Zed Ess / Open cohort programme

You became a manager.
No one told you how.

Scaling Smart: The Startup Manager Programme is a cohort for managers in startups and scale-ups who are figuring it out in real time. Six sessions. Six people. Built for the reality of high-growth environments - not a corporate leadership course.

Sound familiar?

You're leading a team but still operating like an individual contributor - the switch hasn't fully happened
Your 1:1s feel like status updates. You're not sure how to make them actually useful
Feedback is uncomfortable - you avoid the hard conversations or wait too long to have them
You're setting goals but they don't connect to anything. Your team isn't sure what they're working towards
You want to coach your people, not just manage them - but you don't know where to start

Format

6 sessions
2 hrs each

Cohort size

6 managers
mixed companies

Cadence

Weekly or
fortnightly

Who it's for

Startup managers
0-3 years in role

£1,750 + VAT

per person • includes 3 post-programme coaching sessions

Most participants expense this through their company. If you're not sure how, ZeShaan can help you make the case.

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You became a manager.No one told you how.

You became a manager.
No one told you how.