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Transition
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Transition equips the best GMs make the transfer to multi-site manager a successful one. Promoting team skills, providing structure and instilling confidence.
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A clear pathway from
GM to Area Manager
GM to Area Manager
This is a step change, not just a curve to greater responsibility, for ambitious and skilful unit managers.
The Multi-Site Leaders Programme [MSLP] provides the insight and understanding for a new multi-site leader to expand and deliver on their own retail skills, and to learn how to support their various teams in delivering commercial success.
The programme involves four impact modules – each of which is 36-hour residential complemented by self-teaching, reflection and guidance from an independent mentor. Accommodation costs and all learning materials are included in the cost.
A stand-alone one day ‘Gateway to Transition’ seminar serves either as an introduction to the MSLP, as a taster for those contemplating the full programme in the future or for head office team members with multi-site responsibilities.
What Transition delivers…
Graduates of this programme will gain the leadership and team skills to overlay their technical retail expertise. It will equip them to guide and support multi-site businesses, and particularly to manage the challenges of now being remote from their sites – ie. hands-off management.
Individuals will become more confident in their new roles and will learn about managing upwards and sideways. They will understand delegation, motivation and team building.
Internal development will underpin the business ethos of promotion from within and help protect companies from recruitment uncertainty and associated agency fees.
Transition candidates will be from different companies and distinct business styles. They will benefit from cross learning and the whole industry will profit from investing candidates and expertise in this programme.
The Transition courses
Unlike other training prgrammes – the Multi-Site Leaders Programme is led by people who have been in your shoes. They have made the transition to multi-unit manager and seen the pitfalls and opportunities. They have gone on to excel and the leap to Area Manager has been the kick start of their career – let TransitionAMP be the kick start to your career
The tuition is led by highly respected industry trainers, Karen Turton, formerly Ops Director at Turtle Bay and David Pepper, a well regarded operational professionals and now the MD of Leading Impact Co.
The course is at Middle Aston House, a venue which will enable your candidate to immerse themselves in their development. The fee includes four 2-day modules all tuition, coaching, materials and accommodation are included.
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Workshop
Workshop
Date: 16/06/20
Time: 10:00 – 12:30
Cost: £68 +vat
Online Workshop
Workbook Included
£68
Transition
Weekly HANGOUTS
Weekly HANGOUTS
Next Interactive Session
Every FRIDAY
10am
Online Workshop
Via Google Hangout
£FREE
Multi-Site Leaders
Programme
Programme
Includes Gateways
Four 2-day modules
Residential tuition
Coaching feedback
Certificated
£3,495
Gateway to
Transition
Transition
Intro to full programme
Standalone seminar
Suitable for HQ managers
Coaching feedback
Industry specific
from £149

“We have contributed to the creation of Transition because we understand the different skills and insights that distinguish area mangers from unit GMs and we want to be able to help our own people develop within the company; this will be a fundamental cornerstone for our managers stepping into area roles.”
Peter Borg-Neal
CEO of Oakman Inns & Restaurants.
Multi-Site Leaders Programme
This content is supported by relevant subject matter at each of the workgroup sessions which is delivered in a style and environment where delegates benefit from experiential learning. The learning is interactive and supported by the coaching team throughout the programme. The Multi-Site Leaders Programme will ensure that individuals moving to this important level of management have the skills, competencies and most importantly the leadership behaviours to support and leverage the performance of their customer-facing teams.
The Venue
Middle Aston House
Middle Aston, Bicester. OX25 5PT
2020 Dates
Module One
Thu 17 –
Fri 18, Sep
Module Two
Wed 28 –
Thu 29, Oct
Module Three
Wed 18 –
Thu 19, Nov
Module Four
Tue 8 –
Wed 9, Dec
Fees
Including all accommodation, tuition fees, materials and support.
£3,495 per candidate
£3,370 per candidate
If booked within seven days of Gateway being taken.
What it delivers
Module One
TRANSFORMING FROM GM TO AREA MANAGER
Understanding the role. Time management. Resilience.
- The role of an Area Manager?
- Managing ‘Self’ – Changing the mindset – how to change perspective & develop new behaviours
- Creating credibility in the role – resilience. Embrace the new, discard the old.
- Time management – prioritisation & task management
- Dealing with multiple inputs & outputs
- Achieving your goals through others – recognition of worth and effort.
- A strategic approach – clarity of vision
Module Two
‘WATTS’ LEADERSHIP?
Leadership styles. Balanced relationships. Vision and values.
- The shadow cast by a Leader – different management styles
- Thriving – not just surviving, the humility dimension.
- Leading under pressure
- Teams are made up of individuals – focus on them.
- It’s a two way deal – what do you want from your unit managers?
- The Emotional Balance Scales – ‘Key Elements’ that create the balance between leaders & teams.
- Understanding team dynamics – ‘great teams have great leaders’.
- Purpose & Engagement through Vision
- Working towards the Vision via agreed objectives
Module Three
WIRED FOR COMMUNICATION – RESISTING ‘OVERLOAD’
Effective communication. Influencing and recognition. Personal brand.
- Communication makes or breaks a relationship
- Managing expectations up & down. Being confident to say no!
- Resisting overload – managing the workload.
- Influencing via communication – Tell & Sell, Positive & Negative
- Look for Success – recognition is powerful and costs nothing
- Networking – creating empathy, finding your friends.
- Presenting ‘You’ – audience, preparation & structure, knowledge & confidence
Module Four
CHARGED & READY FOR MULTI-SITE MANAGEMENT
Confidence and leadership. Taking people with you.
- Change – Taking the individuals and teams with you. Communication.
- Creation of confidence
- Planning, Process and Communication – preparation is the key for confidence
- Building your skills to deal with challenge – p&l, HR, marketing.
- Driving personal performance & creating aspiration.
- Recruitment & succession planning – of your most valuable asset. Best practice tools and profiling
- How to plan and run effective meetings – it’s your stage!
- What does success look like – and more importantly, what does it feel like?

