Leading Under Pressure
Workshops for Senior NHS Management
Summary
New for 2026, NPAG introduces Leading Under Pressure. This practical leadership development workshop is designed for senior leaders, managers and corporate teams navigating today’s complex organisational challenges.
Drawing on evidence‑based organisational psychology and the Three Systems Model (drive, threat, soothe), this workshop helps leaders develop a sophisticated, psychologically informed understanding of how leadership operates under pressure. Participants explore how stress responses and leadership styles interact to shape team climate, performance and decision‑making.
Detailed Information
What the day covers:
- Understanding the realities of leadership in complex, high-pressure environments.
- The Three Systems Model
- Leadership Under Pressure
- Protective Modes
- Strength Expressions
- Skilled Responses and Practical Tools
- Building Growth Cycles
Number of attendees: Minimum 8 / Maximum 12
Cost: £1,750 per workshop which includes all materials and CPD certificate of attendance to contribute to members’ continued professional development.
Why this workshop?
Modern healthcare organisations place leaders under relentless pressure. When demands escalate, even highly experienced leaders can unintentionally drift into reactive patterns of tightened control, withdrawal, over‑striving, perfectionism or self‑criticism. These responses are often understandable attempts to manage threat, but can have unintended consequences for decision‑making, relationships, team culture and organisational effectiveness.
This workshop supports leaders to:
- Understand how pressure alters leadership style, behaviour and decision‑making.
- Explore the difference between leadership knowledge and leadership capacity under pressure.
- Identify protective modes and understand their impact on others and the wider system.
- Recognise the gap between leadership intention and leadership behaviour under stress.
- Develop insight into how different leadership styles interact within senior teams.
- Build psychologically safe, healthy and high performing leadership cultures.
- Convert sustained pressure into adaptive, growth‑focused leadership responses
Case Studies and Testimonials
Bespoke Workshops
NPAG can also provide bespoke on-site workshops for your own organisation. Increasing in popularity, on-site workshops ensure staff do not have to travel long distances, minimise time away from their roles and most importantly, ensure that the training is tailored specifically to meet your organisational requirements.
To discuss your training needs, please contact us.
NPAG work with The CPD Certification Service to provide clients with formal evidence of continuing professional and personal development.