—— SERVICE 03 · A PRACTICAL 16-WEEK PROGRAMME
Do you have constant Manager vacancies?
The TIRA Future Leaders Accelerator turns high-potential associates into confident, commercially minded managers, so every store can perform like your best one.
—— THE COST OF STANDING STILL
Develop your best people, or watch them grow somewhere else.
12%
of employees in Europe are engaged at work, the lowest of any region.
Gallup, 2026
56%
of UK retail workers are at risk of leaving.
Retail People Index, Q4 2025
2×
salary: what replacing a manager can cost.
Gallup
—— THE TRANSFORMATION
We don't just develop people who can run a store. We develop people who know how to grow one.
TODAY: THE ASSOCIATE
TOMORROW: THE COMMERCIAL LEADER
Executes tasks and follows routines
→
Understands the drivers behind performance
Reacts to challenges
→
Anticipates challenges and opportunities
Focuses on daily targets
→
Makes commercially informed decisions
Manages their own workload
→
Coaches and develops others
Keeps the store running
→
Takes ownership of business results
—— WHAT CHANGES IN YOUR BUSINESS
A management pipeline you can promote from.
The Accelerator is designed around retail reality: flexible online learning that protects selling hours, applied straight away in your stores.
PIPELINE
Stronger succession
Build management capability inside your existing workforce and fill roles from within.
COST
Fewer costly mis-hires
Reduce external hiring and the cost of managers who leave in their first year.
PERFORMANCE
New managers deliver sooner
Graduates step up with a practical first-90-days plan, commercial skills and coaching habits already in place.
RETENTION
Talent that stays
A visible, credible path to management keeps ambitious people in your business.
—— THE 16-WEEK LEARNING JOURNEY
Four months. Four leadership shifts.
Each month builds a new layer of leadership capability, with live workshops and a workplace mission applied in their own store.
MONTH 01
Your Leadership Identity
From doing the work to leading the work.
→ Taking ownership and communicating with impact
→ Giving feedback and building trust
→ Making confident decisions
Plus a lot more.
MONTH 02
Think Like a Business Owner
From hitting targets to understanding what drives them.
→ Reading store performance
→ Conversion, ATV, UPT and productivity
→ How customer experience, team behaviour and operations drive results
Plus a lot more.
MONTH 03
Lead People to Deliver Results
From managing tasks to improving team performance.
→ Delegating and motivating the team
→ Performance conversations and a regular coaching rhythm
→ Handling difficult situations with confidence
Plus a lot more.
MONTH 04
Your First 90 Days as a Manager
A practical roadmap for their first management role.
→ Days 1 to 30: learn and build trust
→ Days 31 to 60: lead with confidence
→ Days 61 to 90: take ownership and deliver
Plus a lot more.
—— HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKS
Built for the reality of retail.
4
months, a structured journey
8
live workshops, two a month
16
hours of live, facilitator-led learning
4
workplace missions applied in store
4
line manager check-ins with TIRA guidance
1
in-person showcase & graduation
EVERY PARTICIPANT
Future Leaders Workbook
A digital workbook with activities, retail case studies, reflection pages and workplace assignments.
EVERY PARTICIPANT
Management Toolkit
Practical planners, guides and checklists they keep using long after the programme.
THEIR LINE MANAGERS
Manager Support Pack
Simple coaching prompts and observation guides so learning is supported in the workplace.
—— END OF MONTH FOUR
The Future Leaders Showcase & Graduation.
A half-day, in-person celebration hosted with you. Your senior leaders see emerging talent in action and spot future management potential.
→ Participants present real workplace outcomes
→ Practical leadership scenarios
→ Recognition from senior retail leaders
→ TIRA Certificates of Completion
—— EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMMES
Better together.
Most clients start with one programme and add the next once they see the numbers move.
PROGRAMME
CX Proposition
A customer experience your teams can actually deliver.
—— FREE · 30 MINUTES · NO PITCH DECK
Let's build your next generation of retail leaders.
Tell us about your talent pipeline and we'll shape a cohort around your stores, your KPIs and your calendar.
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