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For Heads of Learning & Development

Learning that transfers. Impact you can measure.

L&D is a capability engine, not a cost line — but only when learning transfers, managers champion it, and the data proves it. We partner with L&D leaders to sit at the centre of the performance agenda: designing for real behaviour change, integrating learning into the interventions that matter, and reporting impact in the language the board understands.

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Productivity uplift — training combined with coaching

vs 22% from training alone · Olivero, Bane & Kopelman 1997

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Observable behaviour change from the average workshop at 90 days

ATD 2025

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Of employees learn of L&D opportunities from their manager — more than from L&D itself

CIPD / YouGov 2022

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Of HR professionals cite coaching skills as critical to develop in the next 3 years

DDI Global Leadership Forecast 2023
The 3 problems every L&D leader knows — but struggles to solve

The programme was good. The problem is everything that happens after it ends.

You are the internal expert on learning architecture. You scrutinise the curriculum, the platform, and the facilitator credentials before recommending anything to your CHRO. These are the three problems we are built to solve.

"Training doesn't transfer — managers revert to old habits within two weeks."

Problem 1 — Transfer Gap

75% of organisations rate their L&D as not effective at producing behaviour change. The average workshop produces less than 10% observable behaviour change at 90 days. ATD 2025

"I cannot measure ROI from our leadership investment. Boards are now challenging every spend line."

Problem 2 — No Measurable Output

Only 27% of L&D professionals can measure ROI from leadership programmes. Boards are increasingly challenging programme spend without data. Deloitte 2024

"Our blended learning strategy has no credible AI component — and that is becoming a procurement question."

Problem 3 — AI Credibility Gap

72% of managers expect to be upskilling with AI tools. L&D teams are under growing pressure to demonstrate AI integration in programme design — not just as a feature, but as a genuine learning mechanism. LinkedIn Learning 2024

"I need to demo the platform, review the curriculum alignment, and be given the language to champion it internally."

What You Need Before You Buy

You are the internal champion — and the internal sceptic. We understand that. Our diagnostic process is designed to give you everything you need: research citations, platform demo, curriculum walk-through, and the internal selling language.

The evidence base — primary sources, board-suitable

88% vs 22%

Productivity uplift from training combined with coaching versus training alone. The most cited controlled study in L&D research. Olivero, Bane & Kopelman, 1997

38%

of employees learn of L&D opportunities from their manager — more than from L&D itself (18%). Manager engagement determines learning participation. CIPD 2022
Our flagship corporate programme

The Leadership Conversation Series

People Focused. AI Enabled. Results Driven.
Six accredited modules. AI-enabled practice. Measurable behaviour change — tracked from Day 1 to programme close.

The Series — 6 Modules

Move beyond satisfaction scores to real performance gains.

Training alone is forgotten. Studies consistently show that without structured reinforcement, over 70% of learning is lost within a week. The Leadership Conversation Series (LCS) is built to close that gap — combining accredited programme delivery with embedded coaching between every module, so skills transfer from the training room onto the floor, into roles, and into measurable results. The evidence is clear: training combined with coaching produces 88% productivity uplift versus 22% from training alone. TheLeadership Conversation Series (LCS) is not just a programme — it is the enabler that turns your L&D investment into capability your organisation can see and measure.

The AI Learning Platform

AI Learning Platform — where managers practise before the real conversation.

Between every CCS module, managers use Kingstown’s proprietary Virtual Client AI Platform to rehearse real leadership conversations — performance reviews, missed-target discussions, feedback, and wellbeing check-ins — in a risk-free environment. Real-time feedback. Repeatable scenario library. Usage data tracked per participant. The transfer mechanism that makes CCS different from every other programme in the market.

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Four Core Areas

Key solutions to deliver results.

Every organisation is different. Choose the area that most closely reflects what you’re working on — we’ll build from there.

Core Area 1

Performance & Conversations

For Sales, Customer Success and Operations leaders — the high-value conversations that determine team performance: feedback, conflict, and accountability.
Core Area 2

Leadership Development

For HR Leaders, L&D Teams and Senior Executives building the leadership pipeline — accredited programmes, manager coaching skills, and women’s leadership.
Core Area 3

Coaching Culture

For HR Directors and OD Leads building internal coaching capability that lasts beyond any single programme — from culture design to ICF accreditation.
Core Area 4

Wellbeing & Resilience

For organisations where burnout is a business risk — manager wellbeing skills, corporate wellness programmes, and mental health accreditation.
Our entry offer — designed for L&D leaders who need to see before they champion

Platform demo. Curriculum walk-through. Internal selling language. All in one session.

We offer a focused Programme Architecture Review — where you see the CCS curriculum, demo the Virtual Client AI Platform, review the measurement framework, and get the internal selling language to take it to your CHRO. No proposal until we’ve spoken.
  • 30-minute discovery call
  • Programme Architecture Review + platform demo
  • Internal champion briefing pack
No proposal until we’ve spoken · We respond within one business day