Leadership Skills that Stick

Transforming your managers into the leaders they dream of being and that your teams deserve.

From managers to leaders

You know how this story starts…

Your managers are brilliant technical specialists, but when it comes to leading people? Well, that’s a whole different challenge. If you can’t write a process for it, or drop it into a spreadsheet, they start to panic.

And yet, it’s possible to take managers with a technical background and transform them into leaders who inspire. Through practical, engaging, and hands-on sessions, your managers will walk away with the tools they need to:

build happier, more engaged teams
improve communication and flex their leadership style
deliver stronger performance and higher productivity
create cultures where people stay, grow, and succeed

Leadership training
that changes behaviours

Let’s be honest – leadership training often misses the mark. ‘Trainers’ who read out endless PowerPoints, abstract theories that look good on paper. The problem is, if you don’t get people involved, those ideas never stick.

At Green Shed, we do it differently:

Focus on behaviour, not buzzwords: Your managers won’t just learn theories. They’ll see how their behaviour shapes their team and start making real, lasting changes for the better
Interactive and fun: Want to remember a new concept? Wrap it up in a great story. With lively, hands-on activities and plenty of examples to keep people engaged, managers can’t help but grow their skills.
Understand the audience: Engineering, healthcare, and manufacturing managers all share one thing – a love of detail. They’re given models, how they apply, and the results they can yield, and they start to see the point of great relationships.
Tailored to you: Your business is different; that’s why off-the-shelf won’t work. You need leadership development that connects with your people and drives the right behaviours. That’s what cultivates a thriving culture.

Must haves

Leadership development

Leadership programmes cover so many topics, you can’t possibly list them all. So here’s the core structure you can expect:

The bass line: Growth mindset
The foundations of your team. Are your managers truly ready to learn, change and grow?
Add the harmony: Leadership versus management
How these differ, why that matters, and setting expectations of your managers as leaders
Overlay the melody: Communication skills
Giving and receiving feedback, resolving conflict, and everything in between. It’s all about knowing when to come in, and when to wait your turn
The solo star: Self-awareness
Why you do things the way you do. Helping managers understand their own personal preferences and the neuroscience that sits behind it.

Turning technical specialists into incredible leaders is all about helping people to inspire. So, we’ll work with you to determine your priorities and create a tailored programme for your business.

Need presentation skills added for certain roles? Time management for those managing core projects? Want to link programmes to ILM accreditation?

It’s all covered in the design phase of your programme to make sure the right focus is on the results you need.

The before and after
of leadership development

You know where your managers are now – they have bags of technical expertise, want to do a great job, and have shown they can develop their skills. Where they struggle is with communicating and connecting with people, and they find building relationships really hard.

And that’s how your leadership programme helps them.

By the end, your managers will:

Self-awareness

Have more self-awareness than you can shake a stick at. With insights into their behaviours and communication preferences, they’ll learn how to adapt their leadership style effortlessly.

Motivate & Inspire

Be excited to motivate and inspire everyone around them. Getting the best from their people becomes a joy, not a chore, and they look forward to developing their teams.

Feel
confident

Feel confident their communication skills are right on point. Difficult conversations? No problem. Make better decisions? Absolutely. Communicate effectively with peers, senior colleagues and their team? Job done.

Build connections

Build stronger connections with all their stakeholders. Tools like Insights^® Discovery help your managers create harmony within their teams. Developing better relationships, being clear on what they need, and giving people the responsibility to do a great job.

And how do we make sure that all happens? We use follow up projects and check-ins. So, they apply the theory, we help strengthen the practice, and you get managers who become the leaders of dreams.

Why use Green Shed?

Let’s be honest – if you had time to deliver a great leadership development programme, you would. But you’re so busy putting fires out, thanks to managers not being great at the people stuff, you barely have time for a coffee.

You know how important it is for your managers to become inspiring leaders. After all, you’ve already convinced the senior team to invest (even if they aren’t completely sure what you’re using the budget for). So, now you need a training provider.

Someone who:

listens to your needs
designs programmes that meet your business challenges
has expert facilitators to make it fun and interactive
changes manager behaviours and makes them stick

And that’s exactly what Green Shed Talent does.

Time to create
inspiring leaders

Ready to transform your managers so they make a real impact?

Whether you’re based in Warwickshire, England, the world, or indeed another planet*, you want tailored leadership training that gets results, in person and/or virtually. So, get the help you need, and let’s turn your managers into the leaders that you (and they) would love to be.

*Extra travel time may be required

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