A Genuinely Essential Management Program for Accidental Leaders

So they made you a manager because you're good at your job, and now you're googling 'leadership help' at 2am? A 7-part crash course to make you confident in the tough conversations, clear in your decisions, and become the manager you wish you'd had.

  • You're a Manager Now, WTF: Great Leadership 101

    BY THE END OF THIS SESSION, YOU WILL KNOW:

    - Your unique management style
    - What makes amazing leaders (and actually how to be one)
    - Your communication style, professional values and drives
    - How to manage different personality types
    - How to stop doing everyone's job for them
    - Techniques to actually get stuff done through other people

  • Yes, You Actually Do Belong Here: Trusting Your Leadership Instincts

    BY THE END OF THIS SESSION, YOU WILL KNOW:

    - How to trust your gut when it matters
    - Overcome impostor syndrome and self doubt
    - Ways to make calls with actual confidence
    - Techniques to stop looking over your shoulder for the "real" leader
    - Methods to trust your decisions and building lasting confidence and self belief

  • The Conflict-Avoidant Manager's Guide to Difficult Conversations

    BY THE END OF THIS SESSION, YOU WILL KNOW:

    - How to set boundaries without feeling like a tyrant
    - Ways to give feedback that actually sticks
    - Techniques to make tough calls without losing sleep
    - Steps to ditch the guilt for good and methods to stop taking responsibility for everyone else's feelings and finally set clear boundaries.

  • Wait, I'm Supposed to Plan Their Careers?! Development Planning

    BY THE END OF THIS SESSION, YOU WILL KNOW:

    - How to create development plans that actually happen
    - Ways to spot what your team really needs to progress
    - Techniques to define roles without writing a novel
    - How to have growth conversations that don't feel fake
    - Methods to match development with real business needs
    - Steps to stop your best people from getting bored

  • The Awkward Performance Chat: Dealing With Teams Who Aren't Delivering

    BY THE END OF THIS SESSION, YOU WILL KNOW:

    - How to spot problems before they become disasters
    - What's actually causing your team to underperform
    - Ways to have those conversations without dying inside
    - Techniques to turn things around without being the bad guy
    - How to protect your team's morale during tough times
    - Steps to stop problems from happening again

  • Help! I am overwhelmed: Help, I Can't Get Anything Done: Surviving Your Stress & To-Do List

    BY THE END OF THIS SESSION, YOU WILL KNOW:

    - How to tell the difference between busy and productive
    - Ways to protect your focus when everything's on fire
    - Techniques to stop your inbox running your life
    - Methods to actually get the important stuff done
    - Steps to break free from the urgency trap
    - How to take breaks without feeling guilty
    - Understand the different types of stress and learn how to manage them

Meet Your Trainers

  • Kirsty Hulse

    An ICF qualified master coach and facilitator Kirsty has trained tens of thousands of teams at companies like Meta & Amazon to collaborate better. She is one of the UKs leading Confidence, Leadership and Motivation experts. (She’s also very funny and makes training not just hugely impactful but genuinely delightful).

  • Paddy Moogan

    Paddy is Founder of The New Leader and works with agency and in-house teams to help them become more effective managers and leaders. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of Aira, a digital marketing agency where he spent 10 years developing people and managers, using the same actionable and proven techniques that he now teaches to new and aspiring managers.

The Breakdown

  • A 7-part leadership development program designed for new and emerging managers who want to lead with confidence and clarity. The program combines four intensive in-person workshops with three personalised virtual coaching sessions to transform technical experts into capable leaders.

    Through this program, you'll master:

    • Authentic leadership skills

    • Decision-making confidence

    • Difficult conversation techniques

    • Strategic prioritization

    • Team management essentials

    • Personal effectiveness

    • Boundary setting

  • WHEN?
    In-Person Workshops (9:30 AM - 1:30 PM):

    • Week 1: Thursday, 25th April – 10:00 to 13:30

    • Week 2: Thursday, 2nd May – 10:00 to 13:30

    • Week 3: Thursday, 9th May – 10:00 to 13:30

    • Week 4: Thursday, 16th May – 10:00 to 13:30

      Plus three 90-minute virtual coaching sessions, scheduled flexibly as you progress through the program.

  • In-person sessions are held in Central London:
    Nine Elms
    SW11 7DS

    Virtual sessions conducted via Zoom

  • Position this as an investment in both your development and your team's success. Highlight that:

    • The skills learned directly impact team performance

    • The format minimizes time away from work

    • The mix of group workshops and individual coaching provides maximum value

    • You'll bring tools and techniques back to share with the team

    • It's more cost-effective than learning through trial and error

  • Without a doubt the best company training I have ever done, and I have done loads. Kirsty overshadows the rest.

    Tom Gillingham, Crafted

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We have delighted teams and transformed careers at companies including:

£795+ VAT per person. To support team development, we’re offering exclusive group booking discounts for bookings of up to 5 people.

For individual bookings, book directly below.

For group bookings email us 👉 kirsty@roar.training

👤 1 person: £795 + VAT
👥 2 people: £715 + VAT per person (10% off)
👥 3 people: £674 + VAT per person (15% off)
👥 4 people: £636 + VAT per person (20% off)
👥 5 people: £556 + VAT per person (30% off)