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Career Growth

When your role asks for more.

As responsibility grows, the skills that made you a strong technical specialist are joined by different demands: leading people, influencing decisions, communicating with stakeholders and managing yourself effectively. Career Growth develops the broader capabilities professionals need as their roles evolve.

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WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

Start with the change in front of you

Career development does not always begin with a job title. Often it starts when the nature of the work changes. Choose the situation closest to yours.

  • I am moving into management I need to move from relying on my own technical delivery to leading other people.
  • I need to lead a team more effectively I want to strengthen how I set expectations, manage performance and create accountability.
  • I need to influence more senior stakeholders I need to influence more senior stakeholders
  • I am taking on broader responsibility My remit is expanding and I need to operate effectively at a different level.
  • I want to become more personally effective I need to improve how I manage priorities, decisions, communication and my own performance.
  • We need to develop our future leaders We want to build capability in people who are taking on greater responsibility across the organisation.

None of these quite fit? Tell us what is going on

BUILT FOR TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS

The skills around the expertise matter too.

WHAT YOU CAN DEVELOP

Build capability for the responsibilities ahead.

Career Growth focuses on the skills that become increasingly important as professionals move beyond individual technical delivery and take on responsibility for people, decisions and wider outcomes.

Engagement types

  • Management & Leadership Moving into management changes the nature of the role. Success is no longer defined only by the quality of your own work, but increasingly by what you enable others to achieve.
  • Influence & Stakeholder Communication Technical expertise has limited value if the thinking cannot be understood by the people making the decision. This area develops the ability to communicate clearly, adapt complex information for different audiences and influence without losing the substance behind the message.
  • Team Leadership & Performance Effective teams need more than good individual performers. Development focuses on setting expectations, managing performance, having better conversations, giving feedback and creating the conditions in which people can do their best work.
  • Personal Effectiveness Broader responsibility places greater demands on how professionals manage themselves as well as others. This area focuses on priorities, decision-making, confidence, personal impact and the habits that support sustained performance.

OUR APPROACH

Development grounded in the world technical professionals work in.

Generic leadership concepts only go so far if they do not reflect the environment people are actually working in.

W.consulting's experience puts us alongside technical professionals, finance teams and senior decision-makers. We understand the transition from being valued primarily for your own expertise to being responsible for people, decisions and outcomes beyond your individual technical contribution.

Our Career Growth programmes are shaped with that context in mind.

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HOW YOU CAN DEVELOP

One person moving forward, or a whole team.

Individual development

  • Join a programme focused on a particular stage, skill or development need.

Team development

  • Build capability across managers, technical teams or groups taking on similar responsibilities.

Tailored programmes

  • Create development around your organisation's people, roles and particular capability gaps.

How it works

Process steps

  1. Understand the need

    We start with the role, the person or the team and what they need to do differently.

  2. Shape the development

    We identify the skills that matter most and the most appropriate way to build them.

  3. Apply it at work

    The learning is connected back to real responsibilities, relationships and situations so it can be put into practice.

CURRENT PROGRAMMES

Choose what you need to develop next.

Practical sessions built and taught by the people who do the work.

  • Virtual 1 day Intermediate

    LEADERSHIP

    Leading for the first time

  • Virtual Half day Intermediate

    PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

    Building effective teams

  • On demand 4 hours Introductory

    INFLUENCE

    Communicating technical ideas with impact

YOUR FACILITATORS

People who understand the transition.

Career Growth is delivered by specialists in career, leadership and professional development who understand the particular demands faced by technical professionals as their responsibilities expand.

  • Sarah 1 Sarah Mackenzie Career Growth / Professional Skills Sarah-Jane brings more than 25 years of corporate and capital-markets experience to leadership and professional development. Her work draws on first-hand experience in managing teams, strategy, negotiation, relationship management and business growth across multiple markets. Book a meeting in
  • Nikki 1 Nikki Honigwachs Career Growth / Professional Skills Nikki brings extensive multinational experience across South Africa, Africa, Europe and the US. Her professional-skills work is grounded in real corporate experience across leadership, strategy, people management, negotiation and cross-cultural working. Book a meeting in

Common questions

Answers before you ask.

Is Career Growth only for accountants?

 No. The programmes are particularly relevant to technical professionals whose roles are expanding into management, leadership and broader organisational responsibility. 

Is it only for new managers?

 No. Career Growth can support professionals at different stages, from those preparing for their first management role to experienced leaders looking to strengthen particular capabilities. 

Can you build a programme for our organisation?

Yes. Programmes can be shaped around a cohort, development need or capability gap within your organisation.

Can Technical Training and Career Growth be combined?

Yes. They address different needs but can work alongside each other. An organisation may need to strengthen technical capability while also developing how its people manage, lead and communicate.

How do I know which programme is right for me?

Start with what is changing in your role or what you want to become better at. If you are unsure, our training team can help you identify the most relevant starting point.

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Start with the responsibility you are growing into.

Tell us what is changing in your role, your team or your organisation. We will help you identify the development that could make that transition more effective.

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