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.
April 2026 – June 2026: Achates Community Events
7 April 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 3) – Session 9: Your Personal Leadership Manifesto and where do you go from here?
This final session marks the end of the programme and will bring together all learnings from the previous sessions to develop each participant’s individual Leadership Manifesto and their objectives for future development.
14 April 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 5) – Session 2: Triple Bottom Line
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.
23 April 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 4) – Session 6: Entrepreneurialism with Purpose
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
29 April 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme Advanced – Session 5: Organisational Culture – Communications
This session will outline the importance of internal communications in ensuring a purpose-aligned organisational culture; exploring the importance of both internal and external communications, as well as formal and informal communication channels.
21 May 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 4) – Session 7: Navigating Change
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.
27 May 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme Advanced – Session 6: Organisational Culture – Goal Setting and KPIs
This session will explore how organisational KPIs and goals are set, articulated, and monitored through a purpose-led lens. In addition, we’ll explore how they are enacted as a critical part of an organisation’s culture.
9 June 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 5) – Session 4: Leading with Purpose – Centring Care and Resilience.
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.
11 June 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme (Cohort 4) – Session 8: Leading in a Crisis
This session will highlight the difference between navigating change and leading in a crisis and explore what specific tools are needed to lead during times of crisis. It will focus on the crisis at all levels and scales.
24 June 2026
Purposeful Leader Programme Advanced – Session 7: Organisational Culture – 1 to 1 Organisational Culture Surgeries
Participants will be offered an individual 30-minute surgery where they can bring their reflections and questions around their experiences of implementing this culture change work within their organisations.
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.
