Hey there—welcome in!

Sprint Courses for SMEs

Build Confident Leaders

Who Deliver Results

Master the difficult conversations, handle pushback with confidence, and delegate effectively. Our sprint-based courses give managers the skills they need to lead with clarity and impact.

500+

Managers Trained

4.9/5

Average Rating

92%

Would Recommend

New Manager Sprint Courses for Smes

  • You promoted someone because they were brilliant at their job. Now they're expected to manage people: standards, performance, communication, motivation, conflict, delegation - often with no training and little support.

  • In SMEs, that gap shows up fast: problems get left too long, standards become inconsistent, high performers disengage, owners get pulled back into people issues.

  • This isn't about being soft or strict. It's about giving managers the structure, language and confidence to lead well.

Don't worry, we can help!

Choose Your Sprint

Each sprint is designed to tackle specific management challenges. Start with one or take all three to transform your leadership approach.

Sprint 1

Difficult Conversations

Clear feedback. Fair accountability. Real follow-through.

Sprint 1 is for managers who want to learn how to give clear feedback, fair accountability, real follow-through.

Managers Learn to:

  • Handle defensiveness

  • Diagnose the real causes

  • Close with commitment and

Included: a live webinar, eLearning modules, Live Clinic, Live Hours avatar practice, practical tools

£247

Sprint 2

Handling Pushback & Difficult Situations

Learn to retain calm authority when conversations don't go to plan.

Sprint 2 is for managers who struggle with defensiveness, emotion, conflict, or repeated issues.

Managers Learn to:

  • Stay calm under pressure

  • Avoid arguments

  • Intervene early in conflict

Included: a live webinar, eLearning modules, Live Clinic, Live Hours avatar practice, practical tools

£247

Sprint 3

Delegation, 1:1s & Coaching

Build performance without becoming the bottleneck.

Sprint 3 helps managers delegate clearly, run effective 1:1s, and coach performance.

Managers Learn to:

  • Delegate with clarity

  • Create ownership

  • Run meaningful 1:1s

  • Build sustainable performance

Included: a live webinar, eLearning modules, Live Clinic, Live Hours avatar practice, practical tools

£247

Why These Sprints Work

Managing people is a performance skill. Theory alone won't help. Our Sprints combine:

Live Teaching

Structured tools

Real life scenarios

Live Hours Avatar Practice so managers can act confidently under pressure

Client Testimonials

What Industry Leaders Say

Real feedback from companies who've transformed their leadership.

"Great tool to allow participants to role play in a realistic scenario. We were pleasantly surprised."

Hilton

"We believe that digital innovation is the key to the future of our profession. We are excited to offer this ground-breaking addition to our teacher and training programmes."

Institute for Education

"All of the team said they would do it again and took a lot from it, we really loved it."

Kraft Heinz

Ready to Transform Your Leadership?

Join hundreds of managers who've mastered difficult conversations, handled pushback with confidence, and learned to delegate effectively.

Transforming leadership through immersive, real-world practice that builds confidence and delivers results.

Connect Training Solutions, Alvaston Lodge, Alvaston Business Park Middlewich Road, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 6PF.

© 2025 Connect Training. All rights reserved.

Registered Company No. 11547027

Connect Training Solutions is a trading name of V I Resourcing Ltd

Registered Address: Alvaston Lodge, Alvaston Business Park, Middlewich Road, Nantwich, Cheshire.CW5 6PF