Leadership &
Management Capability
Individual-level interventions designed to stabilise performance, reduce absence risk and strengthen capability under pressure. For employees experiencing personal or professional challenges affecting their work, and for managers who want to support them effectively. All sessions are 2 hours, delivered online or face-to-face.
Online from £295 + VAT | Face-to-face from £450 + VAT
Who These Sessions Are For?
These sessions are for individuals at any level who are experiencing personal or professional pressures that are starting to affect their work and for the managers and HR teams who need to support them effectively.
Employees in high-demand roles who are managing sustained pressure, heavy workloads or personal challenges and need practical tools to stay productive and avoid burning out.
Individuals going through change whether organisational, personal or both who are finding it harder to maintain their usual standards and need structured support to stabilise.
Managers who want to support a team member without the conversation becoming a formal HR process these sessions provide a structured, confidential alternative to escalation.
HR teams looking for an early intervention option for employees who are at risk of long-term absence or disengagement but haven’t yet reached the threshold for formal support.
Anyone experiencing specific pressures financial stress, menopause, low mood, burnout risk or confidence issues that are affecting their focus, output or relationships at work.
Sessions Available
Managing Pressure & Maintaining Performance
Tools to protect focus and output under sustained workload demands. Outcome: Reduces stress-related absence risk and improves day-to-day reliability. Audience: Individuals in high-demand roles
Preventing Burnout in High-Demand Roles
Early intervention strategies to prevent fatigue becoming disengagement or long-term absence. Outcome: Protects productivity and reduces burnout-driven turnover. Audience: Individuals in high-demand roles
Building Personal Resilience
Practical strategies to recover quickly from setbacks and maintain consistent standards. Outcome: Improves sustained performance under pressure and reduces performance dips. Audience: Individuals under pressure
Developing Emotional Intelligence
Build self-awareness and interpersonal judgement in professional interactions. Outcome: Improves communication effectiveness and team cohesion. Audience: Employees improving communication and self-awareness
Managing Emotional Responses at Work
Techniques to manage conflict, pressure and emotional triggers professionally. Outcome: Reduces workplace conflict and improves decision-making consistency. Audience: Individuals managing pressure or conflict
Increasing Confidence & Professional Presence
Build internal confidence to operate effectively in demanding environments. Outcome: Increases accountability, engagement and performance consistency. Audience: Individuals building confidence at work
Assertive Communication & Boundaries
Practical tools to manage expectations and maintain standards without conflict or overload. Outcome: Reduces workload overload and improves clarity in working relationships. Audience: Employees managing workload and expectations
Developing a Growth Mindset
Shift from reactive thinking to adaptable, solution-focused behaviour. Outcome: Encourages innovation and resilience during organisational change. Audience: Individuals adapting to change
Financial Pressure & Performance
Understand how financial stress impacts concentration and productivity. Learn practical strategies to manage pressure and maintain performance at work. Outcome: Reduces distraction and improves focus at work. Audience: Employees experiencing financial pressure
Managing Change & Uncertainty
Techniques to stay stable and productive through change. Outcome: Reduces resistance and stabilises performance during change. Audience: Individuals experiencing change
Menopause & Workplace Performance
Support for individuals managing menopause-related performance challenges. Explore practical ways to maintain confidence, focus and wellbeing at work. Outcome: Reduces absence risk and supports continued capability. Audience: Employees experiencing menopause symptoms
Recognising & Managing Depression at Work
Practical guidance for maintaining standards whilst navigating low mood or energy. Focuses on sustainable coping strategies and maintaining day-to-day effectiveness. Outcome: Early intervention to prevent prolonged absence. Audience: Individuals experiencing low mood or stress
Suicide Awareness & Safe Conversations
Confidential session focused on risk awareness and safe response strategies. Learn how to recognise warning signs and respond appropriately with confidence and care. Outcome: Strengthens safeguarding and reduces escalation risk. Audience: Employees in demanding environments
Introduction to Pressure & Performance
Understand how pressure affects behaviour, productivity and decision-making. Learn practical techniques to manage pressure and maintain performance. Outcome: Immediate insights into performance drivers and stabilisation strategies. Audience: Employees in demanding environments
Structured Performance Conversations
A framework for discussing personal pressures affecting work. Build confidence in handling sensitive conversations professionally and constructively. Outcome: Improves clarity and reduces unresolved performance issues. Audience: Managers and team leaders
Investment
Online from £295 + VAT Face-to-face from £450 + VAT
Enquire About Performance & Pressure Management
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