Greater impact in the current role
The role and remit are established, but priorities, decisions, delegation, communication or other important behaviours need to become clearer and more consistent in practice.
Leadership · Change · Commercial capability
Insight is the beginning.
Not the result.
UpMe helps leaders and key people change what needs to work differently in their professional day-to-day reality – in how they prioritise, decide, act and lead.
Structured professional development for real challenges in leadership, change and commercial roles.
See what needs to changeInsightBuild a clearer picture of the situation and what matters most.
Put it into practiceBehaviourChange priorities, decisions and ways of working where the day-to-day reality actually happens.
Track the progressImpactTrack what actually changes and what effects can be observed.
Start with the situation
When something needs to work differently.
The issue is often not a lack of insight. We often know quite well when delegation is not working, when a change is failing to take hold, or when a new role requires a different way of operating.
The harder question is what actually needs to change in the leader’s way of operating in the role, and which surrounding dependencies affect their ability to succeed.
That is where UpMe starts.
Leading through change
A change needs to gain traction, and the leader needs to be better able to create understanding, direction, accountability and changed behaviour in others.
A new or bigger role
New expectations, relationships, authority and sometimes a new culture require a rapid understanding of the landscape and a shift in how the person prioritises, acts and leads.
What UpMe offers
Development shaped by need and professional reality.
UpMe offers three leadership development programmes for business-critical roles and situations, together with a specialist programme specifically designed for commercial leadership.
Programmes
Three recurring development situations provide direction. The starting point is not a predetermined programme curriculum, but the progress the individual needs to make in their actual role.
Leadership
Effectiveness
For leaders who are established in their role, but where day-to-day demands are not always met with the right priorities, decisions or behaviours.
The work starts with the situations in which leadership needs to function better, for example delegation, accountability, communication and decision-making. The aim is tangible progress in the actual role, not generic “better leadership”.
Learn more →Leading Change &
Transformation
For those responsible for leading people through change and making that shift work in practice.
The focus is on situations where understanding, direction and accountability need to translate into new behaviours in others, while resistance, uncertainty and competing priorities are managed. Development is tied to the real change the person is leading.
Learn more →Leadership
Transition
For someone moving into a new, bigger or materially changed role where previous ways of working are no longer necessarily enough.
New authority, relationships and expectations require a rapid understanding of the landscape and deliberate choices about priorities, behaviours and ways of working. The focus is on making a successful transition into the new role.
Learn more →Specialist area
Commercial Leadership
For leaders and key people operating in a commercial environment where customers, growth, priorities and execution are central to their responsibilities.Commercial leaders often operate in a complex reality where market, proposition, customer work, delivery, organisation and leadership are highly interdependent. UpMe therefore takes a whole-system view of the commercial context to develop the perspectives, capabilities and behaviours that need to be strengthened to create progress in leadership.
How UpMe works
From insight to behaviour & from behaviour to impact.
Insights matter, but only become truly valuable when they lead to tangible progress and impact day to day: a decision is made earlier, responsibility moves to where it belongs, or an established behaviour genuinely changes.
That is why UpMe combines high-quality dialogue and professional judgement with a well-designed structure, application and follow-up to turn insight into real change.
Current stateUnderstandWhat is happening today, and with what consequence?
FocusPrioritiseWhat needs to change, and what matters most?
ApplicationActTest new behaviours, decisions and ways of working in real situations.
ProgressFollow upSee what changes and what needs to be sustained.
Structured.
A clear current state, defined progress and follow-up over time.
Relevant.
Real situations, decisions and behaviours, not models detached from context.
Human.
Methodology is combined with experience, professional judgement and respect for the individual.
The next step in your leadership
What shift would make the greatest difference for you?
A first conversation with UpMe is not about choosing a programme. It is about understanding the situation, what would create the most value, and whether UpMe is the right support.