Managing to Leading

With the rapid evolution of Ai, leadership is being redefined. No longer a focus on traditional management tasks, but human decision-making and connection.

Overview

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Programme Philosophy

The Managing to Leading programme helps leaders make the shift towards what matters most in leadership today – human capabilities, namely: decision-making in uncertainty, judgement, connection, inspiration, and energy management.

Through a practical and reflective experience, leaders explore how they currently spend their time, managing vs leading, identifying where change is needed. They gain clarity on their priorities, key stakeholders, and the actions that truly move the dial.

The programme challenges leaders to rethink their personal operating model: how they prioritise, adapt, and show up. Enabling them to lead with greater focus, agility, and impact.

Blending insight, reflection, and immersive application, leaders build the mindset and capability to apply their learning and lean into what really matters.

What You’ll Gain
  • Clarity on your leadership focus
    Understand where you spend your time and where you need to shift from managing to leading.
  • A stronger personal operating model
    Define how you prioritise, make decisions, and lead sustainably.
  • Greater adaptability
    Learn how to adjust direction, flex your approach, and lead in uncertainty.
  • Practical application
    Apply learning in real-time through immersive experiences and reflection.
Programme Design

A highly interactive 1.5-day experience, designed to allow time for deep reflection, practical application, and immersive learning.

Every programme starts with the 5 Voices foundation, then evolves based on your team’s priorities – allowing you to build a bespoke leadership journey that fits your context.

Why it Matters?

Moving from manager to leader helps build:

Focus on what truly drives performance – leaders who prioritise effectively create greater impact with less noise.

Stronger engagement and ownership – leading, not managing, creates more empowered, accountable teams.

Better decision-making in complexity – clarity and judgement become critical in fast-moving environments.

Sustainable leadership impact – a clear operating model enables consistent, long-term success.

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What clients are saying

“I was fortunate to recently have Paula and team lead my team offsite as I had some new team members and wanted to get the team to agree on how best to deliver on a challenging set of objectives, whilst being located in several different countries. They did an amazing job in getting all team members to share their personal strengths and expectations whilst at the same time bringing it all together in a shared set of business objectives and ways of working. I highly recommend Paula and team to anybody looking to align and get more out of their team in an engaged and enjoyable way!”

Vice President Market Access, EMEA- Avexis (Part of Novartis)

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Our Coaches

Paula Tully | Escentia Empowering Leaders
Paula Tully
Matt Juby | Escentia Empowering Leaders
Matt Juby
Rosie Tompkins | Escentia Empowering Leaders
Rosie Tomkins
Juliette Knott | Escentia Empowering Leaders
Juliette Knott
Julie Greenwood | Escentia Empowering Leaders
Julie Greenwood
Ruth Simpson | Escentia Empowering Leaders
Ruth Simpson
Sue Reynolds Associate Coach | Escentia Empowering Leaders
Sue Reynolds
Denise Harnett

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