Leadership Essentials
Leadership skills development for middle managers — in 4 months. Delegation. Feedback. Conflict resolution. Leadership presence.
Middle managers are the silent load-bearers of the organization.
They translate strategy into daily action — yet they are the least likely to receive structured development, even though they face the most classic leadership challenges every day.
Sources: Gallup State of the Workplace · McKinsey middle manager research.
What if your middle managers were fluent in the four most important leadership skills?
Not vague leadership theory — concrete, everyday muscle memory for the moments that actually shape a team's performance.
Four skills, four months, four modules.
Leadership Essentials is an intensive 4-month program for middle managers. Not a generic training — the in-depth mastery of four concrete, everyday leadership skills in a group format, complemented by individual coaching.
After each module, concrete tools they can use the very next week.
4 months, 4 modules, 8 group days, 4 individual coaching sessions.
Closed group of 8–12 — they learn from each other, a network is built.
Pre/post 360° assessment, HR report — progress is visible.
The 4 core situations of a middle manager.
- Eisenhower matrix & RACI
- "I cannot delegate this" — and other traps
- Empowerment vs. control
- Personal time management (Pareto, time-blocking)
- SBI model (Situation–Behavior–Impact)
- Constructive and corrective feedback
- Structure of quarterly 1:1 conversations
- Performance review with a coaching mindset
- Thomas–Kilmann conflict model
- Assertive communication
- Mediator role in team conflict
- Handling manager–subordinate conflict
- Executive presence
- Influence without formal authority
- Change management in the team
- Building your personal leadership brand
4 months, 8 group days, 4 individual coaching sessions.
Not an intensive week — a 4-month learning journey. Between modules there is a 3–4 week integration period when participants practice in their own teams.
With real leadership experience — not just theory.
Group days are led by an experienced leadership trainer; individual coaching is delivered by an ICF-credentialed coach. Both come from CGP Europe's professional network.
Participant and HR — complementary value.
- 8 group training days (4 modules × 2 days)
- 4 individual coaching sessions (4 × 60 min)
- Closed cohort of 8–12 — peer network
- Personal leadership toolkit
- Pre/post 360° self-assessment
- CGP Leadership Essentials certificate
- Pre/post 360° anonymized cohort report
- Short summary after each module
- Closing report on cohort development
- Individual development plans (from coaches)
- Internal L&D material reusable next year
- Human-capital data for ESG / CSRD reporting
Three packages — tailored to HR flexibility.
Prices in EUR, net, calibrated for CEE markets (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania). Western European offices priced separately.
- 8 training days + 4 individual coaching
- With participants from other companies
- Pre/post 360° assessment
- Certificate + toolkit
- Everything in Open Cohort, plus:
- Only your leaders in the room
- Industry-specific cases
- HR pre/post measurement package
- Everything in Closed Corporate, plus:
- 3 consecutive cohorts (~30 leaders)
- Quarterly HR consultation
- Build internal "champion" network
A 10-person Closed Corporate cohort — worked example.
A 10-person middle manager Closed Corporate cohort costs €26,000 (one-time). That's ~€2,600 per participant — roughly one week of their salary. What does it return?
Worked example assumes one prevented voluntary exit per team and modest productivity gains — CEE-calibrated.
Peter Janky
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