Kingsmede : build, learn, growA two-day new-leader workshop for newly promoted managers.
Designed and delivered a two-day workshop to give a cohort of newly promoted managers the practical leadership skills their new roles demanded — not just the theory of leadership, but the tools to put it into practice.
The brief
A number of managers had recently been promoted into their first leadership roles, and the organisation wanted to give them a proper foundation rather than leaving them to learn purely on the job. We were asked to design and run a two-day workshop to build the practical skills new leaders need from day one.
Personal brand and communication style
We started with the individual — helping each participant get clear on their own personal brand as a leader, and how their natural communication style would land with different people. Self-awareness was the foundation everything else in the workshop built on.
Storytelling as a leadership tool
We introduced storytelling as a practical leadership tool, not just a presentation technique — helping participants learn how to use narrative to bring people with them on change, set direction, and make messages stick in a way that facts and instructions alone rarely manage.
Managing good and bad performance
For many new managers, having a direct, honest conversation about performance is the most uncomfortable part of the role. We worked through practical approaches to managing both strong and underperforming team members, giving participants the confidence to address performance head-on rather than avoid it.
Presentation skills
The workshop closed with a focus on presentation skills, giving participants the chance to put everything together — communication style, storytelling, and message — and practise presenting with genuine confidence in a supportive environment.
The outcome
The cohort of newly promoted managers left the two days with practical skills they could apply immediately — a clearer sense of their own leadership brand, the ability to communicate and tell a story that lands, and the confidence to manage performance and present with authority. The organisation gained a group of new leaders better equipped for the realities of the role, not just the theory of it.
Delivered by a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, Chartered Manager, and experienced leader.