You are leading people. Nobody ever actually taught you how.

Dunholm Leadership is offering a 20-module, science-backed leadership programme built on world-leading, peer-reviewed research — and evaluated with pre and post data to show evidence it works. Not another feel-good leadership course. The real science. The practical tools. The evaluation data that shows it helps real managers like you.

Pilot evaluated across 30 managers on 4 continents.

All measures of leadership confidence, knowledge, and practical skill improved.

Verified and endorsed by eminent Leadership Professors.

Why most leadership development fails – and why this is different.

The leadership development industry has a problem. Most of what it sells is built on opinion, not evidence. It is expensive to sit through, difficult to apply on a Monday morning, and rarely changes how people actually lead.

Most managers are promoted without real training. Most leadership programmes are never independently evaluated to see if they changed anything. Most of the advice that reaches managers — through LinkedIn posts, bestselling books, one-day workshops — is built on the same foundations: what sounds good, what feels intuitive, what someone who was once a leader believes worked for them.

The science says something different. And that science has been sitting in academic journals, unreachable for most managers, for decades.

Dunholm Leadership was built to change that.

What the data shows.

Before Dunholm Leadership launched, we ran a fully evaluated pilot with 30 managers across four continents. We measured their leadership confidence, knowledge, and practical skills across 24 key metrics before the programme began and again when it ended. Here is what actually changed.

(spoiler: all 24 indicators significantly improved with a large effect size).

+130%

Confidence in leadership science

+167%

Ability to apply leadership insights

+122%

Practical skill acquisition

+105%

Knowledge of leadership science

4.82/5

Student satisfaction rating

100%

of managers reported improved leadership knowledge

100%

of managers reported improved practical skills

Measures assessedd – every one improved

What you will learn – and what you will be able to do.

Dunholm Leadership is built on 20 modules across four stages. Each one tackles a core challenge that modern managers face, grounded in the science of what actually works. Each module delivers 20 evidence-based practical takeaways — tools you can apply before the next module begins.

By the end, you will have 400 science-backed tools in your leadership toolkit, a 12-Month Personalised Leadership Growth Plan you build as you go, and the grounded confidence that comes from knowing your leadership is no longer based on guesswork.

Stage 01.

The New Science of Leadership

Most managers learn to lead by watching others, following their gut, or hoping that what worked last time will work again. Some of it helps. A lot of it quietly doesn’t. Stage 1 replaces the inherited habits, half-truths, and confident-sounding myths with what the science actually shows — and builds a foundation you can lead from with clarity and conviction.

Across five modules you will master the seven core behaviours of effective, human-first leadership; understand the science of building and repairing trust without cynicism or pushback; learn how to earn genuine respect without people-pleasing or self-doubt; navigate the real pressures of leading in a stretched, modern workplace including remote and hybrid teams; and develop the self-leadership skills that protect your own effectiveness and wellbeing as a leader.

After this stage: You will know what the science says effective leadership looks like — and you will have a personal leadership strategy grounded in it, ready to embed into your daily routines from day one.

Stage 02.

Nurturing Wellbeing & Managing Work Demands

Leadership is hard. Not just because of the people challenges, but because of the pressure you absorb, the stress you manage, and the quiet toll it takes when you are trying to hold everything together without a lot of support. Stage 2 gives you the science of what wellbeing at work actually means — for your team and for you — and the practical frameworks to protect it.

Across five modules you will understand the research-backed conditions that make people thrive at work and those that quietly harm it; learn to spot the early signs of burnout — in your team and in yourself; get to grips with the science of imposterism and finally understand why that feeling follows so many capable managers around; learn how to distinguish between the stressors that can sharpen performance and those that silently drain it; and develop a recovery and coping system grounded in evidence, not wishful thinking.

After this stage: You will have practical, science-backed tools to protect your team's wellbeing and your own — without burning either out in the process.

Glasses, laptop and coffee cup on a desk

Stage 03.

The Science of Thriving Teams – how to build, energise & sustain high performance

Quiet quitting. Disengagement. A team that does the minimum and no more. If you have ever looked at your team and wondered what happened to the energy, Stage 3 gives you the science behind why it happens — and exactly what to do about it. Not the carrot-and-stick version. What the behavioural research actually shows drives people to bring their best, willingly.

Across five modules you will understand the psychology of motivation and amotivation — and why your team are not lazy, they are underserved; learn the critical difference between felt ownership and felt accountability, and why getting this wrong quietly kills performance; discover how to build the conditions for psychological safety so your team takes initiative, speaks up, and innovates without fear; learn how to use failure as a tool for growth rather than a reason for blame; and develop a team identity strong enough that your people show up as invested contributors — not reluctant passengers.

After this stage: You will understand the psychological mechanisms behind team engagement and have a complete toolkit to build the kind of team culture that performs because it wants to — not because it has to.

Group of people collaborating around a laptop

Stage 04.

