Scaling Manager Performance In Professional Services
In professional services, your growth depends on your people - and your people depend on their managers. But far too often, the delivery cracks show up before the performance gaps are addressed.
Inconsistent managers stall growth, risk client relationships and pulls the senior team back into firefighting. Managers are technically brilliant, but struggle to lead people, handle tension, or drive consistency when things change.
Whether you’re scaling, merging, or restructuring - your middle layer will make or break it.
Perform helps you fix that. We’ve worked with ambitious Professional Service firms navigating high growth, acquisitions and change. The patterns are clear: when your managers step up, delivery tightens, clients stay, and people stop burning out.
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Why Traditional Manager Development Doesn't Work
Most leadership programmes are designed for managers who've stepped back from delivery. But in professional services, that’s rarely the case.
Your managers are still billing, producing, and responsible for client work - often while leading for the first time. They’re under pressure to deliver outcomes and lead people, without enough time, structure or support to do either well. That's why traditional development misses the mark.
- Time away from clients isn’t realistic — full-day workshops or offsites just don’t fit
- Content feels disconnected from the real pain — so it gets deprioritised, even by managers who want to improve
- It’s rarely linked to performance or delivery — making it easy to file under “nice to have” instead of “must fix”
Perform is different.
We meet managers where they are — in the pressure, the pace, and the juggling act. With short, practical lessons, structured behavioural data and same-day coaching, Perform helps managers lead more effectively without stepping away from delivery. It’s embedded, real-world, and built to drive performance, not just tick the training box.
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What Perform Brings To Professional Services Firms
Scalable Development That Respects Time
Bite-sized learning and monthly coaching that fit into busy schedules without disrupting workflow — accessible anytime, anywhere.
Coaching When It Matters Most
Live, same-day coaching support for real-time people challenges, from performance issues to difficult conversations and change management.
Behavioural Insights to Personalise Management
Give managers clarity on what drives each team member, how they respond to feedback and change, and how to communicate in a way that builds trust and accountability.
Consistency Without the Corporate Overload
Build a consistent baseline for how managers lead — without resorting to generic, box-ticking training programmes.
"Perform has given our leaders the confidence to understand their teams' unique needs and lead accordingly"
Behavioural data that helps managers lead with clarity.
Microlearning that fits packed diaries and delivery cycles.
Same-day coaching via direct message for instant support.
Practical management tools for everyday challenges.
Scales easily from lean teams to multi-office teams.
Mobile app - learn between meetings on the move.
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Find out more.
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Explore Whether Perform Is the Right Fit for Your Business
This 30-minute call is a focused conversation for senior leaders who want to improve performance through better management - without more workshops, fluff, or firefighting.
We’ll cover:
- A view of how your management layer is operating - and where small shifts could unlock stronger performance
- How Perform works, and whether it aligns with your challenges
- What a realistic starting point looks like - from pilot to full rollout
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