In-company leadership programmes for architects
From expert to change leader.
Architects have the expertise to give direction to change. To make a real impact, they also need to bring people along, exert influence and help make change happen. Leading Architects helps architects take that step.
The four-day Foundation Training, on its own or followed by the Accelerator.
400+ architects trained9.1 average ratingIn Dutch and English
Architects from leading organisations developed their leadership with Leading Architects.
Rabobankde VolksbankBovemijMunicipality of The HagueEssentKnabDe Goudse
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Your architects have the vision. Can they bring the organisation along?
Digital transformation calls for architects who look beyond technology and design: who give direction, connect interests, influence decision-making and take people along in change. Yet we see the same challenges in many organisations.
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The story doesn’t land
Architects have good ideas and strong solutions, but don’t always succeed in convincing others of their value.
02
Too little influence on stakeholders
Decisions are not made on content alone. Architects have to deal with interests, relationships and different perspectives.
03
Reactive instead of giving direction
Architects respond to changes and projects, while their greatest value lies in actively giving direction to change.
The challenge is not that architects lack expertise. The challenge is turning that expertise into organisational impact.
Good architecture creates opportunities. People make change happen.
Architecture helps organisations set direction and make better choices. But architecture alone does not bring about change. That takes architects who connect people, build trust, exert influence and create movement.
That is the essence of Architecture Change Leadership. With our Leading the Change approach we help architects not only to be strong in content, but also to lead change.
Architecture
Vision, overview and better choices.
People
Relationships, trust and collaboration.
Influence
Persuading and steering decision-making.
Change
Architecture that truly lands in the organisation.
One development track. Two programmes.
Real change happens when architects apply new insights in their daily work, develop new behaviour and experience how they make more impact. That is why we offer two programmes that reinforce each other.
Leading the Change Foundation Training
A new perspective on the role of the architect: the mindset, skills and behaviour to exert more influence and lead change. The foundation for Architecture Change Leadership.
- Four days, eight modules
- Also available on its own
Leading the Change Accelerator
Applying what was learned to their own change challenges. Through practical experience, reflection and focused guidance, architects develop their leadership further and increase their impact.
- From new insights to visible behaviour and results
- Logical next step after the Foundation
Organisations choose the Foundation Training as a standalone programme, or the full development track with the Accelerator as a follow-up.
What it delivers, for everyone at the table.
Several people have a say in choosing a leadership programme. This is what it delivers for each of them.
Architecture that truly lands.
Your architects gain support for their designs. Choices turn into results faster.
Discover our approach →Leadership that fits the profession.
A four-day in-company programme, delivered by trainers who know the world of architects. In English or Dutch.
View the Foundation Training →More influence on the choices that matter.
You learn to tell your story convincingly and bring stakeholders along. You set the direction for change yourself.
View the programmes →Proven in practice.
It is about becoming a leader, presenter, coach, motivator and storyteller. Every serious architect should take part.
Roger StoffersEnterprise Architect
The focus on soft skills, with a trainer and coach who has a lot of architecture experience himself, is very valuable.
Wai-Ling ChiuBusiness Architect
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Built on experience with architecture and change.
Leading Architects grew from the conviction that architects can make far more impact when they develop their leadership alongside their professional expertise.
Our programmes combine in-depth knowledge of architecture with practical experience in leadership, influence and organisational change. We understand the world architects work in, because we know it ourselves.
New perspectives on architecture and leadership.
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Introductory call
More impact with your architects?
Would you like to explore how your architects can strengthen their leadership and influence? We are happy to think along about the Foundation Training or the full development track with the Accelerator.
[Response time, e.g. within 2 working days.] Prefer direct contact? edwin@leadingarchitects.net