MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Management Training

Being great at your job doesn't automatically make you a great manager.

We provide practical management training that gives your managers the knowledge, skills and confidence to handle the people side of their role.

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People Pillar HR consultant

It's something we see in businesses all the time. Someone is brilliant at what they do, so they get promoted into management. Suddenly, they're responsible for handling difficult conversations, managing absence, dealing with performance issues and supporting a team.

But nobody has really shown them how.

At People Pillar, whether your managers are managing people for the first time or have years of experience, we'll help them become more effective managers.

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Practical Training for Real Management Challenges

From the conversations managers would rather avoid to the everyday responsibilities they need to get right, our training focuses on situations they're likely to face at work.

Our management training topics can include:

  • Managing people for the first time: understanding the responsibilities that come with becoming a manager.
  • Having difficult conversations: approaching sensitive or uncomfortable discussions with confidence.
  • Performance management and appraisals: giving feedback, setting expectations and addressing performance concerns.
  • Managing sickness absence: understanding responsibilities and handling absence fairly and consistently.
  • Disciplinary and grievance procedures: knowing how to respond appropriately when workplace issues arise.
  • Workplace investigations: understanding how to approach investigations and gather information fairly.
  • Mental health awareness for managers: recognising when employees may need support and responding appropriately.
  • Recruitment and selection: developing the skills to interview and assess candidates effectively.
  • Managing change: helping managers communicate and support their teams through periods of change, including organisational change.
Julia, founder of People Pillar

Training That's Actually Useful in the Real World

We've all sat through training that sounded great at the time, only to get back to work and wonder what we're supposed to do differently. That's not what we're aiming for.

Our training is grounded in the situations managers face in real businesses, helping them understand not just what they should do, but how to approach it.

We offer training in person and online and can tailor sessions to the challenges your managers are experiencing, whether that's a particular HR issue, developing new managers or strengthening skills across your leadership team.

The real test of good management training isn't how much someone remembers from a presentation. It's whether they feel better equipped when the next tricky situation lands on their desk.

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What Our Clients Say

We're proud of the relationships we build with the businesses we support. Here's what some of them have to say about working with us.

Kate Armitage

People Pillar client testimonial

I thoroughly enjoyed it the session People Pillar delivered, but more importantly our team did and got so much out of it. Many of them commented on how much they enjoyed your delivery and approach.

I am certain it has given us good awareness and some useful tools for communicating better in the future.

Give Your Managers the Support They Need to Succeed

Whether you've recently promoted someone into management or want to develop the skills of your existing managers, we'd be happy to talk about what would work for your business.

Or call us on 01303 769700

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