Become a more strategic and impactful leader
Impact Accelerator is a unique development programme for ambitious executives who want to lead at a new level.
Watch this 4' video for a quick overview ⤵ , or read on...
Here's a true story about Marcus
Marcus is a senior operations manager in a large tech firm in London. He's risen quickly and now has a management role, a couple of levels down from the top executives.
He was working incredibly hard, but wasn’t getting recognition. His team wasn't creating the impact that was needed, held back by problems elsewhere in the business that Marcus didn't control.
So he was talented, overworked and yet had a real sense of frustration and stagnation. He knew he could be playing at a higher level, but things were moving too slowly.
We started working together. Fast forward six months...
Marcus had made some impressive moves to modernise his organisation, was seen as a genuine advisor to the senior leaders. Indeed, he was publicly acknowledged by the CEO as a strategic leader and top-performer.
What got you here won't get you there...
As you rise through an organisation, the very skills that made you successful actually hold you back from the next level. To keep progressing and growing your impact, you know you need to “reinvent yourself” and up-skill your strategic thinking, your leadership, your influence.
Like Marcus, you've tried various strategies that frankly haven't created the step-change you need:
- Put your head down and deliver, but you're not being as strategic as you need to be to progress
- Delegate & drive the team, but complexity just seems to multiply and results are too slow
- Get in front of senior execs, but you don't have the influence you want at that level
- Read leadership books that have good ideas but are hard to actually embed into your daily work
Whilst you enjoy your role and are good at it, you don’t want to stay at this level forever, continuously fighting fires, juggling too many priorities, and feeling the frustration as your team makes progress too slowly.
You do want to see your team working more effectively, have the clarity to focus on the most strategic initiatives, and have the confidence and presence you need to create the impact you want with your most senior stakeholders.
Ultimately, you want to multiply your impact across the business and be the leader you know you can be.
Time for a new approach
You don’t need more information; you want transformation.
So,
- Instead of being told what to work on, you need a professional vision that compels you forward
- Instead of guessing if you're improving, you need real insight into your stakeholder world
- Instead of vague objectives ("be a better listener!") you need a game you can actually win
- Instead of passively consuming content, you need personalised, relevant coaching conversations
- Instead of doing it yourself, you need a peer community you can count on
Introducing Impact Accelerator
A unique development programme for ambitious execs ready to lead at a new level
- catapult your influence
- pursue breakthrough goals
- get the best from your team
- become a more strategic leader
- prepare for greater responsibility
Impact Accelerator is a unique experience. It's far more than 'a few coaching conversations'. It's a journey of personal leadership transformation in which insight formation, habit creation, coaching and community all play a key role.
- First, we build clarity around your personal strategic focus.
- Then, we help you create a measurable shift in how others perceive your leadership, as you implement new observable leadership behaviours.
- Supporting all this is world-class leadership coaching and community.
How it works
Personal Strategic Clarity:
Pinpoint the key lever to accelerate your impact
You'll start by building clarity and motivation around the behaviour shift that will make the biggest difference for you.
VIDEO LESSONS · PERSONAL BLUEPRINT · 360º IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Observable Leadership Growth:
Create meaningful, measurable progress
Once you've created your Personal Strategic Clarity, you'll apply the latest thinking on habit formation to acquire new leadership skills that (importantly!) your most important stakeholders actually notice.
AWARENESS TRACKING · STAKEHOLDER PULSE SURVEYS · PROGRESS REPORTS
Tailored Learning Environment:
Get the support you need to lead at a new level
You'll benefit from a world-class leadership development environment, where you can work on your pivotal behaviour, generate new insights, and learn from your peers. Build the strategies, skill set and mindset you need to be a more impactful leader.
GROUP COACHING · TOOL TRAINING · PRIVATE ONLINE COMMUNITY
Meet your guide
Richard Medcalf
Founder
Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and Freddie Mercury into a blender!"
Richard is the founder of Xquadrant and a trusted advisor to some of the most successful CEOs and entrepreneurs on the planet.
Richard has advised the C-Suite for 25 years. After a Masters Degree at Oxford University, where he came top in his year, he became the youngest-ever Partner at a top strategy consultancy. He spent 11 years at tech giant Cisco in an elite team to pioneer strategic projects directly for the CEO.
Richard founded Xquadrant to help the world’s top CEOs and entrepreneurs become world-changing forces for good, creating a legacy of exponential impact.
His 1:1 clients include CEOs of billion dollar companies, an Entrepreneur of the Year, an Olympic medallist, and founders of tech 'unicorns'. Richard also runs the CEO programme Rivendell and is the author of Making Time For Strategy.
Richard is bi-national English/French, lives near Paris, and is happily married and the proud father of two. He's a licensed lay minister in the Anglican Church, and has an insatiable love for spicy food and the electric guitar.
A powerful, proven approach
Personalised coaching plan
I was hoping that coaching would help my development as a growing manager - in learning to manage larger teams, improve my management skills. My biggest hesitation was that this would be generic material or the same tips/tricks you see in all articles. The positive reality was that Richard from Xquadrant provided a very personalised coaching plan, kept us accountable and had regular check ins to ensure we were achieving our goals!
The benefits of the work with Xquadrant are that I have successfully delegated a lot of my work to provide myself the time desired to do higher level strategic work. I have a clearer vision of what I need to do to stay on track to continue making positive progress.
