Leadership Programme
Developing the Self as Leader
A six-month, values-led programme for Black leaders who are ready to do the work no one else names — and emerge transformed.
The Leadership Work No One Names
Most leadership programmes teach you to manage others. This one starts with you. It asks the questions that rarely get asked in professional development: Who are you when no one is watching? What stories do you carry about power, authority, and belonging? What would it mean to lead from a place of wholeness, not survival?
This is deep, relational, values-led work. It draws on African-centred thought, systemic practice, and decades of experience in leadership development. It is not therapy — but it is therapeutic. It is not coaching — but it is developmental. It is a container in which transformational work can happen.
What This Programme Is — and Is Not
This Programme Is
- A developmental journey, not a training course
- Relational, not transactional
- Values-led, not competency-driven
- Rooted in African-centred thought
- Invitation-led, not application-based
This Programme Is Not
- A tick-box leadership certificate
- Therapy or counselling
- A networking opportunity
- Something to put on your LinkedIn
- Comfortable — growth rarely is
The Six-Month Journey
Each month builds on the last. There are no shortcuts.
Month 1
Arrival
Grounding in values, building the container, establishing trust.
Month 2
Roots
Exploring heritage, identity, and the foundations of your leadership.
Month 3
Reckoning
Confronting the patterns, narratives, and systems that shape how you lead.
Month 4
Practice
Developing new ways of showing up — in relationships, in organisations, in community.
Month 5
Integration
Bringing it together. Testing, refining, embodying your leadership.
Month 6
Departure
Completion, not endings. Carrying the work forward with intention.
The Container
The programme runs over six months with a blend of in-person residential days, online group sessions, one-to-one developmental conversations, and reflective practice between sessions.
The group is deliberately small — a maximum of 8 participants — to create the depth and safety this work requires.
2026
Founding Cohort
The first cohort is invitation-led and limited to 8 participants. If you sense this work is for you, we invite you to request a conversation. No hard sell — just an honest exploration of fit.
Facilitation
Pam Rowe
Founder & Lead Facilitator
Leadership development practitioner and community builder with decades of experience at the intersection of personal development, organisational change, and racial equity.
Marcia Sherrie-Daigo
Co-Facilitator
Experienced facilitator and practitioner bringing deep expertise in systemic work, group dynamics, and developmental practice.
Request a Conversation
Interested in the founding cohort? Tell us a little about yourself and we'll arrange a conversation.