Vertical Development
for Future Leaders
- Interactive Cohorts with experts and peers create an engaging learning environment
- Expert Coaching supports individuals overcome obstacles on their personal journey
- Micro-Learning enables continuous, incremental growth and adaptation day by day
Companies already upgrading
Mind the developmental gap
As the complexity of an organisation's challenges outpaces the maturity of its leaders, performance begins to slide.
Not all leaders are equipped with the mindset and skills needed to navigate the complexity of the business landscape. The leadership gap is the disconnect between the demands of the role and the leader's ability to meet them.
Leadership Capacity ⟷ Complexity of Challenges
Close the developmental gap
Grow leadership capacity and become an organisation of ideas, innovation, growth, and challenge.
Our vertical development platform builds leadership capacity — we equip leaders with the tools to navigate complexity, collaborate effectively, and drive innovation. Shift from a reactive mindset to a creative one.
Interactive Cohorts
Start your journey together in a cohort of industry experts, fellow leaders and like-minded individuals who share a commitment to vertical development.
Cohorts offer a rich environment for diverse discussions, collaborative activities and practices that broaden and deepen perspectives.
The interactive format keeps individuals engaged, creating meaningful connections and ensuring higher retention and application of insights.
Book a DemoExpert Coaching
The programme is meticulously crafted to accelerate vertical development. Seasoned coaches offer tailored strategies, actionable insights, and constructive feedback to overcome challenges and seize growth opportunities.
Coaching is tightly integrated into our micro-learning framework — participants gain the knowledge to continue their journey independently through our app.
Our Coaching Partner
Karen Ellis
Karen Ellis has 30 years of experience as a management consultant and has been deeply involved in vertical development for the past 17 years.
Her clients include Barclays, Danone, Fujitsu, Sony, Virgin Media, NHS Leadership and the Civil Service College. Co-author of “Upgrade — Building your capacity for complexity”.
Micro-Learning
Our user-friendly digital platform offers easy-to-digest modules with text, audio, and video content tailored to vertical development.
Immerse yourself in reflective practices through journaling prompts. Share reflections and receive insights from expert coaches.
Daily reminders support individuals to stay on track and integrate micro-learning into their busy schedules — a routine of continuous growth.
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The mechanisms of leadership, as we used to know it, seem to become less effective in coping with the complexity of our world. We need an updated narrative around leadership based on human centricity and deeper awareness of ourselves and the systems we operate in. shiftspace offers the most scalable and effective solution I have tried so far.
Rolf Schrömgens
Co-Founder & CEO, trivago
Reflect with Insight
Insight is our voice-coaching app. Pick a topic that's on your mind, speak freely — and get an immediate, grounded perspective on your own thinking.
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