Leadership and People Management Training
Build confident, capable managers.
Practical leadership and HR training for UK managers, designed to build confidence and support your team. We cover the essential skills line managers need to handle difficult conversations, manage performance, absence and basic employment law.
Practical leadership training for managers
We start by understanding what is happening in your business, what outcome you need and where the immediate risks or pressures sit. You receive plain-English recommendations and a clear route forward—not generic advice or unnecessary process.
A useful place to start
Training turns employment guidance into confident manager behaviour. Sessions can be delivered remotely across the UK or shaped for North East teams that want practical leadership and people-management support.
How we work
Direct, practical support
We are open to working with any business. Hospitality, construction, automotive, care and transport teams often value our direct, to-the-point approach because we give clear advice and have their back when a people issue gets difficult.
What's included
- Absence management workshops
- Performance review and appraisal training
- Handling difficult conversations
- Bespoke management development programmes
How our support works
Find the gap
We identify the conversations, decisions and risks your managers find hardest.
Make it practical
Sessions use realistic examples, clear frameworks and space for questions.
Reinforce it
We provide usable takeaways and follow-up guidance so the learning changes day-to-day practice.
When businesses usually call us
- Managers avoid difficult conversations because they lack confidence.
- A growing team needs a consistent approach to performance and absence.
- Employment-law changes need turning into practical manager behaviour.
Your consultant
Direct access to Sam Dickinson
Sam is Indie People’s primary consultant and Managing Director. He gives direct, commercially aware HR support to independent businesses and reviews the company’s employer guidance for clarity and alignment with current UK official guidance.
Meet Sam DickinsonQuestions about manager training
What is included in Manager Training?
Practical leadership and HR training for UK managers, designed to build confidence and support your team. We cover the essential skills line managers need to handle difficult conversations, manage performance, absence and basic employment law. The exact scope is agreed with you before work starts, so responsibilities, timescales and any exclusions are clear.
Who is Manager Training best for?
New and experienced line managers who need greater confidence in conversations, performance and employment processes.
Can Indie People provide manager training outside the North East?
Yes. Indie People is based in North East England and supports independent businesses across the UK through video, phone and secure digital tools, with on-site support agreed where appropriate.
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