Leadership and management training
Management and leadership training that drives better business results
When you are recruiting into a specialist role, you expect them to be properly trained. Whether it is a plumber, an accountant, engineer, marketer or another skilled professional, their knowledge and capability matters.
But do you apply the same standard to the people responsible for managing and leading your team?
Many managers step into management because they are good at their existing job, rather than because they have been trained to lead people effectively.
The result of this is often seen in poor communication, inconsistent management practices, difficult conversations being avoided, ineffective meetings, underperformance, and disengaged employees.
A staggering 82% of managers have no formal training.
Our management and leadership training courses help SME business owners, directors, managers, and emerging leaders develop the practical skills they need to apply in order to lead people effectively and improve business performance.
“Knowing” what to do is very different from doing it well back in the real-world, our training sessions can also be combined with follow-on coaching to help participants put what they have learned into practice.
Specifically designed for SME businesses
Very few great businesses are built without effective leadership and management.
However, the leadership challenges facing an SME can be very different from those experienced in a large corporate organisation.
Managers in smaller businesses frequently wear several hats. Teams are smaller, resources are tighter, relationships are closer, and individual management decisions can have a significant impact on the performance of the whole business.
That is why our leadership and management development courses have been created specifically for SMEs – where a different approach is often needed.
We work with business owners, directors, leadership teams, managers, and aspiring managers to develop the skills they need to manage people more effectively and contribute to better business results.
Our approach is practical, commercially focused, and designed around real management situations.
We don’t want participants to just learn about leadership and management. We want them to also be more effective leaders and managers in the real world.
CPD accredited management and leadership training
All of our leadership training courses are CPD accredited, providing independent recognition of the quality and professional value of the learning provided.
CPD accreditation gives both employers and participants additional confidence that the training has been independently assessed against recognised standards for professional development.
For businesses investing in their managers, it means the learning is not simply based on our own experience and methods; it combines our practical, SME-focused approach with the added credibility of recognised CPD accreditation.
Participants can also evidence the training as part of their own continuing professional development.
What do clients have to say about the CPD accredited management and leadership training they received?
The training courses available
Develop your management capability with DISC profiling
Understand behavioural differences and adapt your approach to communicate, engage, and influence more effectively.
Optimise your meetings by setting the right rhythm
Create an effective meeting rhythm that improves engagement, saves time, and keeps teams focused on progress.
Develop your business culture
Define and embed the purpose, values, and behaviours needed to create a stronger, more aligned business culture.
Advancing the performance of you and your people
Recognise what drives or restricts performance and learn practical ways to help individuals and teams achieve more.
Delivering effective 1:2:1s and feedback
Run better 1:2:1s and deliver feedback that develops people, strengthens relationships, and improves performance.
Insights into learning styles and motivational theory
Understand how people learn and what motivates them so you can inspire development, engagement, and positive change.
Emotional intelligence for leaders and managers
Develop greater self-awareness and Emotional Intelligence to strengthen relationships, leadership, and team effectiveness.
Developing effective communication skills
Communicate with greater clarity and adaptability so your messages are understood accurately and achieve the intended outcome.
Understanding and using different leadership styles
Understand different leadership styles and adapt your approach to suit different people, situations, and objectives.
Effective decision making for managers
Use a structured approach to make better-informed decisions, solve problems, and move forward with greater confidence.
Time and energy management for personal and team efficiency
Take greater control of time, priorities, and energy to improve productivity, effectiveness, and working balance.
Choose and use KPIs to drive business performance
Select and use meaningful KPIs to improve performance visibility, focus your team, and turn results into informed management action.
Practial leadership training to create real change in your people and business
Knowledge IS useful…but applying it effectively is what really drives results.
Every UK Growth Coach leadership and management training session combines relevant management theory with practical tools, real-world business experience, discussion, and examples.
Participants are encouraged to consider not just “What have I learned?” but also: “What am I going to do differently as a result?”
This is particularly important for SME managers, because improved leadership should ultimately be visible in the business: better conversations, clearer expectations, stronger accountability, improved team performance, more effective decision-making, and greater management capability.
This is also why we offer a combination of leadership and management training with coaching.
How can coaching support the CPD-accredited training?
We believe a two-stage approach is most effective:
1. Training develops the knowledge and capability
Participants learn relevant leadership and management principles, explore practical techniques, and consider how these can be applied within their own business.
2. Coaching supports and enhances real-world implementation
Follow-on coaching gives participants the opportunity to discuss what happened when they applied their learning, address obstacles, refine their approach, and develop greater confidence in using their new management skills.
Why combine management training with coaching?
A training course has defined learning objectives and content but the real-world workplace is a much less predictable environment.
For example, a manager may understand how to give effective feedback but still struggle when they need to give that feedback to a long-serving employee who reacts defensively.
Another example might be for a manager who understands different leadership styles but still needs some coaching or mentoring support to recognise when changing their approach with a particular member of their team could be beneficial.
Our follow-on management coaching helps bridge the gap between simply understanding a management technique and being able to use it confidently and effectively in the real world.
This allows us to explore implementation challenges, confidence, individual circumstances, behavioural change, and the practical application of what has been learned.
What do clients have to say about the CPD accredited management and leadership training they received?
What can leadership and management coaching support provide you with
1. Training follow-on coaching for groups
These sessions follow the training and allow participants to review how they have applied their learning in practice.
The group can discuss successes, difficulties, and real management situations, while receiving additional guidance from an experienced business coach.
This can be particularly valuable for leadership and management teams because participants also learn from one another’s experiences.
2. Management development coaching for individuals
For managers who require more personalised development, we also provide one-to-one management coaching.
Individual coaching can focus on the manager’s particular role, objectives, strengths, development areas, team challenges, and real-world situations.
This provides a confidential environment in which to develop both the individual and their capability as a leader or manager.
Who is our leadership and management support for?
Our courses have been designed specifically for people working within SMEs, including business owners and directors, senior leadership teams, experienced managers, newly appointed managers, and employees preparing to take on greater management responsibility.
If your business is growing, your management capability needs to grow with it.
The team here at UK Growth Coach can provide you and your team with practical leadership and management training, management development, and follow-on coaching – helping your people develop the skills and confidence required to lead effectively.
The objective of the training sessions and the follow-on coaching we provide is to develop more capable and confident leaders and managers who can get better results from themselves, their people, and the business.
Frequently asked questions
Who are your management and leadership training courses designed for?
Our courses are designed specifically for people working within SME businesses, including business owners, directors, senior leaders, experienced managers, newly appointed managers, and employees preparing to take on management responsibility.
Are your leadership and management training courses CPD accredited?
Yes. All of our leadership and management training courses are CPD accredited, providing independent recognition of the quality and professional value of the learning. Participants can also evidence their training as part of their continuing professional development.
What makes UK Growth Coach leadership and management training different?
Our training has been developed specifically around the realities of leading and managing within an SME. We combine relevant management theory with practical tools, real-world business experience, and examples that help participants turn learning into positive changes within their own workplace.
Why do you offer coaching alongside leadership and management training?
Training helps people understand what to do; coaching helps them apply that learning effectively in real situations. Follow-on coaching allows participants to discuss what they have tried, overcome implementation challenges, refine their approach, and build greater confidence in using their new leadership and management skills.
Can we choose individual training courses or create a development programme for our management team?
Yes. Individual courses can be selected to address particular development needs, or multiple topics can be brought together to create a broader leadership and management development programme. This allows the training to reflect the needs, priorities, and existing capability of your business and management team.