Meet the team…
It is our mission to transform leadership by equipping leaders to serve well in today and tomorrow's world.
We are two directors, a board of advisors, a support team and collaborators in the UK and overseas. We are passionate about developing leaders and work with clients from across diverse sectors, backgrounds and communities.
Rev. Dr. Kate Coleman
Kate is the founding director of Next Leadership. She has 35 years of leadership experience in the church, charity, voluntary, and business sectors, and is a mentor and coach to leaders from diverse sectors, backgrounds, and communities.
Kate was the first black woman Baptist minister in the UK and has been recognised as one of the 20 most influential black Christian women leaders in the country. A popular speaker, lecturer and author, Kate has gained a reputation as a pioneer, visionary, and an inspiration to many. She now serves as a strategic advisor who mentors, coaches, and supports leaders and organisations locally, nationally in the UK, and internationally around the globe with a network extending across all sectors and church denominations.
Her contributions have been featured in the mainstream press, radio, and TV. She is a Certified Stakeholder Centered Coach and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). In 2021 Kate was recognised as one of the top 25 Women Racial Justice Champions in Britain & Ireland.
Rev. Cham Kaur-Mann
Cham has over 25 years leadership experience in the church, charity and voluntary sectors. She mentors and supports leaders from a variety of sectors, backgrounds and communities and is the first (and currently only) Asian woman minister within the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
Cham is co-director of Next Leadership, a Certified Stakeholder Centered Coach, the former Lead Trainer for Cinnamon Network and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). She has a unique and compelling ability to ‘story a story’, writes blogs and is author of ‘Images of Jesus’ and ‘Are there traditional “women’s ministries”?’
Cham’s passion is to encourage, empower and develop leaders to reach their full potential, wherever they may serve.