Leadership in Action, is an action packed 3 day intensive course aimed at improving the leadership skills of UK researchers both postgraduate and post doctorate. The following podcast features our November 2011 participants expressing their reasons for coming, things they will do as a result of the skills they have developed and top tips for leadership skill development. Our November 2011 course was based at the Hydro Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District.