Discover Membership: Your Journey to Fellowship
Are you an experienced senior leader ready for the next step? Or a current IoL member looking to elevate your status and gain formal recognition for your leadership?
Fellowship is an achievable next step for any leader ready to be recognised for their impact and expertise, whilst giving back to the next generation of leaders. Discover how Fellowship of The Institute of Leadership can elevate your profile, unlock new opportunities, and expand your network.
What to expect
In just 45 minutes, our Membership Manager, Rachel Mullings, will guide you through the Fellowship application process and share exclusive insights into what the panel looks for.
You’ll also get to hear the benefits of Fellowship first-hand from current IoL Fellow, consultant, and mentor, Darrell McLennan Fordyce. He’ll be sharing his own journey to Fellowship and how it’s enhanced his career.
Join us and discover:
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The application process - understand the steps, requirements, and how to approach your application
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Panel expectations - what the panel looks for and how to prepare
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Benefits of Fellowship - advantages of achieving Fellowship status
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First-hand insight: Hear from a current IoL Fellow
Q&A: The session concludes with a live Q&A, where you can ask Rachel and Darrell anything about Fellowship with The Institute and get tailored, exclusive advice.
For any questions about this event, please email [email protected].
Unable to attend?
This session will not be recorded. However, we hold multiple Discover Fellowship sessions throughout the year. Keep an eye on our upcoming event schedule for future sessions.
Speakers

Darrell McLennan Fordyce
Director/Owner
Before founding FEED, Darrell spent 12 years as a British Army officer, where he developed his leadership foundations both on operations and as a specialist instructor. He went on to hold senior roles in global organisations including telecoms giant Orange, international marketing group WPP and the global US sports league, the NBA. He has also led fast-growth start-ups in the consumer and finance sectors and delivered high-profile projects around the world, including Camel Trophy in Mongolia, the BT Global Challenge and America’s Cup in Bermuda.
As a Fellow of The Institute of Leadership, qualified coach, NLP practitioner and Associate of the Compassionate Leadership Academy, Darrell brings his commercial and leadership experience to design coaching and development programmes for clients and organisations from a range of sectors, such as The Professional Cricketers Association, HCA Healthcare and West Sussex NHS Trust to sports teams, senior executives and emerging leaders.

Rachel Mullings
Membership Manager at The Institute of Leadership
Connect with Rachel on LinkedIn. With a strong background in membership, Rachel is passionate about building thriving membership communities and making your journey with us as smooth as possible. As a counsellor in her spare time, Rachel is particularly enthusiastic about the IoL’s focus on self-awareness through the MyLeadership tool.