High Impact Manager Accelerator Programme (HI-MAP)
A practical manager development programme for growing businesses
HI-MAP™ is TAB’s practical manager development programme for growing UK businesses. It helps new and developing managers communicate clearly, manage performance, lead confidently and turn business priorities into action.
Unlike one-off leadership training programmes for managers, HI-MAP combines structured development with workplace application and ongoing accountability.
Are your managers equipped for the next stage of growth?
As a business grows, talented employees are often promoted into management because they are excellent at what they do. But managing people requires a different set of skills—and many new managers are expected to learn them without structured support.
HI-MAP gives managers practical training, tools and accountability so they can lead their people effectively and take greater ownership of business results.
Does this sound familiar?
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Too many decisions are still escalated to senior leaders
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Managers lack confidence in difficult conversations
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Communication and accountability are inconsistent
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Managers spend more time firefighting than leading
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Good employees become disengaged or leave
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Business growth is increasing the pressure on your management team
Better managers. Stronger teams. A stronger business.
HI-MAP is designed to strengthen management capability across your organisation.
More confident managers
Help managers make decisions, solve problems and handle challenging situations with greater confidence.
Better team performance
Give managers practical ways to set expectations, improve accountability and manage performance.
Less reliance on senior leaders
Develop a management team capable of taking ownership without continually escalating day-to-day issues.
A stronger foundation for growth
Build the management structure your business needs to retain talent, deliver priorities and grow sustainably.
Manager development starts with self-awareness
Before beginning their chosen HI-MAP path, participants complete a DISC assessment and an Understanding Behavioural Styles session. This helps managers recognise their own behavioural preferences, understand how other people communicate and adapt their leadership approach to different team members.
- Understand:
Participants begin with a DISC assessment to build greater awareness of their own and other people’s behavioural styles. -
Develop:
You choose one or more development paths based on the skills your managers and business need most. -
Apply:
Sessions use real management challenges and workplace situations, rather than theory alone. -
Commit:
Every session ends with practical actions that participants agree to implement at work. -
Improve:
Managers reflect on the results, build on their learning and turn new skills into lasting leadership behaviours.
The complete HI-MAP programme includes:
- Four development paths
- 17 development sessions
- Sessions lasting up to two hours
- Up to two sessions per month
- In-person or virtual delivery
- Flexible scheduling
- Optional one-to-one coaching
- Single-company or mixed-company groups
- No competing businesses within mixed groups
20%
improvement in
job performance
25%
increase in learning
28%
increase in leadership behaviours among participants
Is HI-MAP Right For Your Business?
HI-MAP is designed for growing businesses that want to develop:
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New or recently promoted managers
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Technical specialists moving into people management
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Existing managers who need greater confidence or consistency
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Supervisors preparing for broader responsibility
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Future leaders who will support the next stage of growth
HI-MAP FAQ's
Effective manager training should cover communication, delegation, goal-setting, performance management, feedback, accountability and employee development. HI-MAP connects these skills to real workplace situations, helping managers apply what they learn.
Successful managers need to communicate clearly, set expectations, make sound decisions, manage performance and adapt their approach to different people. They also need the confidence to address problems early and take responsibility for results.
Yes. HI-MAP can help newly promoted managers make the transition from technical or operational responsibility into effective people leadership. It can also support experienced managers who need to strengthen particular capabilities.
HI-MAP combines structured learning with workplace application and accountability. Managers do not simply attend a one-off course: they commit to practical actions, apply them at work and build on the results in subsequent sessions.
Yes. Businesses can select one or more of the four development paths based on their managers’ needs. HI-MAP can be delivered to a single organisation or through a mixed-company group containing non-competing businesses.
Develop more capable, confident managers
The right management and leadership training programme can help your managers take greater ownership, improve team performance and support the next stage of business growth.
Speak to a TAB facilitator about your management team, the challenges you want to address and whether HI-MAP is the right fit.
Complete the form and a TAB facilitator will contact you to discuss your management development needs and explain the available programme options.