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Manager Essentials

Focused skills.
Stronger managers.

Build the manager capability your organisation needs now. Choose from six practical 90-minute workshops or combine them into a tailored development programme.

90 minutes Up to 20 managers From £800 + VAT
Build your programmeChoose one or combine all six
  1. 01Managing Stress in Your Team
  2. 02Mental Health Awareness for Managers
  3. 03Neurodiversity for Managers
  4. 04Managing Difficult Conversations
  5. 05Motivation and Behaviour Change
  6. 06Managing Health Related Absence
Complete series£3,300 + VATSave £1,500

Targeted manager development

Not every challenge
needs a full day.

Sometimes managers need focused help with one specific part of their role. Manager Essentials makes it easier to address immediate needs without committing people to a full training day.

Every workshop combines essential knowledge, a practical We Are Wellbeing tool, a realistic workplace scenario and an action managers can use straight away.

The workshop series

Choose the skills your
managers need most.

Each workshop works independently. Combine subjects to create a consistent development pathway around your workforce priorities.

01

Managing Stress in Your Team

Recognise excessive pressure, identify workplace stressors and agree practical action before stress becomes absence or burnout.

Stress Scale and conversation planner
02

Mental Health Awareness for Managers

Notice changes, begin a supportive conversation and connect employees with appropriate help without overstepping the manager’s role.

The We Are Wellbeing 5R’s
03

Neurodiversity for Managers

Understand strengths and barriers, discuss individual needs and create clearer, more inclusive ways of working.

Strengths, barriers and adjustments map
04

Managing Difficult Conversations

Address concerns early, communicate clearly and respond constructively to emotion, resistance and disagreement.

Prepare, explore, agree and review
05

Motivation and Behaviour Change

Explore what drives people, use coaching-style questions and turn good intentions into small, realistic actions.

ACE and small-change planning
06

Managing Health Related Absence

Maintain appropriate contact, lead constructive return-to-work conversations and support a sustainable return.

Return-to-work conversation planner

Practical by design

Less theory.
More useful action.

Managers leave with a clear way to approach the issue—not another set of slides they will never revisit.

01

Understand

Essential knowledge and the manager’s role.

02

Apply

A practical framework or conversation tool.

03

Practise

A realistic workplace scenario and discussion.

04

Act

One clear action and a way to review progress.

Suggested pathways

Start focused.
Build over time.

Choose individual workshops or use one of these pathways as a practical starting point.

Three workshops

Confident Conversations

  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Managing Difficult Conversations
  • Managing Stress
£2,100 + VAT
Three workshops

Healthy Team Management

  • Managing Stress
  • Health Related Absence
  • Motivation and Behaviour Change
£2,100 + VAT

Simple package pricing

The more you build,
the more you save.

All prices are per cohort and exclude VAT. Packages are delivered to one cohort within 12 months.

WorkshopsPackageEachSaving
1£800 + VAT£800 + VAT
2£1,500 + VAT£750 + VAT£100 + VAT
3£2,100 + VAT£700 + VAT£300 + VAT
4£2,600 + VAT£650 + VAT£600 + VAT
5£3,000 + VAT£600 + VAT£1,000 + VAT
All 6£3,300 + VAT£550 + VAT£1,500 + VAT

Online or in-person delivery. Travel and accommodation are additional where applicable.

Choose the right depth

Focused workshops or
complete training?

Both options are practical and manager-focused. The right choice depends on the breadth and depth your managers need.

Manager Essentials

Target one priority

Choose 90-minute workshops for focused development, flexible scheduling and organisation-wide roll-out.

  • Six selectable subjects
  • Up to 20 managers
  • From £800 + VAT
CPD accredited

Build complete capability

Choose the full Manager Wellbeing Training programme for deeper learning across recognition, conversations, adjustments and signposting.

  • One full day or two half-days
  • Up to 16 managers
  • From £1,400 + VAT
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Evidence in practice

Training should change
what managers can do.

Our University of Manchester manager-training evaluation found improvements across every capability measured, including knowledge, conversations, communication and access to practical resources.

See the measured outcomes

Questions

Useful details
before you book.

Can we choose any combination of workshops?+

Yes. Choose the subjects that reflect your managers’ current challenges, or use the complete six-workshop series as a structured development programme.

Are the workshops suitable for new and experienced managers?+

Yes. They are designed for line managers at all levels and focus on practical skills that can be applied immediately.

Can the content reflect our organisation?+

Yes. We can adapt scenarios, terminology, policies and signposting routes so the learning feels relevant to your workplace.

Are these workshops CPD accredited?+

Manager Essentials is a focused workshop series. Organisations wanting our complete CPD-accredited programme can choose the full Manager Wellbeing Training course.

How long do we have to use a workshop package?+

Workshop packages are designed to be delivered to one cohort within 12 months, allowing time for managers to apply learning between sessions.

Build your programme

Give managers the skills
they need now.

Tell us what your managers are facing. We will help you select the right workshops and build a practical development pathway.

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