Group Coaching for Middle Managers

£1,000.00 £1,500.00

Lead in the moments that matter most

Making sense of people, power, and performance at work

Most leadership advice works right up until it is actually needed.

Middle managers operate where ambiguity, pressure, and accountability collide. They are expected to exercise judgement without full information, handle difficult conversations, and deliver results through people they do not fully control.

This six-session group coaching series is designed for real leadership conditions, not ideal ones.

Co-facilitated by Harvard-trained psychologists and senior leadership specialists, the programme focuses on observable behaviour, decision-making under stress, and live workplace challenges, not theory, jargon, or personality profiling.

Designed for organisations that expect results, not rhetoric.

What participants gain

Participants leave with practical capability to:

  • Lead decisively without full information

  • Handle high-stakes conversations with confidence

  • Balance autonomy and accountability without performance drift

  • Build trust and influence in complex organisational systems

  • Stay credible, humane, and effective under pressure

Leadership support for managers accountable for results, people, and themselves.

Is this the right support for your leaders?

If you are exploring leadership development that goes beyond tools and theory but holds up under pressure, we are happy to have a short, no-obligation conversation to help you sense-check fit.

Lead in the moments that matter most

Making sense of people, power, and performance at work

Most leadership advice works right up until it is actually needed.

Middle managers operate where ambiguity, pressure, and accountability collide. They are expected to exercise judgement without full information, handle difficult conversations, and deliver results through people they do not fully control.

This six-session group coaching series is designed for real leadership conditions, not ideal ones.

Co-facilitated by Harvard-trained psychologists and senior leadership specialists, the programme focuses on observable behaviour, decision-making under stress, and live workplace challenges, not theory, jargon, or personality profiling.

Designed for organisations that expect results, not rhetoric.

What participants gain

Participants leave with practical capability to:

  • Lead decisively without full information

  • Handle high-stakes conversations with confidence

  • Balance autonomy and accountability without performance drift

  • Build trust and influence in complex organisational systems

  • Stay credible, humane, and effective under pressure

Leadership support for managers accountable for results, people, and themselves.

Is this the right support for your leaders?

If you are exploring leadership development that goes beyond tools and theory but holds up under pressure, we are happy to have a short, no-obligation conversation to help you sense-check fit.

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

    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, where managers work with the challenges they are currently 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.

    26 February | 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.

    26 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 every other capability that follows.

    23 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

    21 May | 09.30- 11.30

    Honesty, Rupture, and Repair

    Navigating fierce 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.

    18 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.

    16 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, or for organisations investing in judgement, not just skills

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