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Create purposeful managers.

Bring an end to accidental management through high impact, high intensity leadership and management training. Raise the bar on people management with the Liberate Management Framework.

We empower managers.

We Liberate HR.

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82%

of new managers in the UK are accidental managers.

32%

higher productivity in companies with effective management training.

67%

of workers have quit or considered quitting due to poor management.

81%

increase in employee engagement when employees trust a manager.

Why Liberate?

Liberate was born from a simple truth: most managers are accidental managers, who were never properly prepared to manage people. We aim to change that.

Real management doesn't stem from technical ability, HR subject matter knowledge, or from the rigid application of policies and procedures. It happens in those human, often difficult, sometimes all too personal conversations.

That's why our course is built around four core management principles that transform accidental management into purposeful, human-centered leadership. We call them the Liberate Management Principles.

Communication

Clarity, purpose and understanding.

Curiosity

The superpower of all great managers.

Candour

The antidote to ruinous empathy.

Courage

Tackling difficult issues, head-on.

Download our free guide to the Liberate Management Principles

HR Pros - we've got you.

Imagine a world where you're not firefighting people problems all day.

Liberate turns accidental managers into purposeful, human-centered leaders; meaning less hand-holding, fewer HR headaches, and a lot more space to focus on the big stuff you love.

That project you haven't managed to get to yet? The new people system you've been meaning to implement? The culture initiative you've been meaning to kick off?

Time to get started

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Did you know?

Only 10% of UK employees feel engaged in their roles.

You don't need fancy software, perks or policies to drive engagement.

The best managers understand that engagement is about how they show up for their team every day.

The Liberate Management Principles inspire satisfaction, motivation, understanding, commitment and citizenship; the core elements of engagement.

Not rocket science. Just good sense, with a sprinkle of Liberate magic.

What we teach

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Session 1: Introduction to Management

  • What it means to be a people manager
  • Shifting from 'doer' to 'leader'
  • The Liberate Management Framework
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Session 2: An Appreciation of Risk

  • Employment Law risk in a day-to-day context
  • Language and key principle familiarisation
  • How framework knowledge leads to confidence
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Session 3: Culture & Engagement

  • Why culture starts with managers
  • How engagement boosts performance & productivity
  • Activating the 5 elements of team engagement
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Session 4: Curiosity

  • The underrated superpower of great managers
  • Asking better questions, listening without judgment
  • Diagnosing team dynamics through curiosity
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Session 5: Communication Pt I

  • Communicating with clarity & purpose
  • Verbal & non-verbal communication
  • Effective message encoding and decoding
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Session 6: Communication Pt II

  • Understanding, remembering and evaluating
  • Listening, not hearing
  • Turning listening into action
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Session 7: Candour & Empathy

  • How to give effective feedback
  • Why being too nice is destructive
  • Candour as the antidote to ruinous empathy
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Session 8: Courage

  • Handling difficult conversations
  • The benefits of early intervention & a "quiet word"
  • Why you don't need to have all of the answers

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Prosper, with Liberate

Eradicate accidental management

Transform accidental managers into confident, skilled people leaders through practical tools and frameworks they can apply immediately.

Improve your engagement

Build stronger team-level engagement that drives higher productivity, satisfaction, retention and profitability through skilled management practices.

Build your pipeline

Develop a pipeline of capable people managers and future leaders ready to support growth and innovation, and who make work a great place to be.

Protect against legal risk

Our course is designed by experienced employment lawyers, to help protect you against legal risk arising from accidental management.

Protect your investment

Use a training agreement to recover your cost in the event that managers leave within 1 year of taking our course.

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Let's Begin.

Ready to empower your managers and Liberate your HR team?

The first step couldn't be more simple. Click on the button below, tell us whether you'd like to sign up a manager or a management team, and we'll sort the rest.

Welcome to the world of purposeful management. We hope you enjoy the journey.

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