Leadership skills training
People challenges are some of the most critical and difficult parts of leadership. Whether you meet your cultural, legal, regulatory, and inclusion commitments depends on the skill and competence of a critical group: your leaders. Ultimately, it is this group who determine whether your people are engaged, developed and reach their potential, or whether you are exposed to people risk. They are accountable and you need to support them. That’s where byrne·dean’s leadership skills training comes in. Get in touch today to find out more.

Our leadership skills training is key to building a high performing and accountable team

These sessions focus on the importance of effective communication and giving constructive feedback as an on-going management practice. We look at a manager’s role when there is a difficult conversation. We explore what makes a conversation difficult (often emotions), why many managers would rather avoid them (attitudes to conflict), and the problems that can follow when they do. The session helps managers understand these obstacles and enables them to begin to practice and develop the skills and confidence necessary to navigate them.
We offer a foundation session and a longer, deep-dive, session for leaders. Our foundation session provides core awareness of the critical importance of EDI, what makes a workplace inclusive and what can get in the way of that. The session is interactive, thought-provoking and sometimes challenging, as it encourages leaders to investigate their own biases and understand their role in bringing about change. Our longer experiential workshop (often with actors) empowers leaders to competently implement that change with confidence, focussing on specific areas such as recruitment, decision-making or work allocation.
Accountability for leadership conduct and people risk has never before held such a high cost. This session encourages leaders to reflect on how they deal with day-to-day situations and what conduct they are seen to condone, challenge or champion. We highlight their responsibility to align their actions with the values of their organisation, think more deeply about their behaviour and intervene proactively when problematic conduct arises.
We support leaders to understand their impact during periods of change, manage associated risks, and build the skills needed to lead confidently. Our training fosters clarity, compassion, and proactive communication, enabling leaders to guide teams effectively.
This session takes our Working with respect course and tailors it for leaders, focussing on setting a respectful tone in a workplace and role modelling healthy behaviours.
Leaders’ set the tone - they are culture cultivators who are crucial in creating psychological safe environments that reduce stigma around mental health and foster openness and connectivity. Building on our foundation session above, this session focuses on leaders’ roles and responsibilities around mental health, how to have better conversations, listen effectively, and spot warning signs.
This is a highly participatory session for people managers of all levels across the globe. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their communication and management style, what they say and write and how they impact those around them. We explore how to build trust and prevent issues from escalating. We help managers understand the legal context they are operating in, giving guidance on key risk areas (dismissal, discrimination, harassment to name just a few).
We have a deep understanding of workplace behaviour and wellbeing issues.
We are in tune with the emotional complexities of any professional working environment and have relevant, real world experience, making us credible, commercial and relatable. It is this collective power of our experience that elevates the quality of our work.

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Workplace training
World class sessions in workplace behaviour, mental health & wellbeing, equity, diversity & inclusion, risk & accountability, leadership and people skills - delivered in person, virtually or via digital learning modules, to individuals and groups of any size.
Mediation, investigations & conflict resolution
Helping to resolve workplace behaviour concerns with investigations, mediations and independent partnering.
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Recommending the best HR and people strategies – from inclusion and wellbeing to instilling cultural change – expertly and with objectivity.





