Leadership & Management
Leadership & Management Training
Our management training courses run across the North of England including Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and the Midlands helping businesses to develop their current and future business leaders.
Our management training program is based on real issues leaders face daily and theories that can be applied to practical examples. Our bespoke leadership and management development courses are tailored to provide both your first-time and experienced managers with the knowledge and experience they need.
Why Leadership Development Matters
Productivity & performance
- Firms investing in leadership development weather crises better and sustain growth
- Formal programmes, such as the gov.uk Help to Grow: Management initiative, show strong impact: 77 % of SME participants expected improved leadership skills, 74 % better productivity awareness, and 73 % greater confidence
Gender diversity leadership
- UK boardrooms now comprise 43 % women, with over 60 % of FTSE 350 firms near the 40 % threshold. Yet senior executive representation lags at 35 %
- Addressing this “power gap” is vital; efforts like the 30 % Club have helped achieve gender balance in board roles, though pipeline issues persist
UK Management & Leadership Landscape
The state of UK management practices
- UK firms’ management quality continues to improve. The ONS reports average management scores rose from 0.49 in 2020 to 0.55 (or 0.57 per Productivity UK) in 2023, on a scale from 0 (poor) to 1 (best practice), with services firms outperforming manufacturers.
- However, nearly one-third (30 %) of UK managers haven’t undertaken any leadership or management training in the past three years.
Leadership training: a pressing gap
- According to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), 82 % of UK managers assumed managerial roles without formal training, earning them the label “accidental managers”
- One-in-three employees have left roles due to poor culture attributed to weak leadership.
- External research (e.g., TalentLMS) reveals 45 % of managers believe their organisations aren’t doing enough to develop future leadership talent.
Leadership and Management Development Training
- Creating organisations frameworks for future growth, ensuring roles are aligned for effective management, financial planning, reporting and monitoring of performance.
- Management Planning – SWOT, PEST, Porter’s Five Forces.
- Developing Leaders – Understanding ourselves, our business, objectives and frameworks for performance.
- Leading – Team types and different leadership techniques. Understanding the art of delegation.
- Coaching – Situational leadership and the importance of the coaching process.
Performance Management
- Developing Teams – performance management techniques, target setting, performance reviews and implementing motivation models.
- Performance Measures – objective setting processes for both individuals and teams, how to review performance and reinforcing behaviours to take ownership of own performance.
- Coaching – coaching models, coaching flow, how to structure performance, meetings review and coaching underperformance. Our training courses focus on constant feedback and its importance for continuous improvement.
- Strategy – team analysis including SWOT, PEST, the Six Forces of Porter’s and how they can transform your organisation by driving profitability and competition.
Looking for bespoke leadership training courses?
To find out how we can develop the future leaders of your organisation via Brook’s expert trainer, get in touch with BrookConsult.
We offer a wide range of services to work closely with your team and improve your business internal processes.