“We found Gateway very people focused. The new approaches learnt on the day are not only good for individual development but they will naturally extend to have a very positive impact on their teams. I would certainly recommend this course for all levels of management.”
Dustin Acton
COO. Flight Club / Red-Engine
The Gateway Seminar
This seminar facilitates the very difficult first stages of the progression from a single site operator to that of multi-site management. Whilst there are many excellent single-site operators within Hospitality, the skill sets and competencies required for multi-site management are very different. Gateway has been assembled with a very real understanding of the key elements that have to be considered for great multi-site management – Planning / Process / Knowledge / Behaviour
The Venue
2020 Dates
Seminar
11 February –
Manchester
SOLD OUT
Seminar Two
05 March –
London
SOLD OUT
Seminar Three
Dates TBC
Due to Covid-19
Fees
Including venue costs, tuition, materials and support
£149 per candidate
Some T&C’s apply
Some T&C’s apply
What it delivers
- Understanding the differences between single site & multisite management
- Time management – prioritisation & task management
- The Geographic challenge – Meaningful actions one place at a time
- Process & Passion – the strategic combination
- Achieving your Goals through others – the creation of Purpose
- Management / Leadership – different styles for different situations
- The mechanics of Communication – Including clarity of the Vision
- Managing expectations – Up & Down / During periods of change
- Investing in your people – Including Challenge & Recognition
- Effective meetings – One-to-One & team
- What does success look like?

“Transition is a very welcome programme that will help bridge the considerable gap between unit manager and multi-site manager and make sure that the industry can genuinely offer a career ‘from the bar to the boardroom’. Beds & Bars have been looking for this for some time and I hope we can all make it succeed.”
Keith Knowles, OBE, FBII
Chief Executive Beds & Bars
Transition HANGOUT
We are no longer about managing the business but supporting our managers, our team and even their families. We will help them understand and deploy soft skills – to project those they already have and find new ones.
Led by Karen Turton, our Performance Coach, a 30-minute call to provide an online hosted and interactive session that will provide clarity of thought and the opportunity to help them find a clear path to navigate through and take their teams with them.
When are the HANGOUT sessions – every Friday….
HANGOUT
Session 17
Friday 24 July
10am
HANGOUT
Session 18
Friday 31 July
10am
HANGOUT
Session 19
Friday 7 August
10am
Created and delivered by operators for operators
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- We are ALL from the sector
- As a business, our PURPOSE has always been to help GMs become multi-site leaders
- We CREATED the Operations Managers Awards
- Our coaches are SUCCESSFUL OPERATORS in their own right – they absolutely “walk the walk and talk the talk(!)”
FREE for anyone in a team manager position and above.
Make a Booking
Please email or call with your candidate details and our team will take care of the rest. You can pay by credit card or be invoiced with all invoices needing to be settled prior to your candidate attending Gateway or the Area Manager Programme. Please contact for multiple bookings and/or company specific programmes.

The Team
Our exerienced team have a wealth of training, industry and management experience that they will be sharing with you – making your transition from single site manager to multi-unit leader a successful one for your, your team, your units and your business.

Nick Bish
Director
Nick, with Jason, founded the busines. He identified the vast need for the Area Manager Programme (AMP) and set about creating the AMP and Gateway seminars.

Jason Wollington
Director
Jason, alongside Nick, is one of the founders of Transition AMP and brings a wealth of event management, marketing and sector experience to the team.

Karen Turton
Learning & Performance Director
Karen’s life, as a hugely successful OD, ensure those who come through AMP or Gateway benefit from coaching which is relevant and in-tune with today’s hospitality businesses.