Give new managers the performance conversations they've been avoiding — structured, practised and ready for Monday.
Performance Management for Junior Level Leaders is a 2-day coaching programme with eight modules, from setting clear expectations to managing underperformance and recognising high performers — all applied to participants' real team members. Written by Bodhih Training, ready to deliver.
- Eight modules: PM mindset, SMART + WGLL, the Check-In Compass, SBI, GROW, CLEAR + PIP, formal reviews and STAR
- Built on real team members only — participants work on actual performance situations throughout both days
- Over 60% of time in structured role plays and peer coaching
- Every participant leaves with a 30-Day PM Action Plan, five observable commitments and an accountability partner
Performance Management Trainer Toolkit by Bodhih Training — built on programmes delivered to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
The workshop is on the calendar. The material isn’t.
Managers know it — they just don't do it
Most junior managers can describe good performance management. Far fewer have written expectations for each team member or given specific feedback in the last fortnight. Awareness-level training does not close that gap.
The hard conversations get skipped
Underperformance, formal reviews, honest feedback — these need rehearsal with realistic, well-debriefed role plays. Building eight modules of them from scratch is a large design job.
Too many models, no system
SBI here, GROW there — participants collect frameworks without seeing how they fit together across the year. You need a design that connects expectations, check-ins, feedback, coaching and reviews.
Picture the evening before your programme.
Imagine Day 1 beginning with each manager naming one real person in their team and one real performance situation they are navigating right now. Everything that follows is applied to that person — not to a case study.
Day 1 is the Proactive PM Playbook. They explore the PM mindset, write SMART goals and a What Good Looks Like description, practise a check-in with the Check-In Compass and give feedback using SBI. Your Facilitator Guide holds the timings, role-play briefs and coaching prompts.
Day 2 is the Courageous PM Conversations. They run GROW coaching conversations, rehearse underperformance with the CLEAR model and a PIP, practise the four-part formal review structure, and learn to recognise and sustain high performance with STAR. Before leaving, they commit to a 30-Day PM Action Plan with an accountability partner.
You may well notice, by the final role play, how much steadier participants sound when the conversation gets difficult.
What you will deliver
A complete design, sequenced and timed — so every session has a purpose and every activity lands.
- Length
- 2 days · 16 contact hours
- Modules
- 8, across the full performance cycle
- Design
- Real team members only, 60%+ practice
- Group size
- Ideal 12–18, max 20
- Audience
- Leaders with 0–3 years in role
- Formats
- In-person, virtual option
Module 1: The PM MindsetDay 1
What performance management is, why it matters and the manager's role in it.
Module 2: Setting Clear Performance ExpectationsDay 1
SMART goals and What Good Looks Like (WGLL) for real team members.
Module 3: The Performance Check-InDay 1
The Check-In Compass for regular, trust-building conversations.
Module 4: Giving Effective FeedbackDay 1
The SBI model — Situation, Behaviour, Impact — in practice.
Module 5: Coaching for PerformanceDay 2
The GROW conversation for building capability.
Module 6: Managing UnderperformanceDay 2
The CLEAR model and the performance improvement plan.
Module 7: Formal Performance ReviewsDay 2
A four-part structure for fair, forward-looking reviews.
Module 8: Recognising & Sustaining High PerformanceDay 2
STAR recognition and the 30-Day PM Action Plan.
Everything for the room. Nothing left to build.
Unlocks the moment you pay. Until then, here is exactly what you will be downloading.
What your participants will be able to do
Designed for team leads, supervisors, senior officers and emerging managers; leaders with 0–3 years in leadership, including those managing former peers and groups of 12–18 participants, in any industry.
- Set clear expectations for each team member using SMART and What Good Looks Like
- Run regular check-ins with the Check-In Compass that surface problems early
- Give specific, balanced feedback using the SBI model
- Coach for capability rather than dependency with the GROW conversation
- Address underperformance early using the CLEAR model and, where needed, a PIP
- Conduct fair formal reviews using a four-part structure
- Recognise and sustain high performance with STAR
- Commit to a 30-Day PM Action Plan with five observable commitments
Walk in with data. Walk out with proof.
Trainers who measure before and after design sharper sessions — and get rebooked. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has assessments that sit naturally alongside this programme.
Walk in knowing where every participant starts.
