Luke Harding
As the senior leader responsible for developing the capacity of colleagues, I grew frustrated with leadership courses that promised transformation but delivered confusion — leaders handed a scattering of tools instead of a shared vision of what excellent leadership actually looks like. My epiphany came while studying developmental psychology during my MBA: there was a better way to help leaders grow.
The Call to Leadership draws on a background in education and creative writing as much as it does on leadership theory — active learning and story archetypes turn out to have a particular power to unlock personal reflection and change.
My mission is to empower leaders at every level.
- Global Director of Education, Aldenham Education Group
- Founder, Harding Consultancy
- First Class, English — University of Oxford
- MBA in Educational Leadership (Distinction) — UCL
- Qualified Level 5 Professional Coach
Leadership isn't one thing
The Call to Leadership is grounded in Integral Theory — a metatheory of psychological development — offering a way of understanding the different mindsets, or "worldviews", that shape how people lead: some built around structure and order, some around results and achievement, some around collaboration and inclusion, some around adaptive, systemic thinking.
Most leaders default to one or two of these. The most effective leaders can move between them depending on what the moment calls for. The session helps participants recognise their own default, understand its blind spots, and build the range to lead differently when the situation demands it.