A recent review of UK competitiveness carried out by Harvard academic Professor Michael Porter, an expert in international competitiveness, points to significant improvements since the 1980s. Drawing on data from the Global Competitiveness Report of his Institute, he ranks the UK first in a comparative group of 23 nations that includes the US, France, Germany and Japan, for its further potential to increase GDP/capita. That's the good news. The not-so-good news is that he identifies a significant gap in management skills. The problem is not necessarily with senior management, who often hold elite qualifications from the UK's respected management schools, but at junior and middle management levels. This paper details just some of the work Epic has done with organisations in meeting the leadership gap - and the role that has been played by online learning and blended learning. Examples given include Barclays University and the UK Cabinet Office.