an interactive and engaging platform for senior leaders to share their experiences, learnings, and ideas.

We encourage participants to consider the impact they want to make in their organisations and the legacy they want to create for the next generation of legal leaders.

We believe in the power of forging long-term connections, and we strive to provide our participants with an extensive network of expertise they can rely on for years to come. As a participant, you will also gain access to our active alumni community, allowing you to stay connected with other in-house leaders and continue to expand your professional network.

By joining our programme, you will become part of a growing community of in-house leaders who are equipping themselves with the skills and knowledge to plan and shape their future as General Counsel.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Ascensus Leadership Programme.

Underpinned by the O Shaped mindset and behaviours, this programme will allow you to explore and develop your personal leadership style to expand your influence within your organisation. You can expect sessions that cover a range of topics, including:

Leadership style

We will explore common cognitive tendencies - and conflicts - in how people tend to gather information, make decisions, communicate with others, and manage their workflow. We will then develop actionable, practical strategies for effectively leading across these differences.

Stakeholder management

We will help you learn to build more sustainable stakeholder relationships across your organisation by learning strategies that help you better understand the needs of your stakeholders. Our focus will be on how you can achieve impact and create value in your organisation through client and stakeholder centricity.

Board engagement

We will delve into practical advice and strategies to navigate and effectively engage with your board, building the crucial leadership skill of understanding what your board needs.

Learn from world-class leadership development experts with extensive General Counsel experience, including:

Carrie Fletcher

Leadership and strategy consultant, former practising attorney, and Global Head of the O Shaped Faculty. Carrie is an Affiliate Instructor at Harvard Law School, specialising in tailored leadership programmes for law firms and legal departments.

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Dan Kayne

Former General Counsel at Network Rail and founder of O Shaped; the purpose-led organisation that aims to improve the legal profession by putting people at the forefront of its vision for change, Dan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. He is passionate about giving leaders the necessary tools to succeed and creating a better legal profession for those who use it, are entering it, and buy services from it.

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Cath Bishop

A leadership development expert and teacher on the Executive Education programme at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, Cath draws on her careers as an Olympic rower, senior diplomat and business coach to bring insights into the mindset, behaviours and culture that underpin high performance and effective leadership.

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