Resolving Team Conflict & Incivility – how to restore dignity & trust

Every team, at some point, experiences tension. Conflict that simmers. Behaviour that crosses a line. Dynamics that quietly harm the culture if left unaddressed. Most managers avoid these situations not because they do not care — but because nobody ever taught them how to handle them with confidence. Stage 4 gives you the science of what goes wrong in teams, why it escalates when it does, and how to resolve it in a way that restores trust rather than breaking it further.

Across five modules you will learn to identify the full spectrum of workplace incivility — from low-level friction to exclusion and mistreatment — and understand the real harm it causes; develop evidence-based frameworks for responding to and resolving conflict and design a leadership microclimate built on fairness, dignity, and psychological safety — the kind of culture people do not want to leave.

After this stage: You will have the evidence-based frameworks, the language, and the confidence to handle the conversations and situations you have been putting off — and to build a team environment where they become far less likely to arise in the first place.

20 Modules

Science-backed, Evidence-based Content

400 Practical Tools/Takeaways

Online, Pre-Recorded, Self-Paced

Timetable Guidance

12 Month Personalised Leadership Growth Plan

Learning Recaps & Objectives

Reflection Prompts

Worksheets & Progress Activites

Resource List

Research-Grounded Leadership Scripts & Systems

Directory of 30 Key Work Psychology Frameworks

Lifetime Access

Private Community Membership

Q&As with Natalie

Accredited June 2026

what managers say

★★★★★

“It really felt like a one-to-one training session. I actually learned that I’m not the best manager so it was more helpful than I could have expected. Most people go into leadership without training to know what’s actually good or bad for their team.”

– Pilot Student

★★★★★

“Feeling like an imposter has always been part of my mentality, so it was refreshing to understand why I feel like that and how to overcome that feeling.”

– Pilot Student

★★★★★

“I am guilty of thinking my team are lazy, rather than digging into the why and motivating/inspiring them instead so that’s really reframed that in my mind.”

– Pilot Student

★★★★★

“Packed with insights and practical tools/tips to apply to every day, whilst not being an information overload.”

– Pilot Student

★★★★★

This was a fantastic course which offered a completely different insight into leadership than other courses I have done, which tend to focus more on what to ‘do’ to be a good leader rather than re-framing how to ‘think’ to be a good leader. I feel much more equipped to think of the mindset of my team to support them.”

– Pilot Student

★★★★★

“A hugely thoughtful programme, and it’s grounded in practical tips which means it feels like I can go away and action it immediately.”

– Pilot Student

Intentionally anonymous.

Fully anonymous survey software was used during the pilot — no names, email addresses, or IP addresses were collected. This was an ethical imperative: research shows that anonymity reduces social desirability bias in responses, producing more accurate, honest data.

Secure your place.

Dunholm Leadership opens for enrolment in Autumn 2026, with places limited to 30 students per cohort. Waitlist members get the first look, exclusive updates and early-bird access to enrolment 48 hours before it opens to the public, at 20% off the full price.

Dunholm Leadership – Full Programme

£1,500 · or three monthly payments of £500

20 modules across 4 Stages · Bite-size 20-min Learning · 400 practical takeaways · 12-Month Growth Plan · Lifetime access · Private community · Q&As · E-handbook with scripts and frameworks · Accreditation June 2026

Waitlist members: Access to 20% off – bringing your price to £1,200 (or 3 × £400)

To put that in context: a single executive coaching session typically costs £300–£500. A five-day university leadership programme runs £5,000–£10,000. A one-day business school short course starts at ~£1,650. Dunholm Leadership gives you 20 modules of world-class, science-backed leadership education — with lifetime access — for less than the cost of three coaching sessions.

Employer reimbursement: planning to ask your employer to fund this? Download the reimbursement toolkit — we have written the email for you.

Individual Stages — available separately

Each of the four stages is available anytime to purchase individually at £500 per stage.

Payment plans available: three monthly instalments of £500, or £400 for early-bird waitlist members.

14-day money-back guarantee for individual purchasers: Try the programme with complete peace of mind. The evaluation results speak to the power and impact of this programme — and we are confident you will feel that from the very first module. But if within your first 14 days you feel it is not right for you, and you have accessed less than 10% of the content, we will refund you in full. No awkward conversations, no hoops to jump through.

Note: The 14-day guarantee applies to individual purchasers only — not organisational or trainer licence arrangements.

Looking for something specific?

Dunholm Leadership also supports organisations and training providers who want evidence-led leadership development built on credible science.

HROD and L&D teams: find out about our organisational pricing → Independent trainders: find out about licensing Dunholm Leadership for your own clients →

Insights from world-leading, peer-reviewed leadership science and work psychology

85,000+ leaders and their teams studied

Evaluated programme — pre and post data

Verified by eminent Leadership Professors

Accreditation (June 2026)

You are leading people. Nobody ever actually taught you how.

Why most leadership development fails – and why this is different.

What you will learn – and what you will be able to do.

The New Science of Leadership

Nurturing Wellbeing & Managing Work Demands

The Science of Thriving Teams – how to build, energise & sustain high performance

Resolving Team Conflict & Incivility – how to restore dignity & trust

Secure your place.

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