Help Your Managers to Realise Their Leadership Potential
We are excited to launch our sixth collegiate leadership programme on 15th October 2025.
The managers who have been through the programme have appreciated the ability to work with people from other colleges, exploring their shared experiences and supporting each other to develop their skills together. We pride ourselves on offering a supportive, collaborative learning environment while providing practical strategies that can be implemented immediately.
The Programme dates for autumn 2025-2026 are as follows:
15 October 2025
18 November 2025
09 December 2025
13 January 2026
10 February 2026
10 March 2026
14 April 2026
05 May 2026
02 June 2026
30 June 2026
28 July 2026
08 September 2026
Our commitment…
We commit to provide experienced trainers and facilitators to run the workshops approximately every four weeks. We will appropriately challenge your leaders and managers to consider the effectiveness of their current approach and how they can apply their learning to their current leadership challenges.
Coaching:
Coaching is an integral part of this training programme. From session two we encourage peer coaching while working on live issues to help embed coaching behaviours into everyday practice.
Your manager’s commitment…
Your managers are asked to:
- Be prepared to participate fully in all training sessions.
- Be prepared to apply their learning back into the workplace after each session.
- Commit to the full 12-month programme to ensure effective group cohesion.
- Attend twelve x half-day workshops.
- Bring the drive and commitment to put learning into practice back in the workplace
Venue & Timings…
Sessions will run from 9am and finish at 12.30pm. Venue is to be confirmed
The final session will run for an extra hour to allow us to celebrate everyone’s success and present the trainees with their certificates of achievement. We will invite you and their direct line managers to join us for this presentation and to celebrate together over a buffet lunch.
Quality Assured – Institute of Leadership Accredited
The Institute of Leadership has accredited this training, so your managers are enrolled as Student Members of the Institute after completing the first few modules, they are then upgraded to Professional Member at the end of the programme, and are able to use post-nominals MIoL.
Trainees set their own goals at the start of the programme and are encouraged to review these as a minimum at months 6 and 12.
Each workshop ends with action planning to ensure learning is transferred to the workplace as quickly as possible and progress is reviewed monthly.
Psychometric Assessments…
We provide online assessments from the GC Index which measures and describes where people have energy for impact at work. It is not a personality assessment, it assesses people’s natural tendency to gravitate towards certain tasks.
We also provide Motivational Maps with Sarah Stones of Plain Sailing Motivation. Sarah provides each Motivational Map and individual 1.5hrs coaching session to each delegate. There is an additional one-off charge of £200 + VAT for this additional support.
Programme Content
Coaching Skills For Managers
- Get to know each other and start to build a group identity
- Introduce the concept of Situational Leadership
- Discuss one model of coaching as a management tool
- Experience one practice coaching session as coach, coachee or observer
Motivation for Team Success
- Recognise the role of the manager in motivating others
- Consider Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivators
- Discuss motivational maps as a tool for improved understanding
- Introduce appreciation as a tool for motivation
Effective Communication Skills for Managers
- Explore the communication cycle and how filters impact communication
- Recognise the importance of body language in effective communication
- Develop your active listening skills
Performance Management
- Identify the stages in a Performance Management Cycle
- Prepare for performance conversations
- Practice giving negative feedback for performance improvement
Finding Compassion when Managing Conflict
- Explore the impact of perceptions as sources of conflict
- Understand your preferred mode of addressing conflict
- Practice using a solution focused approach to resolve conflict
Introduction to Flexible Negotiation Skills
- Identify the best approach in negotiation situations
- The importance of preparation when entering into a negotiation
- Practice negotiation
Leading on Wellbeing: Introduction to Stress and Mental Health
- Understand the link between stress and mental health
- Recognise the signs of stress in yourself and others
- Prepare for appropriate conversations
Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Define what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Introduction to the Equality Act 2010
- Recognise the impact of unconscious bias at work
- Identify strategies to mitigate unconscious bias
Delegation for Team Success
- Identify good practice when delegating
- Overcome the barriers to effective delegation
- Ensure you have the right person for the job
Managing Change Effectively
- Understand our emotional response to change
- Consider the impact of poorly implemented change
- Effective communication in the planning and marketing of change
Problem Solving and Decision Making
- How to adopt a systematic approach to problem solving
- Define the underlying cause of a problem
- Generate ideas to solve the problem
Emotional Intelligence in Management
- Understand Emotional intelligence (EQ) in management
- Core components of Emotional Intelligence
- Identify your EQ development plan
Email jacqui@yourpeoplepotential.co.uk or call 07880 776756 today to book your place.
This programme is also available to deliver in your organisation, please call on 07880 776756 to discuss this further.
