WHAT IT IS
For HR & L&D leaders in Glasgow
That packet of tangled laces? It's what your managers' desks look like.

DATES
17â18 February 2027
VENUE
Pentagon Centre, Glasgow
INVESTMENT
ÂŁ495 per person (VAT not applicable)
CPD
10 hours, accredited
WHY THE LACES?
When someone hands a manager a knot, the instinct is to grab it.
It's quicker, it feels kind, and it feels like leadership. But each time a manager untangles it for them, the team learns to bring the next knot straight back.
FIXING
âI'll just do it myself.â
Feels quicker, but teaches people to bring the problem back to you.
ADVISING
âHere's what I would do.â
Sounds helpful, but stops people thinking it through themselves.
RESCUING
âI'll step in before this gets uncomfortable.â
Avoids the difficult conversation, but stops people building confidence and ownership
SO WHAT?
Two days for your managers. A difference you'll feel across the organisation.
FOR YOUR MANAGERS
More confidence
Difficult conversations become positive outcomes.
FOR THEIR TEAMS
More capable teams
People find more of their own solutions.
For your organisation
Fewer escalations
Less firefighting, more time leading.
What you'd notice afterwards
- ⣠Fewer problems escalated upwards
- ⣠Team members arriving with proposed solutions, not just problems
- ⣠Difficult conversations happening sooner, not put off
- ⣠Managers leaving on time more often
Who to send
WHO IT SUITS
- New and experienced managers
- Team leaders
- Specialists who now lead people
- No coaching background needed
WHO IT ISN'T FOR
People looking for a theory-heavy coaching qualification. This is two practical days on real workplace situations.
THE OWNERS MODEL
Six moves, practised on their own real situations
Managers practise in a small group with feedback, using their own real workplace situations, and leave with a plan for their next real coaching conversations.
OBSERVE
What's really happening, before advising.
WORK WITH
The thinking behind the situation.
NOTICE
The Leadership Trap, before rescuing.
EXPLORE
Questions that build ownership.
REFOCUS
Towards clarity, choice and direction.
SUPPORT
Action, so there's a real next step.
Making it stick back at work
BEFORE
Line manager agrees one real situation to bring.
17â18 FEBRUARY
Two days of practice; they leave with a written plan.
AFTER
Ask about the plan in the next one-to-one.
INVESTMENT
ÂŁ495
per person ¡ VAT not applicable
âŻSending several managers? âŻTeam bookings are
welcome and can be paid by invoice.
Included
- â Two-day in-person workshop
- â Coaching with Impact workbook
- â A copy of Working with Trust
- â 10 hours CPD, CPD Standards Office (provider 50558)
When and where
17â18 February 2027
09:00â17:00 each day
Glasgow Training Rooms,
The Pentagon Centre,
36 Washington Street,
Glasgow G3 8AZ
DELIVERED BY
Fiona Campbell Arrand
Author of Working with Trust, with 35 years developing leaders in government, healthcare, banking and hospitality across the UK and Middle East.
Fionaâs clients say
âFiona engaged our managers in a 2 day training session on âCoaching Skills for Managersâ⌠[she] made a deep impression with the team⌠resulting in far better communication and business results.â
Fathima Shareef
Career and Development Officer, Qatar Railways Company
Two-day Coaching Skills for Managers
âI have been able to apply my learnings to my work⌠spending the time to listen, ask more questions and help others to find solutions for themselves. This has enabled me to have a better relationship with my direct reports.â
Nicola Porter-Smith
VP of HR, JOOR
Frictionless Communication course
âThere has been a substantial improvement in productivity which I can without doubt attribute to the new style of coaching we have implemented.â
Julie Saul
Global Growth and Partnership Director, Prominence
NLP Master Practitioner training
Questions from people booking for their team
Can we send several managers?
Can we pay by invoice?
What if someone can't attend?
Can you run this in-house for our team?
Not sure it's right for your managers?
Have a chat with Fiona. Places are limited to keep the group small enough to practise.