Leadership Development & Training

Leadership Development

Speaker | Author | Coach

Neil Jurd OBE delivers excellence in leadership training.

Neil Jurd OBE

An Expert In Leadership Development

Neil wrote “The Leadership Book” to make leadership simple to understand and easy to apply. He oversees a small team of training experts who deliver hands-on leadership and team development courses inspired by the book. The sessions mix clear theory with practical, engaging activities.

Neil also created Leader-Connect – an online video platform and app that helps people learn leadership anytime, anywhere. It also supports his in-person courses. You can watch Neil’s short introduction to leadership on the Leader-Connect website.

Get In Touch

Want to learn more about Neil or his leadership training courses? Email him at contact@neiljurd.com or use the contact form below:

Leader Connect

Leadership Courses

Building & Leading High Performing Teams

An 18 video course on how to build great teams.

The Leadership Course

A comprehensive online leadership course for leaders and managers.

High Performance Leadership

How to develop and maintain high-performance, improve results and get the best out of people.

How To Build Teams

A short course teaching leaders how to build their teams.

Understanding People - A Leaders' Guide

A short course focussing on a series of videos to help leaders with the skills to understand and develop people.

Planning & Decision Making

An excellent course teaching leaders and managers how to plan.

Come & Join

The Next Generation Of Leaders

We use Neil's 'Leader-Connect' video platform, and his book is the basis for leadership development in our company. The video package is excellent value and it has had a measurable positive impact on performance.

James BatchlorCEO Alertacall

I have worked with Neil for several years, he has coached me and I have been a delegate on a course run by his team. He is great fun to work with, but somehow the impact of the work is huge.

Claire HamiltonHead of Marketing and Student recruitment - University of Sheffield

As head of HR for Kymab, we partnered with Neil to run a leadership development programme four our managers. The course has been highly impactful, and I strongly recommend Neil to other HR Directors.

Andy GrosdenHR Director Kymab

The Leadership Book us a snappy leadership book written from personal experience. Highly pragmatic. Strongly recommended.

Phil JonesMBE, MD Brother UK

Neil's book, videos and leadership training have had a significant impact on the performance of our school.

Glyn Potts MBEHeadteacher Newman RC College

Neil led a team development session for a new executive leadership team. His approach helped the team to develop an effective shared leadership style and equipped them with effective skills to support their own teams.

John Fisher Chief Executive CHIC

Spending a day with Neil Jurd was genuinely transformational. It sharpened my sense of purpose as a Headteacher, brought fresh clarity to how I lead, and gave me renewed energy for the future. Colleagues noticed the difference immediately - that sense of clarity, calm and purpose that Neil draws out so naturally. That’s why I’ve now booked all 21 of our Extended Leadership Team onto Neil’s leadership programme. It’s the perfect blend of inspiration and practicality - designed for schools, rooted in real leadership, and accessible through his excellent online platform. If you’re serious about developing people and culture, start here.

Steven HenneberryHeadteacher Dallam School

Leadership Speaker

Neil Jurd is a leading voice in leadership development. He speaks at major events worldwide and regularly features on top leadership podcasts.

Leadership Coach

As a trusted coach, Neil Jurd works with leaders at every level to uncover potential and build stronger teams. His practical approach makes leadership clear, engaging, and effective.

Leader-Connect Training

Leader-Connect delivers impactful leadership development courses for organisations. Neil’s courses bring the principles from The Leadership Book to life through practical, actionable learning.

The Leadership Book

Neil Jurd is the author of “The Leadership Book”, a bestselling guide to leadership and team development, praised for its clarity and real-world impact.

Neil Jurd

Non-Executive Director of Alertacall

Neil is the author of the 5* rated ‘The Leadership Book’, written to make Leadership easy to understand and easy to apply. Neil has built a small team of leadership and management training experts who help him to deliver leadership and team development training courses based on the ideas in the The Leadership Book. The training is highly experiential: simple theory brought to life through engaging activity. He has also launched ‘Leader-Connect’, an online video platform and App which allows people to learn leadership remotely, and which is also used a supporting element to Neil’s leadership courses. To see Neil’s short introduction to leadership visit the Leader-Connect website.

Neil Jurd's TEDx Talk

Less Control, More Impact: Leadership Lessons from Neil Jurd

In his TEDx talk at Royal Russell School, Croydon, Neil Jurd shares a simple but powerful idea: resilience and success often come from pausing and allowing, not from doing more. He challenges the traditional view of leadership as control - is great leadership really about controlling less? Neil is the Founder of Leader-Connect and author of “The Leadership Book”, the bestselling guide to leadership and team development. His insights appear in international business publications, he’s a regular guest on leadership podcasts, and he volunteers as Director of Adult Leadership Development for the Army Cadets UK. He also founded the Michelle Jurd Trust, which promotes character education and adventure for young people.