Pair Performance Management with an AssessAll assessment. Participants take it before the workshop, so you can tune the emphasis to the room; they retake it afterwards, so you can show the client what actually moved. Better-targeted sessions, and evidence that wins the next booking.
- Performance Management & AccountabilityView assessment ↗
- Written Feedback Quality Assessment for Managers, Teachers and ReviewersView assessment ↗
- Marking and Rating Consistency Assessment for Assessors and ReviewersView assessment ↗
Nothing quite fits? Create your own assessment on AssessAll, or ask the AssessAll team to build one around this programme’s objectives for you.
That is the design work already done for you — research, session plans, slides, activities and assessments. Spend it facilitating, selling your next programme, or simply switching off.
The honest comparison
| Building it yourself | This toolkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a deliverable programme | 60–120 hours of design | Ready today |
| Session plan with timings | Built from scratch | Included, minute by minute |
| Activities, role plays, cases | Hunted down one by one | Written for this programme |
| Assessment and feedback | Often skipped | Instruments and forms included |
| Virtual delivery version | A second project | Guide included |
| Cost | Your weekends | One payment |
Made for people who stand at the front of the room
Independent trainers
Add a comprehensive two-day performance management programme to your catalogue and deliver it with confidence from day one.
First-time manager programmes
Give new managers — especially those now leading former peers — the full performance cycle in one practical programme.
Before a review cycle
Prepare managers for appraisal season so reviews are fair, specific and free of surprises.
18 years in real training rooms, packaged for yours.
Bodhih Training has designed and delivered corporate programmes since 2008 — for first-time managers, sales teams, leadership cohorts and whole organisations. These toolkits are that reach, distilled: the structures, activities and materials that hold up in front of real participants, written so another trainer can pick them up and deliver with confidence.
Three steps from here to the room
- STEP 1
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- STEP 2
Download instantly
Your download page opens at once, and a permanent link lands in your inbox.
- STEP 3
Brand it and deliver
Every file is editable Word or PowerPoint. Add your logo, your examples, and run it.
Make the difficult conversations teachable.
All eight modules are ready to download tonight. Brand them, prepare with the guide, and help new managers lead performance with clarity and courage.
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.
The rest of the Bodhih family, when you need it
Make the workshop last beyond the room
A workshop is two days; the behaviour change takes months. Jobulary turns assessment evidence into a focused individual development plan (IDP) — a few quarterly objectives built on real work, re-measured honestly. Give every Performance Management participant a plan to carry forward.
IDPs are launching soon — the working demo is free to explore now, no sign-up.
Rather have us deliver it?
If you want Performance Management run for your organisation by Bodhih Training’s own facilitators — in person, live virtual or blended, customised to your context — we deliver it end to end.
solutions@bodhih.com · +91 99000 11601. Building your own facilitation skills? See Bodhih’s Train the Trainer certification.
Which performance management models does this programme use?
Eight practical frameworks: SMART plus What Good Looks Like (WGLL) for expectations, the Check-In Compass for regular check-ins, SBI for feedback, GROW for coaching, the CLEAR model and PIP for underperformance, a four-part structure for formal reviews, and STAR for recognition.
Why invest in performance management training for new managers?
The programme's business case cites Gallup (2023) finding that only 23% of employees strongly agree they receive meaningful feedback from their manager, and Deloitte research in which 58% of executives said their performance management approach drives neither engagement nor high performance.
Is performance management training suitable for virtual delivery?
The programme is designed for in-person coaching, with a virtual delivery option supported by the included Virtual Delivery Guide.
What exactly do I get in the Performance Management trainer toolkit?
14 editable files: Training Design Document, Facilitator Guide, Slide Deck — Simple Backup, Slide Deck — Main, Virtual Delivery Guide, Participant Workbook, Pre-Work Material, Case Studies, Role-Play Scenario Pack, Quick Reference Cards, Assessment Instruments, Participant Feedback Form, Certificate Template, Marketing Toolkit. Word and PowerPoint formats, so you can add your own branding and examples — and a single ZIP to download everything at once.
How much does the Performance Management toolkit cost?
₹2,999 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $29 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How and when do I receive the files?
Immediately. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. The link works from any device without a password.
Can I deliver this programme to my clients and put my own logo on it?
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.