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Oxford Leadership Academy Fellows

Oxford Leadership Academy Fellows are passionate about what they do and take pride in their work. Organisational experience, strong academic backgrounds, high rational and emotional intelligence, and world-class professionalism are the characteristics of Oxford Leadership Academy Fellows. If you have these qualities, and have a passion for leadership development and management consultancy, then Oxford Leadership Academy offers you the opportunity to contribute to the development of other people. If you think you could add value personally and professionally to the work we do, then consider training to become an Oxford Leadership Academy Fellow.

Fellows' Full Profiles

Being an OLA Fellow

Having trained over 100,000 executives in more than 60 countries, Oxford Leadership is one of the world’s top leadership consultancies and executive training academies. Established in Oxford, UK in 2003, our history extends back to 1984, when Brian Bacon established the management consulting arm of US Ad agency DDB Needham. We presently have 15 full time staff and 50 active Fellows delivering programmes in 23 countries. We have subsidiary branches in San Francisco, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Sao Paulo and Mexico City as well as administration offices in Sydney and Hong Kong.

Our higher purpose is to contribute to the creation of a fairer, more humane and ecologically respectful global society by developing and supporting leaders with the character, presence and leadership skills needed to contribute to the creation of a better world.

Our core business is to provide leadership training and (people and culture) consultancy to large organisational enterprises. We work with Boards and CEOs of multinational corporations, Prime Ministers and Presidents of nations. We train, develop, nurture and support senior leaders to successfully grow their business with a greater sense of responsibility for the whole. We believe that business leaders today need to play a bigger game with a purpose beyond profits, products and self-interest. We have the ear of the leaders of some of the most influential institutions on earth. In 2009, we advised, coached, mentored and trained senior management in 16 countries.

Central to our method is the belief that leadership starts with the self. Before you can lead your team, steer the organisation and ultimately have an impact on society you must be able to lead yourself. In developing leaders, we focus on the ‘whole-person’, not only the part that goes to the office every day.

Our core offering, the Oxford Leadership Development Programme (OLDP) comprises:

A bespoke pre-work diagnostic evaluation of the individual, team and culture.
3-stage Leadership Training (Leading Self, Leading Others, Leading Complex Change).
Following up coaching / mentoring for the individual and team + culture alignment.

OLA programmes and services are delivered by Academy Fellows - high calibre, independent consultants who have been trained, licensed and accredited to deliver OLA IP under the Oxford Leadership brand. Academy Fellows share a common commitment to world-service and an uncommonly high level of professional expertise. They are carefully selected based on a combination of:

Character: Purpose, values and vision that are congruent with those of OLA
Competence: Experience, presence, presentation and facilitation skills of highest order
Chemistry: Commitment to building long term relationships with OLA and our clients

Our business model involves building the OLA brand and influence in global markets through strong central and regional management, and by expanding the use our core IP through licensing and accreditation of high end professional, independent consultants.

Although Fellows may operate in their name and / or belong to other professional networks and groupings, all programmes and related services based on OLA IP are delivered and managed under the Oxford Leadership brand. We expect Fellows to give priority to OLA in all leadership work they do. This means giving preference to OLA IP and engaging other OLA Fellows.

This structure enables each Fellow to have a stake in the rewards of the OLA business as well as the freedom to work according to the life-style each one chooses.

The benefits of being an OLA Fellow include the opportunity for the independent professional to be part of a larger firm with significant global influence and all the benefits of a ‘name-brand’, admin, sales and marketing support and a growing network of alumni, client prospects and referrals from other colleagues.

Our reputation and track record of the highest quality programme delivery means that our training and licensing process needs to maintain the highest standards. Only when consultants are ready will they be licensed to deliver OLA products. We hope that you will join us in influencing business to play a larger part in changing the trajectory of our civilization.

What OLA expects of its Fellows

Deliver a minimum of 2 SML / OLDP programmes per year (strict condition for annual licence renewal)
Be available and committed to deliver SML / OLDP to clients introduced by OLA
Introduce OLA programmes and other OLA Fellows to own clients and network
Conduct OLA marketing / business building events – Master-classes, seminars etc
Contribute to OLA influence strategies , OLA intranet, OLA Facebook and the Oxford Leadership Journal
Support local alumni events and OLA community building initiatives
Participate in OLA Community of Practice (shared learning, co-design labs, etc)

What Fellows can expect from OLA

Active global marketing, key account sales and management – marketing of OLA Fellows
To be considered for all OLA assignments matching your profile and interests
A Mentor to support you through the training process
A Relationship Manager (RM) as your point of contact and business development support
Marketing, admin and programme management for OLA clients and new client development
An OLA business card and profiling on OLA website, marketing materials and social media

Becoming an Oxford Leadership Academy Fellow

Fellows are nominated by existing Fellows and must meet the following criteria:

Common values and purpose: We need to see evidence of a whole life commitment to our shared values and purpose. This will include a history of personal development, choices made at critical moments, references from colleagues and clients, and recommendation from existing Fellows.
Relevant professional competence and experience: We require an exceptionally high standard of professional experience and expertise in any area of consulting, coaching, mentoring, training or educating that is relevant to the mission of the Academy.
Business skills: As Fellows are responsible for managing client projects, they are required to have mastered the intricate business-side of consulting, training etc. This means previous experience in developing proposals, negotiating client contracts, managing time and cost, delivering on time and managing collections.