London Leadership Programme (LLP)
The London Leadership Programme (LLP) is a flagship development programme investing in the next generation of senior leaders in London.
Running since 2018 the programme aims to ensure a pipeline of talent in London that is equipped to champion and serve London. It provides both personal and professional development opportunities for participants so we actively encourage all local authorities in London to take advantage and nominate participants at the start of each new cohort.
The LLP brings together talented professionals from London’s 32 boroughs, the City of London Corporation, the Greater London Authority (GLA) and London Councils. It is designed for people who aspire to develop their leadership and want to make a difference for the people of London.
Never has there been a greater need for leadership by those who — in addition to strong management competencies — can look up and out. People who are comfortable working across boundaries, with communities, in partnerships, and in conditions of uncertainty. Those who can negotiate through difference, build consensus, and mobilise others. Those who have curiosity to explore and an openness to being wrong. It needs people with fluency in the dynamics of power as well as awareness of the limitations of their own perspectives. Most of all, it needs those with an understanding that this kind of leadership is a team sport.
The programme equips leaders to:
- Support effective systems leadership across London
- Develop a deeper understanding of London’s current major challenges
- Understand London’s unique context and contribution
- Lead and work in diverse organisations and communities
- Develop the mindsets and skills essential for collaborative working
- Demonstrate their values and use their judgement
- Nurture and develop their own talent and the talents of the people they lead
- Adapt in complex and changing environments
- Support sustainable pan-London networks
The Future of the Programme
The LLP is currently delivered by Collaborate CIC. Cohort 9 is taking place between July 2024 and January 2025. Cohort 10 will take place from January 2025 to June 2025.
London Councils and Collaborate are also in the process of creating an Alumni Network for those who have graduated from the programme.