Coming up on Achates Community
Read on to see Achates Community‘s live offerings, including facilitated Purposeful Leader Programme sessions where you can explore and develop your own leadership approach with peers from across the sector.
November 2025 – February 2026: Online Events Listings
Tuesday 4 November – 10am
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 3) – Session 5: Leadership is a Team Sport. Register here
This session will focus on the art of collaboration in leadership and develop the tools to truly work with our stakeholders and peers as sector leaders.
Wednesday 26 November – 9am
Purposeful Leader Programme Advanced – Session 1: What sort of a purposeful leader are you? Register here
The first PLP Advanced session will recap the learnings from the original PLP programme, introduce the idea of three types of purposeful leadership, and allow participants to understand what they can expect from the rest of the advanced programme.
Thursday 27 November – 9am
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 4) Session 2: The Achates Triple Bottom Line. Register here
This session will introduce the concept of the Triple Bottom Line as a means of developing and articulating their purpose, their organisational purpose and what they see as the purpose of the sector. Participants will be guided to explore how these three can fit together and explore how, as leaders, they can hold all 3 in their practice within the context of their current role.
Tuesday 13 January – 10am
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 3) – Session 6: Entrepreneurialism with Purpose. Register here
This session will focus on the need for today’s leaders to think entrepreneurially about our business models and will explore the tools needed to do that whilst also centring purpose. It will also focus on the concepts of risk within the sector and the role leaders should play in balancing that risk in a charitable/subsidised context.
Thursday 22 January – 9am
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 4) Session 3: Audiences and Impact. Register here
This session will focus on the need for leaders to ultimately act as a conduit through which impact for audiences is delivered. We will discuss the importance and nuances of advocating for audiences within leadership roles and develop participants’ understanding of the importance of an audience-informed approach in their work, exploring the need for listening and transparency to inform choices when leading an audience-informed organisation
Wednesday 28 January – 9am
Purposeful Leader Programme Advanced – Session 2: Organisational Culture and Purpose. Register here
This session will introduce the concept of organisational culture and its role in ensuring a purpose-led approach to organisational development ensuring resilience with integrity.
Tuesday 10 February – 10am
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 3) – Session 7: Navigating Change. Register here
This session will focus on the critical role of change in the sector, and the role leaders must play in ensuring that change is positive and manageable. It will develop the tools for participants to think about change as a fundamental part of what they are doing as leaders and a critical (and helpful) part of the development of any organisation.
Tuesday 19 February – 9am
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 4) – Session 4: Leading with Purpose: Centring Care and Resilience Register here
This session will focus on how to lead with purpose whilst focusing on both care and resilience. It will aim to equip participants with a clearer understanding of how to navigate some of the complexities of leading teams within the current environment and how to lead in a way that embodies care for our stakeholders whilst also building their resilience.
Wednesday 25 February – 9am
Purposeful Leader Programme Advanced – Session 3: Organisational Culture – Understanding Values and Behaviours. Register here
This session will outline the ways organisational culture can manifest in the values and behaviours exhibited across organisational stakeholders and also interrogate the ways in which these must flow from organisational purpose.
Plus Weekly Provocations & New Releases
Designed to spark critical thinking, our weekly provocations will challenge received ideas and inspire new approaches to your work and we’ll be releasing new Masterclasses on a variety of topics including Financial Management, Capital Fundraising, The 9th Type of Impact and much more, throughout the year.
How to access these sessions:
All of the above events (and all future events) can be accessed via the Achates Community platform, hosted on Mighty Networks. Join Achates Community here.*
What is Achates Community?
Achates Community is our digital support and learning platform for income-generation professionals. It offers video Masterclasses that can be followed on-demand, as well as interactive sessions and a community hub so you can come together to discuss important topics and exchange ideas.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
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*The £50 p/m subscription offer is applicable only to cultural sector employees. Consultants and government sector workers can join Achates Community at a rate of £100 p/m here.
