A LIVE, practical, focused workshop for managers who feel pulled in ten directions — and want a calm, defensible plan for what to do next.
Walk away with a one-page Weekly Focus Plan you can trust (plus the words to protect it).
Right now, your week is probably being decided by whoever shouts loudest.
A “quick ask” turns into a whole project.
You say yes in the moment to keep things moving… and then spend the rest of the week trying to survive your own commitments.
This workshop gives you a clear decision system to handle competing priorities — so you can stop firefighting and start running your week on purpose.
You start the day with a plan… then messages, meetings, and “urgent” requests blow it up by 10am.
You’re trying to support your team, but you’re also thinking: “When am I supposed to do my actual work?”
You’ve read prioritisation advice before — but it falls apart the second your boss, your team, and another department all want something today.
This isn’t about working harder (or waking up earlier)
Time management tips are everywhere.
The real problem for managers is competing stakeholders.
Most first-time managers don’t get overwhelmed because they’re lazy or disorganised.
They get overwhelmed because they don’t have a clear, defensible way to decide:
what’s genuinely important vs just noisy
what can wait without things breaking
what should be handed back / delegated
how to say “not now” without damaging trust
So they over-commit, they become the bottleneck, and they end up reacting all week… then feeling guilty that they didn’t “do enough”.
This workshop helps you slow down before you commit — so your week stops feeling like a constant emergency.
What Others Are Saying
We believe in this work because we’ve seen the difference it makes.. Here’s what clients say about working with Andy. These testimonials are from coaching engagements.
What We'll Work Through And What You’ll Leave With
This is deliberately focused on the real-life prioritisation mess that managers deal with.
No complicated spreadsheets. No new software. No colour-coded fantasy calendar.
You’ll build a clear system you can use in minutes.
You'll leave with:
Throughout the session, the focus is on clear thinking before you say yes — so you don’t spend your week paying for decisions you made in 30 seconds.
Hey There, I’m Andy Lee
I help first-time and accidental managers who were promoted for being good at the job — and then suddenly became the person everyone comes to.
If you care about doing the right thing, want to be fair, and feel the weight of responsibility… this situation can be brutal.
Because you’re not just managing tasks — you’re managing expectations, relationships, and pressure.
People tend to thank me for one thing: clarity.
Clarity about what matters, what your role actually requires, and what to do next without spiralling.
This workshop is built to give you that clarity — in a way you can use immediately.
You feel pulled between your boss, your team, and everyone else
You over-commit because you don’t have a clean way to decide
You want a simple system you can repeat every week
You want advanced productivity theory or complex planning tools
You’re looking for a “perfect week” fantasy rather than something workable in real life
People who aren’t willing to make trade-offs or say no to some things
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