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Leadership Day 2026

Performance Management & Difficult Conversations for Senior Procurement Leaders

Leadership Day is a focused, in-person leadership development experience designed specifically for senior procurement leaders who manage people and lead teams.

This full-day session addresses some of the most common and challenging aspects of leadership in procurement today — retention, motivation, communication, and performance management. The content is practical and grounded in real-world public sector procurement leadership dynamics, not theory.

Participants will spend the day building skills and confidence in coaching, feedback, and navigating difficult conversations — using tools and frameworks they can apply immediately in their roles.

Who Should Attend

Leadership Day is designed for experienced procurement professionals who:

• Supervise, manage, or recruit staff
• Hold strategic or leadership roles (not purely operational)
• Are responsible for team performance, engagement, and development
• Regularly navigate challenging conversations, resistance, or change

This event is ideal for managers, senior managers, and directors with people-management responsibilities.

This is not introductory or emerging-leader training.

Why Leadership Day Matters

Strong procurement outcomes depend on strong leadership.

Senior procurement leaders are often balancing high workloads, change initiatives, and increasing expectations — while also being responsible for team performance and morale. Leadership Day focuses on the people-management skills leaders need to address issues early, retain experienced staff, and lead with confidence in complex environments.

The day is designed to help leaders reduce escalations, improve communication, and build stronger, more accountable teams.

What You’ll Gain

Participants will leave Leadership Day with:

• Practical coaching strategies to build accountability and engagement
• Tools for delivering clear, empathetic feedback — even when conversations are difficult
• Frameworks for navigating resistance, defensiveness, or avoidance
• Greater confidence leading sensitive or high-stakes conversations
• Leadership habits that can be applied immediately in day-to-day work

Learning Approach

Leadership Day is designed as an interactive, in-person leadership experience. The session combines facilitated discussion, peer learning, real-world procurement scenarios, and practical leadership tools.

Capacity is intentionally limited to support meaningful discussion, reflection, and practical application.