1:1 Management Development
Fast, focused and practical. Built around your manager’s real challenges.
Individual development sessions that combine coaching, mentoring from real lived experience, and practical management frameworks.
Because managers benefit from focused attention.
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More Than Coaching
Coaching has its place. But for many managers, especially those who are new or under pressure or facing a specific challenge, coaching alone isn’t enough.
Asking the right questions only gets you so far when what you actually need is:
- A practical framework for that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding
- A model that makes delegation easier
- Honest advice from someone who has actually managed people
- Tools you can use tomorrow, not insights you need to figure out alone
That’s what our 1:1 Management Development sessions deliver.
A combination of coaching, mentoring from real lived experience, and practical management frameworks tailored entirely to the individual manager and what they need right now.
Fast. Focused. Practical.
What A Session Looks Like
Each session is a focused, practical conversation built entirely around your manager’s real situation and challenges.
No generic content. No one-size-fits-all approach. No homework that never gets done.
Most sessions are led by Rick. A qualified, experienced facilitator and management developer who brings coaching, mentoring and practical frameworks together in a way that creates fast, visible progress.
We start where the manager is.
Before anything else we draw out what’s actually happening. The real challenges, the specific situations, the conversations being avoided, the issues keeping them up at night. Just like our group workshops, we build from real experience first before introducing tools and frameworks.
This means every tool or framework introduced lands immediately because it’s applied directly to a real situation the manager is already dealing with.
Sessions typically cover:
- The specific management challenges the manager is facing right now
- Practical frameworks and tools applied directly to their situation
- Real-world advice drawn from extensive management experience
- Clear actions the manager can implement immediately after the session
Why This Is Different
Most 1:1 management support is either pure coaching, which assumes the capability is already there and just needs unlocking, or generic e-learning that feels impersonal and disconnected from reality.
Neither is enough for a manager who needs to grow quickly.
Our sessions give managers:
- Someone who listens and asks the right questions
- Someone who has actually managed people and can share what genuinely works
- Practical frameworks and tools they can use immediately
- Fast, targeted development without long programmes or big commitments
- Honest, experienced mentoring, not just reflective questions
Who This Is For
1:1 Management Development works particularly well for:
New managers finding their feet – Especially those managing former peers or friends, navigating their first difficult conversations, or building confidence in a role they’ve been thrown into without enough support.
Managers under pressure – Dealing with performance issues, team conflict, difficult people situations, or specific challenges that need fast, practical support rather than a group setting.
High potential managers – Being developed for greater responsibility, who need substance, tools and real-world mentoring, not just encouragement and reflection.
Managers alongside group workshops – Who want focused individual support on a specific challenge between sessions, or who need to work through something privately before bringing it into a group.
Topics We Work On
Sessions are entirely tailored but commonly cover:
- Difficult conversations
- Managing former peers and friends
- Building confidence and authority
- Delegation and prioritisation
- Managing underperformance
- Psychological safety
- Communication and influence
- Managing change
- Building high performing teams
- Handling pressure and workload
Not on the list? Every session is built around what your manager actually needs — just get in touch.
Why It Works
✔ Built entirely around the manager’s real situation ,not generic content
✔ Combines coaching, mentoring and practical frameworks in one session
✔ Tools and frameworks applied immediately to real challenges
✔ Fast progress, managers leave every session with clear actions
✔ Flexible, one-off, short series or ongoing support
✔ Honest, experienced mentoring from someone who has actually managed people
About Rick
Most sessions are delivered by Rick, a highly experienced, qualified facilitator and management developer with extensive experience across FTSE 100 organisations, public sector teams and fast-growth SMEs.
7,000+ trained and developed with excellent client references available.
Ready To Talk?
Book a free 20-minute conversation.
No obligation, no sales pitch.
Just a straightforward discussion about what your manager needs and whether we’re the right fit.