Stepping into a leadership role is exciting - but it can also be unexpectedly difficult.
You’ll probably recognise some of these challenges in your new and emerging managers:
- Being pulled back into doing the work themselves, rather than leading through others
- Feeling unsure how to give feedback or handle difficult conversations
- Struggling to balance competing priorities and find time to think strategically
- Carrying responsibility for results, but not always knowing how to get the best from their team
- Wanting to lead well, but never having been properly shown how
Left unaddressed, these challenges rarely stay contained to one person – they show up in team engagement, retention and performance right across your organisation. It’s exactly what “The Leader in Me” online training course is designed to address.
An Online Leadership Course for New Managers & Emerging Leaders
This course is designed for managers who:
- Have recently stepped into a leadership role
- Are managing people for the first time
- Need to move from doing the work to leading others
- Need practical tools that can be applied immediately
- Have been in a leadership role for several years, but never had any formal training
What “The Leader in Me” Training Includes
The online leadership programme includes:
- A short session to introduce the programme, meet the group, and set participants up for success.
- Four live, interactive half-day workshops, delivered online and packed with practical tools, frameworks and discussions your managers can immediately apply in their role.
- A dedicated learning transfer session to embed what they’ve learned and turn insights into real behavioural change.
- A printed workbook, notepad and follow-up materials to help them apply the tools long after the programme finishes.
What to Expect
Unlike many online leadership training courses, this programme is:
- Designed to address real-world leadership challenges
- Delivered in small cohort learning, limited to 22 participants to allow meaningful discussion
- Conducted live and not pre-recorded to allow better interactivity
- Highly interactive with minimal PowerPoint usage
Your managers won’t just leave with ideas. They’ll leave with clear actions, new habits and a different approach to leading.
What Your Managers Will Learn
By the end of this leadership course, your managers will feel more confident, capable and in control as leaders. Managers will learn how to:
1. Lead with clarity and balance
Know when to step in, when to step back, and how to balance doing, managing and leading.
2. Take control of time and priorities
Focus on what truly matters and stop being pulled into work their team should own.
3. Delegate with confidence
Give their team real ownership while maintaining accountability and support.
4. Handle difficult conversations
Give clear feedback and manage challenging discussions calmly and constructively.
5. Bring out the best in others
Build stronger relationships and motivate their team through recognition and trust.
Meet Your Online Coach and Trainer: Ben Morton
Ben Morton is a former British Army Captain turned leadership mentor and performance coach, with two decades of experience helping leaders develop the confidence and skills to lead effectively.
After beginning his career leading teams in demanding military environments, Ben has spent the past 13+ years working with leaders and managers in organisations ranging from fast-growing companies to some of the world’s most recognised brands.
His approach to leadership is practical, honest and grounded in real experience.
Ben’s belief is simple: A leader’s job is to deliver results by looking after their people.
Every tool and framework taught in this programme has been tested and refined in real organisations, not just theory from a textbook. Ben has worked with leaders in organisations including Samsung, Home Group and Sega.
Why This Online Leadership Course Exists
I’ve worked with thousands of leaders and managers in organisations. And one pattern shows up again and again – people are promoted into leadership roles because they’re good at their job, but very few are ever properly taught how to lead people.
So they do what most of us do in that situation: work harder, step in to solve problems themselves and carry more responsibility than they should. Before long, they feel stretched, overwhelmed, and unsure if they’re actually leading well.
The truth is that leadership isn’t something we magically know how to do. It’s a set of skills that can be learned.
That’s why I created “The Leader in Me” programme. Because when leaders grow, their teams grow with them.
Proven Impact with Managers
Read and watch testimonials from managers and leaders who have been on The Leader in Me online course.
The course was valuable and included practical and applicable frameworks. Ben was approachable and knowledgeable, and presented everything with humility. He made space for questions, reflections and planning- something I didn't realise I needed!
I want to start by thanking Ben for being such a supportive and insightful mentor throughout his leadership training. The sessions were practical, engaging, and full of ideas I could put into practice straight away.
Ben has a real talent for helping you look at your leadership style with fresh eyes, while also giving clear, realistic tools to make meaningful improvements.
I’ve just completed a course Ben and found it genuinely impactful. The sessions were engaging, practical, and full of real-world insight that you can immediately apply in your role. There is so much I will be taking forward, both in putting into practice myself and in fine-tuning my leadership skills further.
Big thanks to Ben for sharing his extraordinary insights about leadership in our course. Working with him and alongside a very engaged cohort was a great experience. Real life examples instead of silly role play and a lot of actionable tips made it a relevant and helpful course. Loved the nicely designed materials, too!
One of the most valuable parts of the course was how to better understand our team members. Ben provides a structured approach that ensures performance reviews are both objective and fair, which has given me much more confidence in my leadership decisions.
A really insightful course with plenty of practical takeaways that can be applied straight away. The course was delivered at a good pace with clear direction, and a strong emphasis on how the concepts work in practice.
The Leader in Me with Ben Morton is an engaging leadership programme that delivers immediate impact. The sessions are interactive, relevant, and full of tools you can apply straight away particularly around time management, delegation, and confident conversations.
Having recently stepped into a line management role, I found this course incredibly beneficial. It helped me recognise what I am already doing well, while also giving me some real gems in terms of processes, practical approaches, and ways to handle challenging situations.
I can't recommend this course enough, it was fantastic from start to finish. It was structured really well, so the sessions never felt too long, and Ben was engaging throughout. I loved that he used a flip chart rather than a digital presentation, it kept things feeling personal and dynamic rather than like another slide deck.
I recently completed Ben’s leadership course and found it extremely useful. The course provided practical frameworks for managing priorities, supporting team members, and the training sessions have really helped me build confidence in my leadership approach.
Ben encourages everyone to partake and share experiences with each other. This gives the feel of an open discussion, rather than a "trainer speaks, pupil listens" training session.
I would highly recommend attending one of Ben's courses - you wont be disappointed.
I attended the Leader In Me course with Ben June/July 26 and found it really insightful and beneficial on my leadership journey. Ben focuses on realistic frame works to help prioritise work, get the most out of your team and yourself.
Thanks again, Ben.
What I liked most was that everything was practical. There weren't loads of theories or slides to sit through, just useful tools and frameworks that I can actually use in my day-to-day role. I've already found myself looking back through the workbook and putting some of the techniques into practice.
I'd definitely recommend this course to anyone looking to build their confidence as a leader or develop their leadership skills.
I have found this course genuinely valuable. It's shifted the way I think and approach tasks, encouraging a more senior mindset in a way that has felt immediately applicable. The content feels really practical, actionable, and never overcomplicated or overloaded.
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“The Leader in Me” Online Programme Cost
£690 (VAT included)
Includes:
- 4 live leadership workshops
- Learning transfer session
- Printed workbook and resources
- Small cohort learning (max 22)
- Completion certificate and digital badge to display on LinkedIn
The next programme will start in October / November 2026. Register to be the first to hear once the dates are set.
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