The confident manager programme

This comprehensive five-week program is designed to equip you with essential skills for effective management, from understanding yourself to leading teams and communicating with impact. 

Week 1: The Foundations – Managing Yourself 

This initial week focuses on self-awareness and personal effectiveness, crucial for any leader. You'll explore: 

  • Understanding Your Story: Delving into your personal and professional journey to recognize strengths and areas for development. 

  • Creating Awareness: Developing a deeper understanding of your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. 

  • Perspective and Reframing: Learning to shift your viewpoint and reframe challenges into opportunities. 

  • Building Good Habits: Strategies for cultivating positive routines that enhance productivity and well-being. 

Week 2: The Key Skills – Enhancing Your Approach 

Week two hones in on critical individual skills that underpin effective management. You'll cover: 

  • Decision Making: Techniques for making sound, timely, and impactful decisions. 

  • Perfectionism – Dealing with Fear of Failure: Strategies to overcome perfectionism and embrace learning from mistakes. 

  • People Pleasing: Understanding and addressing the challenges of people-pleasing tendencies in a leadership role. 

  • Managing Upwards: Developing skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with your superiors. 

Week 3: Managing People – Leading Your Team 

This week shifts focus to the crucial aspects of team leadership and development. You'll learn about: 

  • Developing and Engaging the Team: Strategies for fostering team growth, motivation, and engagement. 

  • Delegating: Mastering the art of effective delegation to empower your team and manage your workload. 

  • Building the Right Environment: Creating a positive, productive, and supportive team culture. 

Week 4: Managing Performance – Driving Results 

Week four delves into the practicalities of performance management, ensuring your team achieves its goals. Topics include: 

  • Feedback and Difficult Conversations: Techniques for delivering constructive feedback and navigating challenging discussions. 

  • Performance Reviews: Best practices for conducting effective and impactful performance reviews. 

  • Setting Objectives: How to set clear, measurable, and achievable objectives for individuals and the team. 

Week 5: Communicating Effectively – Making Your Mark 

The final week focuses on honing your communication skills to enhance your influence and presence. You'll explore: 

  • Getting Your Point Across: Strategies for clear, concise, and persuasive communication. 

  • Presenting: Developing strong presentation skills to engage and inform your audience. 

  • Personal Brand and Gravitas: Cultivating a professional brand and presence that commands respect and influence. 

You can get all this, plus:

  • a copy of the slide deck

  • a recording of the sessions

The cost for the 5 week programme is £250 per person.