The Management Essentials™
Building the Core Skills, Confidence and Management Discipline to Lead People and Deliver Results
Download Course BrochureFlexible delivery options to suit your leadership team and organisational needs.
Duration
5 Days
Certificate
Executive Certificate
Level
Manager / Emerging Leader
Format
Online
Delivery Mode
The course combines practical facilitation, management scenarios, interactive exercises, role-play, self-assessment, case discussions and workplace application. Participants work through realistic situations that new managers regularly encounter, including competing priorities, delegation challenges, difficult conversations, team motivation and performance concerns. The methodology is highly practical, enabling participants to practise essential management behaviours and develop approaches they can immediately apply within their workplace.
Online
Date: 16th – 20th Nov 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 23rd – 27th Nov 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 30th – 4th Nov 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
In Person
Date: 30th – 4th Nov 2026
Location: London
Fee: £4,495
In Person
Date: 2nd – 6th Nov 2026
Location: London
Fee: £4,495
In Person
Date: 9th – 13th Nov 2026
Location: Paris
Fee: £4,495
In Person
Date: 16th – 20th Nov 2026
Location: Dubai
Fee: £4,495
Online
Date: 14th – 18th Dec 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 21st – 25th Dec 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 28th – 1st Dec 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Introduction
This LOCEPX Training course equips new and emerging managers with the essential skills required to manage people, priorities and performance effectively. This LOCEPX Training course provides a practical foundation in the everyday responsibilities of management, helping participants understand not only what managers are expected to do, but how to do it confidently and consistently.
Becoming responsible for a team introduces challenges that technical expertise or strong individual performance alone cannot solve. Managers must communicate clearly, organise work, delegate effectively, motivate different people, manage performance, solve problems and handle difficult situations while continuing to deliver organisational priorities. The Management Essentials™ provides participants with a practical management toolkit for navigating these responsibilities. The programme focuses on the core behaviours and disciplines that distinguish effective managers: creating clarity, building trust, setting expectations, making decisions, giving feedback, managing priorities and enabling others to perform. Participants leave with practical tools they can immediately apply to strengthen their effectiveness as managers.
New managers
First-time people managers
Team leaders and supervisors
Emerging managers
Recently promoted managers
New Managers First-Time People Managers Team Leaders & Supervisors Emerging Managers
New Managers
First-Time People Managers
Team Leaders & Supervisors
Emerging Managers
Participants will leave the Programme with stronger strategic capability and practical approaches that can be immediately applied within their organisations.
The Management Essentials™ framework
Manager responsibilities checklist
Communication and expectation-setting tools
Delegation framework
Priority-management techniques
Feedback and performance conversation tools
Team-management principles
Personal management development plan
Understanding the fundamental responsibilities of a manager
Communicating and setting expectations effectively
Delegating work and creating accountability
Managing performance, feedback and development
Building confident and consistent management habits
Manage people and priorities effectively
Communicate with clarity and confidence
Delegate work and establish accountability
Address performance and workplace challenges
Build productive and engaged teams
Management Fundamentals Communication & People Management Priorities & Delegation Performance & Feedback Team Effectiveness
Management
Fundamentals
Communication & People Management
Priorities & Delegation
Performance & Feedback
Team
Effectiveness
Core Areas
Understanding the role and purpose of management
Distinguishing managing from doing
Understanding what employees need from their manager
Clarifying management responsibilities and expectations.
Recognising different management styles
Building credibility and trust
Understanding professional boundaries
Developing effective management habits
Understanding the manager's communication responsibility
Communicating expectations clearly
Listening effectively as a manager
Asking better management questions
Adapting communication to different people
Giving clear instructions and direction
Managing misunderstandings early
Building productive manager-employee relationships
Setting clear team priorities
Translating objectives into manageable work
Organising team workloads
Managing competing demands
Understanding what and when to delegate
Matching responsibilities with capability
Delegating outcomes rather than simply tasks
Maintaining accountability without micromanaging
Establishing clear performance expectations
Monitoring performance appropriately
Giving regular and constructive feedback
Recognising strong performance
Identifying performance concerns early
Preparing for difficult conversations
Addressing underperformance constructively
Managing everyday disagreement and conflict
Understanding what creates effective teams
Building trust across the team
Motivating different individuals
Creating ownership and accountability
Supporting employee learning and development
Running effective team and one-to-one meetings
Reviewing your effectiveness as a manager
Developing a Management Essentials™ action plan
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MANAGEMENT & EMERGING LEADERS –
NEW & EMERGING MANAGERS
Essential Management Skills for New Managers
The Management Essentials™
Build the fundamentals. Manage people confidently. Develop the everyday skills that make management work.
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