Intensive Group Coaching for Managers

Lead in the moments that matter most

When pressure is high, and the answers don’t add up, do you know what to do?

Most leadership advice assumes clarity.
Most management roles don’t.

Managers are required to decide and act when the context is unclear, and accountability is real, even when control is limited. The trade-offs are human: people, relationships, and consequences intersect, and there is no obvious right answer.

Real cases
Real managers
In real time

This six-session, in-person group coaching programme is built for that reality. It strengthens how managers think, decide, and act when situations are messy and the stakes are high, focusing not on personality or style, but on decision-making and behaviour under pressure.

Co-facilitated by Harvard-trained psychologists and senior leadership specialists, the programme centres on facilitated group coaching rather than instruction. Managers work with live situations they are currently facing, supported by structured challenges, behavioural observation, and facilitated peer discussion.

• No theory dumps

• No training jargon

• No one-size-fits-all models

This programme does not replace existing leadership frameworks. It assumes they already exist. Instead, it focuses on what those frameworks can’t cover: how managers actually operate when clarity disappears, and situations become human, messy, and live.

Designed for organisations that expect managers to operate effectively when the answers don’t add up. Practice-based, behaviour-focused, and currently unmatched in Cambridge.

What participants gain

Across six sessions, managers build the practical capability to:

• Make sound decisions when certainty is unavailable

• Hold direction without freezing or over-controlling

• Handle high-stakes conversations without eroding trust

• Balance autonomy and accountability across teams

• Build credibility and influence in complex organisational systems

• Stay composed, effective, and human under sustained pressure

It’s a monthly practice space, with expectations and follow-through.

Is this the right support for your managers?

This programme is designed for managers and organisations looking for leadership development that holds up when the answers aren’t obvious.

If you’re looking for something practical, rigorous, and grounded in real work, we’re happy to have a short, no-obligation conversation to sense-check fit.

  • Format: In-person group coaching (Cambridge)
    Cohort size: Maximum 8 participants
    Sessions: Six monthly sessions, 2 hours each
    Facilitators:
    Bukky Gray, MA Organisational Psychology
    Helena Kim, PhD Psychology, Specialism: Group Work

    Further information

    What this programme is (and isn’t)

    This is not leadership training.
    It is not a toolkit.
    It is not personality profiling.

    Instead, this is structured group coaching grounded in real situations. Managers bring the challenges they are actually facing: uncertainty, tension, conflict, performance pressure, and power dynamics.

    Sessions are built around participant-led cases, careful facilitation, shared sense-making, and light psychological insight where it genuinely helps.

    The emphasis is not on finding the “right” answer, but on strengthening judgement, expanding perspective, and improving clarity in complex conditions.

  • The sessions move from self-regulation → relational leadership → performance and power, building capability in a sequence that mirrors how leadership stress typically unfolds.

    6 March | 09.30 - 11.30

    Behaviour Beats Profiling

    Understanding yourself and others beyond psychometrics

    Once self-awareness is established, the focus shifts to others. Managers learn to read real-time behaviour rather than static personality labels, improving judgement, adaptability, and influence under pressure.

    27 March | 09.30 - 11.30

    Triggers at Work

    Why we react and how to respond

    The programme begins with self-mastery. Delegates develop awareness of their emotional triggers, stress responses, and default leadership patterns, creating the foundation for all subsequent capabilities.

    24 April | 09.30 - 11.30

    Clarity Without Certainty

    Leading when answers are incomplete, and pressure is high

    With insight into behaviour and stress, leaders are equipped to act decisively in ambiguity, setting direction, communicating clearly, and avoiding over-control or paralysis when certainty is unavailable.

    22 May | 09.30 - 11.30

    Honesty, Rupture, and Repair

    Navigating difficult conversations

    This session builds the muscle for difficult dialogue. Delegates learn how to challenge directly, manage emotional intensity, and repair trust when conversations go badly, without sacrificing standards or relationships.

    19 June | 09.30 - 11.30

    Holding the Tension

    Autonomy vs accountability

    Here, managers integrate earlier learning into day-to-day leadership systems, balancing empowerment with control, trust with oversight, and flexibility with performance expectations.

    17 July | 09.30 - 11.30

    Power and Trust at Work

    Why authority is not always influence

    The programme culminates with a sophisticated view of power and trust. Managers learn how influence really works in organisations and how to build credibility, trust, and impact beyond formal authority.

  • For organisations investing in sound judgement when the stakes are real

    Introductory pilot rate: £1,000 per delegate
    Standard rate (from April 2026): £1,500 per delegate

    Places are intentionally limited to preserve depth, challenge, and psychological safety.

This is not training.

It is structured, experiential group coaching designed for real leadership situations.

To register or to enquire: info@helenakim.co.uk

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