RADA Business is the business partner of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, delivering world-class business transformation programmes for organisations, teams and individuals.

Alongside their programmes offered in-house for businesses around the globe, and suite of open courses delivered online and in London, RADA Business has a portfolio of one-to-one coaching programmes. This winter, their Performance Coaching Programme welcomes more professionals looking to enhance their leadership performance. The programme carefully identifies the objectives of each client, and the eight sessions are shaped within the context of individual goals, and the specific demands of the participant’s team or organisation they lead.

Over the past year, RADA Business has seen a shift in common themes that clients seek to address, now with renewed emphasis on developing leadership style, enhancing personal brand, and delivering media interviews – not just on television and radio, but also the increasingly popular business podcast.

Also important to clients is harnessing their story and purpose – on an individual and organisational level – to create lasting impact. In response to some major shifts in the business landscape over the past few years, many leaders now feel they need to bring more of their personal, authentic selves to work – ready to tackle questions on environmental and sustainability issues, governance, equity, diversity and inclusion. Leaders are turning to RADA Business to help grow confidence in this area, and learn to execute new strategies with credibility and impact.

The pandemic prompted many businesspeople to consider their longer term career aspirations, and many are turning to the Performance Coaching Programme to clearly define their career trajectory in preparation for their next steps.

The Performance Coaching Programme takes place over several months. This extended period of support allows for in-depth exploration of the individual’s development and encourages a long lasting transformation of habitual behaviour. This helps clients to achieve their personal ambitions and skilfully tackle key challenges they face at work with confidence.

Delegates are carefully matched with a lead tutor based on their individual goals, to deliver the most direct and valuable support. Not only will their lead tutor help and guide them to achieve key goals, they can also focus on any immediate needs that arise during the programme. Clients have access to additional expertise across RADA’s wider academy, enriching their programme and learning, with a team fully invested in you, your growth and success. Participants gain invaluable insights into their current performance and learn transformative behavioural skills to take their leadership to the next level.

RADA Business’ coaching firstly encourages clients to address the self, by identifying their strengths and developing core skills. They then look at introducing elements for leading a team, including shaping and driving strategy, and pushing through change within a structured environment whilst preserving workplace relationships. Finally they consider the client’s role within their wider organisation – how they inspire through challenge and motivate teams to drive business growth.

Emma Moss, Client Manager at RADA Business comments: “We’re delighted to welcome new clients onto our Performance Coaching Programme, showing that leaders are putting greater emphasis and importance on their workplace performance, and ensuring they are as influential and effective as they can be.

“We support our clients every step of the way. With an intensive one-to-one programme like this, it’s crucial that clients feel challenged and supported through their coaching journey. We allow time to explore new techniques, put into practise new skills between coaching sessions, and fully embed the new behaviours into their authentic performance. We receive regular feedback explaining how supportive the environment is throughout our Performance Coaching Programme, and we’re excited to support more individuals through their transformational growth.”