Leadership and Management Development

Organisations today ask a lot of their managers.

  • Setting and executing business strategy with passion and purpose
  • Managing change, driving up performance with ever fewer resources, managing third party service providers and enhancing the customer experience
  • Engaging, empowering and developing people - all in a way that is inspiring and motivating.

At SML, we work with you to up-skill your current and future leaders and managers through a totally bespoke (and therefore cost-effective) blended learning solution. By developing the potential of each individual in this way, your business performance and status as an Employer of Choice will grow.

'If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain.
If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees.
If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people'.
Chinese proverb.

Whether you want to develop:

  • Team leaders (first line managers/supervisors)
  • Operational leaders (middle managers), or
  • Strategic leaders (senior managers)

SML can help you to identify training needs at each level and to design focussed bespoke Development Programmes which add value to your Human Capital.

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What people are saying

“SML have been delivering bespoke Communication and Influencing Skills workshops for us regularly since the mid-90s. They are extremely well received by front office and back office staff alike, from new grads to MDs, technical specialists and administrators.”

Professional Services Sector
 

“SML provide a number of personal effectiveness programmes for us, which always receive positive feedback from participants. I am particularly impressed by SML’s straightforward, uncomplicated approach and professional delivery of training.”

HR Manager
Financial Services Organisation

“I had worked successfully with SML in my last job, so when I joined my present company as Chief Executive, I felt confident inviting them to facilitate a one-day off-site with my new team. Together we clarified the purpose of the meeting and agreed how best to achieve the objectives. We found the Myers-Briggs session particularly enlightening.”

Chief Executive
Fund Management Company

“SML have been an integral part of Alfa Laval’s training programme for over 10 years. The feedback from their training is always excellent - something I am happy to support, both as an organiser of training and as a past trainee.”

Phillipa James
Alfa Laval

"Many consultancies say that they work collaboratively to design bespoke solutions for each client. SML is one of the few I have experienced who actually put this into practice, with exceptional results."

Lee-Anne
OD Associate and Senior Consultant with SML

"SML worked in collaboration with us to understand and interpret our requirements. They then designed and delivered an effective programme that successfully introduced our staff appraisal system."

HR Manager
Petrochemical Company