Your best salesperson just became a manager. Now what?

GREAT. A high-performing salesperson, account manager or operations lead is rightly promoted into management because they are good at the job.

But being a high performer and leading other people are two very different jobs.

It often starts to unravel when that person hasn’t been given the tools to manage, delegate, communicate and set clear expectations, says Paul Bulloch, Co-Creator of BOOM Academy, an automotive-focused pathway designed to help business owners, leaders and managers take greater control of their time, priorities, performance and leadership habits.

“If the tools are missing, it leads to unclear expectations, weak delegation, reactive teams, difficult conversations and frustration on both sides,” says Paul, who prior to BOOM spent 25 years building and leading Concept Vehicle Leasing.

“It’s about time management, communication, priorities, personal responsibility and making that shift from doing the work yourself to effectively leading others.”

A practical reset for how you work

Held monthly, Foundations of Success for Automotive Leaders is a practical, two-hour online workshop from BOOM Academy, delivered in partnership with LMI UK.

The CPD-certified session introduces a set of simple but powerful tools to help owners, leaders and managers:

take greater control of their time
prioritise properly
reduce wasted effort
set clearer goals
focus on the activity that actually matters

“This isn’t theory,” says Paul. “It’s a working system you can apply immediately.”

The workshop introduces practical tools around prioritisation, goal setting, time management and focus. It isn’t designed as a passive webinar or motivational talk. It’s a working session for people who want to apply better structure to how they work.

Foundations of Success forms the first step in BOOM Academy’s automotive leadership pathway. For those who want to go further, the pathway continues into the BOOM 90-Day Reset for Automotive Leaders, a structured 90-day programme powered by LMI’s Effective Personal Productivity methodology.

Complimentary Broker News reader access

Foundations of Success for Automotive Leaders would normally cost £249 + VAT, but as part of BOOM Academy’s partnership with Broker News, readers can currently book a complimentary place using code BROKERNEWS

The next session takes place online on: Thursday 17 September 9am–11am

Places are limited.