Alison Bartalino
Clarified my vision
Nick Curran
More time for high-value activities
I was hoping to improve my acumen and leadership skills. I was concerned that professional coaching was airy-fairy, but Xquadrant's coaching was anything but. Since working with Xquadrant, I have been able to prioritise my activities, creating more time for high value activities, learnt what is and is not important to me, to better delegate, and to think in a new way.
I would definitely recommend this type of work, and I have recommended it to my manager who is now working with Richard.
David Bentley
Very empowering!
Runa Macleod
A life-changing experience!
The programme was a game-changer for me. As I progressed through the course, my expectations of myself evolved significantly for the better. The impact of the programme has been immense, leading to my personal growth as a manager, enhancing my delegation skills and team assessment abilities. Richard's tools were brilliant.
Gaut R.
Now I am a leader who leads my team
It's given me a better understanding of how to be more successful. I was a person that needed to be involved in everything from start to finish, but now I actually lead my team. As a happy consequence, my work/life balance has shifted for the better.
David Wilson
I've become a strategic contributor
Eric Irani
I've grown so much
As a result of this programme, I've grown in this position more in the last few months than in the last year. Yesterday my boss acknowledged me as an example of a strong leader who has molded my team. It's so much more satisfying to see my team succeed with my leadership, instead of me just doing it for them!
Beckinam Nowatzke
Able to focus on planning and strategic activities
I absolutely enjoyed the sessions with Richard. It was interesting hearing about other peoples challenges and successes over the training period and a lot of learning's were taken away simply by sharing experiences and open discussions.
I have started prioritizing high value activities in the early mornings allocating myself time where I am not to be disturbed. Just by doing this, I am able to focus on planning and strategic activities without any interruptions. I have also reevaluated my calendar meetings and declined many where I am not adding any value or where I feel no value is being added.
I would absolutely recommend this process to anyone who wants to fine tune their leadership skills or acquire new skill.
Priyanka Bamford
I really enjoyed the step-by-step process to discover my own leadership behaviors
I really enjoyed the step-by-step process to discover my own leadership behaviors & identify what was holding me back from my next level. As a result, I've moved out of my comfort zone, I inspire my team more and challenge them more directly. Highly recommended!
Iman Prakosa
I'm more in control
As a result of the programme I'm more in control of my work. It's prompted me to take control of the way I focus, where I spend my time and the way I present myself to the wider business. Before I was tired and over loaded, and now I feel calmer and more controlled with a clear plan to move forwards.
Gemma Staples
Absolutely transformational!
The programme has been transformational. Beforehand, I was seen as an "operational trouble-shooter" who was great at solving day-to-day problems. Now I'm much more focused on bigger topics, I've delegated the lower-level work to my team, and I have more time to think strategically. I'd highly recommend the programme for any leader looking to become more impactful.
Berry Selhorst
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs (participants)
There will be two calls each month, and all calls will be recorded in case you miss any. Call duration is 60 minutes.
Calls start at 5.00pm CET (11am Eastern USA Time).
If you’re on an Asian/Australian time zone, let us know - we are considering new time slots to accommodate this region.
No. This is a global group as it brings diversity of perspective and unlocks new networks and opportunities. The programme is delivered virtually.
The stakeholder pulse surveys in the "Observable Leadership Growth" section might feel a little edgy, but are in fact an amazing part of the programme.
We set you up for success, with a specific behaviour goal that you want to accomplish and that your sponsor finds relevant. This gives you a game you can actually win. Getting stakeholder feedback allows you to see your progress, and it also encourages your stakeholders to shift their perception of your leadership ability as they see you develop.
If for any reason you and your sponsor decide this approach is not relevant, it can of course be omitted. But we do recommend it where possible.
The programme is for you if you're already an experienced leader and are ready for your next level. You should be motivated to grow and develop, because we cannot do this work for you. And you must be ready to get a little uncomfortable!
The programme could be perfect if you are stepping up to a new leadership challenge, or if you feel a little stagnant in your current role.
This programme is NOT for you if you are not prepared to invest some time and focus to make it a success. Many leaders find this a life changing experience, but you need to be committed to yourself and your own development.
It varies, as the group composition changes over time – but it’s likely to be single digits. This is a high-quality focused experience for busy, senior leaders. Sometimes you’ll find you’re the only participant; other times it may be a group of six.
It’s important to realise that you’ll get personal 1:1 attention on every call, if you want it. And, even if you’re not in the hot seat, you’re always benefiting from the wisdom of the group and seeing other people being coached on situations that are very similar to your own.
FAQs (sponsors)
Impact Accelerator is a fabulous way for you to:
- equip your key leaders to accomplish more
- turbo-boost the trajectory of your high-potential leaders
- address specific behaviours that are undermining the impact of otherwise competent leaders
The most important requirement is that the leader be committed to their own growth and development, and ready to engage in the programme. Talk to us if you are unsure.
We've successfully run this programme for 3 years, and the current version is our best ever.
Unlike traditional coaching or training programmes, you’ll benefit from:
- aligned outcomes, where you and the participant agree on the specific observable leadership behaviour that will make the biggest difference to results
- measurable results, as stakeholders report the progress they experience in the leader’s behaviour
- built-in accountability, as you’ll have visibility into participation and engagement levels (whilst the coaching content remains confidential to the participant)
Options
STARTER
The essential ingredients for your leadership growth
4990€
CORE
Increased intensity and accountability
6990€
CXO
Personalised and extended high-tough support
14990€
Want to learn more?
For the right leader, Impact Accelerator is life-changing. Now let's see if Impact Accelerator is right for you. We can start with a brief twenty-minute conversation and take it from there.
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