Middle Managers Sprint
Do your capable managers struggle to connect strategy with execution?
The Middle Managers Leadership Development Sprint turns those who manage teams into those who can lead through other leaders – shepherding people through change, building agility and resilience, and executing priorities.
What Will Change?
Organisations need managers who can connect strategy, people and execution. This Sprint helps Middle Managers to embed the fundamentals of personal and organisational success and to transform learning to leading.
Ideal Participants
High-potential mid-level managers with at least five years of management experience
Develop future-ready Middle Managers who can lead people, performance and change.
Sprint Outcomes
- Stronger, more confident managers
- Strategy translated into action
- Greater accountability and ownership across teams
- High-quality decision-making
7 Pathway Options in Total
01Foundation
- ½ day — Micro-Sprint 1: Systems Thinking
- ½ day — Micro-Sprint 2: Strategic Thinking (level appropriate)
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 3: Design Thinking
- Learning LAB: 1 hour per group of learning to leading coaching
- Assessment: Business Integrated Initiative (SBI Bii)
02Inside-Out Leadership
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 4: Self-Lead Your Brain
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 5: Navigating The Shifting Sands of Change
- Learning LAB: 1 hour per group of learning to leading coaching
- Assessment: Business Integrated Initiative (SBI Bii)
03LeadX – The Future Middle Management Edge
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 6: Discover your “X Factor”
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 7: Develop Your NEXT Management Toolbox
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 8: A Day in the Life of Business (Optional)
- Learning LAB: 1 hour per group of learning to leading coaching
- Assessment: Business Integrated Initiative (SBI Bii)
04HeartTalk – Leading and Coaching through Brave Dialogue
- ½ day — Micro-Sprint 9: Courageous Conversations
- ½ day — Micro-Sprint 10: Compassion and Sensitivity
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 11: Manager as Coach
- Learning LAB: 1 hour per group of learning to leading coaching
- Assessment: Business Integrated Initiative (SBI Bii)
05Elective: Persuasive Communication
- ½ day — Micro-Sprint 12: Business Writing and Communication
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 13: Presentation Skills
- Learning LAB: 1 hour per group of learning to leading coaching
- Assessment: Business Integrated Initiative (SBI Bii)
06Elective: Boundaryless Leadership
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 14: Leading Innovation and Change
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 15: Leading Virtual and Remote Teams
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 16: Building Collaborative Relationships
- Learning LAB: 1 hour per group of learning to leading coaching
- Assessment: Business Integrated Initiative (SBI Bii)
07Elective: Developing your Business Acumen Toolbox
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 17: Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 18: Project Management
- 1-day — Micro-Sprint 19: Customer Centricity
- Learning LAB: 1 hour per group of learning to leading coaching
- Assessment: Business Integrated Initiative (SBI Bii)
Certificate of completion · Pricing based on client scope and size of team
Why Choose a Sprint?
This is corporate leadership development designed for speed, flexibility and measurable business results.
Report immediate improvement in decision-making and team performance*
Leaders can apply new thinking and tools
Individual Micro-Sprints (½ day–1 day) or Full Sprint Pathways (up to 3 days) to suit any calendar
Mix and match to fit busy schedules without losing momentum or learning continuity
Each level targets the Leadership SHIFTS that are most relevant to the specific team
*Based on participant feedback surveys
Post-Sprint Measurement
Presentations
"How I applied my insights"
3-Month Check-In
Measuring what has SHIFTed
Final Learning LAB
Close out
Ready to develop your Middle Managers?
Need more than a Sprint?
Our leadership programmes combine multiple sprints into comprehensive development journeys lasting several months.