Future Leaders Network

Future Leaders Network

Applications open for this year's Future Leaders Programme!

Commencing in July 2024, this programme offers a unique opportunity for you to gain valuable insights and learn through the lived experience of invited industry leaders. Discover the sources of their inspiration, the people who influenced them, the key qualities they sought and the authentic path they took in developing their leadership styles. Each session will be interactive, encouraging lively discussions and the sharing of skills and experiences.

You can look forward to a series of in-person or online sessions throughout the year (a maximum of 4 in total). In return, you’ll be invited to write a guest blog about your experience of being part of the group and the learning and insights you have gathered during the course of the programme.

Linsey Butler, Community Safety Officer at Anchor and 2023/24 Future Leaders Participant, said:

"It has been a privilege being part of the Future Leaders programme which I have found to be an incredibly uplifting experience. The opportunity to learn from inspiring leaders and my fellow participants has been a huge catalyst for my personal development as I consider my future career. I would recommend anyone with an interest in housing and leadership to take this opportunity to learn more about themselves."


The closing date for applications is Friday, 3 May 2024 at 5pm.

Find out more and apply here!

Guest blogs from our 3rd cohort of Future Leaders

To coincide with our 2024 summit, we are pleased to publish a series of informative blogs written by our 2023 cohort of future leaders. They set out what they learned on the programme, and how this has inspired them:

Guest blogs from our 2nd cohort of Future Leaders

To coincide with our 2023 Summit, we were pleased to publish a series of impressive blogs written by our 2022 cohort of Future Leaders setting out what they learnt on the Housing LIN programme and how this inspired.

Jeremy Porteus, The Housing LIN’s CEO, said:

"As we drew this Future Leaders' programme to an end, we invited our 2nd cohort of inspiring young professionals to reflect on how they intend to apply what they learned from their experience to their existing role and adapt key learnings for future career aspirations. Despite just having one in-person meeting, I feel this year's cohort have well and truly demonstrated the value of open discussion and shared learning to both listen and learn from key leaders in the sector and to collaborate on preparations for this year's Housing LIN Summit - A Festival of Ideas. In the session titled,  Inspiring young talent: investing in our future housing and care leaders, the group was joined by Jamie Bunce, CEO of Inspired Villages Group and Visiting Professor Richard Humphries, University of Worcester and author of 'Ending the Social Care Crisis - a new road to reform', to share their thoughts on what it means to be a leader in today's housing, health and social care industry. Watch the recording here!"

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