Management Training For New Managers
So often people are promoted into management roles because of their demonstration of competence, their ability to hit targets or to deliver projects. However ‘doing the doing’ is one thing but being the person who is managing the people who are ‘doing the doing’ requires an entirely different skill set that can leave new managers feeling confused and uncertain.
That’s where our ‘Step-into-Management’ Program provides managers with the appropriate training, support and challenge, equipping them with the skills to really excel at building successful teams.
After a detailed one to one diagnostic, delegates join the cohort for a series of practical workshops and commit to completing on-site projects in the workplace to embed the learning from each session.
Find Out More About Our Training Programmes for New Managers
Our ‘Step-into-Management’ Program is led and delivered by Paul Reynolds and Lily Newman, and covers topics such as communication skills, time management, effective delegation and much more. Spanning over 8 months, this programme is a fantastic way to build a new manager’s confidence, increase awareness of what it takes to be a good manager and how to implement these learned skills into your business.
The programme is adapted to support each delegate’s needs and goals, ensuring that every manager finishes the course with clear direction and confidence in their ability to lead.
Step into Management Cohort 15: 2025/2026 now open!
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This 8-month course will help managers develop their skills in:
How to ‘plan for success’: ensuring that you take the time to understand your people and get the best out of them
Using the ‘triangle of success’: bring the best of your skills and attributes to the role
Managing your time effectively: Increased responsibilities can lead to disorder and chaos: we’ll help you to develop the skills that enable you to fulfil your own objectives & ensure that your team delivers high performance too.
Becoming a team coach: Become a team advocate and reduce your preference for ‘doing the doing’
Managing difficult conversations: Connect people to their purpose and find their own motivation.
Increasing creativity: Develop your problem-solving skills whilst engaging, aligning and empowering your people
Outcome
We have delivered management and leadership training and development programmes to thousands of people working in everything from Start Ups to high growth SMEs, charities and international companies. As leaders in our field we recognise the importance of Warren Bennis’ reflection and love helping managers to grow their skillset and their agility.
Programme Details
This programme is for those preparing to take on a management role or for seasoned managers who might not have had any formal training in the skills of effective management.
“Paul was a fantastic coach….. The Step into Management programme was challenging and has given me tools I’ll keep using every day, I can recommend it to anyone who’s in already in management or wanting to lead a team.”
Guy Moulson, Associate, Seven Architecture
Why Choose Morgan James Consulting’s Leadership Training for New Managers
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
Peter Satchell:
Lily Newman is phenomenal. The Exceptional NED programme that she has developed and delivers for Leeds University Business School is the gold standard training for supercharging board leaders. Lily's highly-interactive training challenges all participants to grow. Developing leadership strength doesn't get better than this.
Mike Braddock:
Lily struck the right balance of great content that was appropriate for the group, along with her high energy, engaging style which made the whole experience so enjoyable and beneficial... The program fills you with confidence, knowledge plus plenty of self awareness of your role around the board table. Overall a great & very helpful experience.
Sarah Willis:
The Leadership course has had a profound impact on my professional growth. It has given me the confidence to lead with clarity, voice my ideas effectively, and support others in doing the same. Above all, it’s taught me that leadership is as much about listening and empowering as it is about decision making.Paul Everitt:
Senior leadership teams are always busily working away on the company strategy, sometimes at the detriment of self-development. Lily and her team developed & delivered a 9-month program, laser focused to our individual needs and the needs of the business. The unique structure blended subject matter experts, interactive (and fun) activities, case study sessions and conversational coaching. Although soul searching at times, I believe I have been able to apply these learnings and have changed both my thinking and behaviors for the better of my team and our organization as a whole. ‘Thoroughly recommended’ is understating the lasting changes experienced by our cohort. We had fun, we reflected, we discussed and we improved. So, thank you Lily and all at Morgan James Consulting for bringing value to our world of people development.
Michael Howard:
Following the completion of the brilliant GS10KSB Programme which Lily delivered the leadership elements of a handful of business owners wanted to continue our development and hold ourselves accountable to ensure we delivered the plans we’d put in place.
Hayley Kenyon DipPFS:
The structure of the Effective Managers Programme delivered by Morgan James has helped me to be conscious of my behaviours, given me lots of ideas to take away to implement within my team and the business. I feel much more confident now around making decisions, dealing with difficult conversations and I’ve really become more conscious around my delegation skills, something I need to keep developing as my team and the business grows.
Diana MacCarthy:
Lily Newman totally transformed my leadership style, in fact I am not sure I knew what my style was, until I embarked on her training programme. In sharing her authentic self and with caring challenge, she shaped me into the kind or caring and inspiring leader I had always wanted to be.
Jay Allen:
Strategic Leaders should be mandatory for every emerging leader. Under the exceptional tutorage of Lily Newman and her team of highly skilled and devoted associates, the level, diversity and depth of, not just theory, but supervised practical application of all the elements required to be an effective leader is unsurpassed. Over the course duration, you experience a greater sense of self, whilst building a lifelong bond with other leaders on the course from various backgrounds and experiences. The course has transformed our thinking, actions and outcomes, to which much of our future shall be in part determined by what we learnt here today.
Ajaz Rathore:
Lily Newman has worked with our group for over 15 years, consistently bringing clarity, challenge, and inspiration. Her leadership has shaped how we develop our people, strengthened our culture, and helped us navigate both change and growth.
Ed Robinson:
I thoroughly enjoyed the Effective Managers Programme with Morgan James Consulting. It was engaging, thought provoking, and has helped me in my management of myself and others. I learnt a lot regarding delegation and dealing with difficult conversations with team members. Being relatively new to managing people, I found the training invaluable.