CCMA Futures: Leadership Programme

Unlock your potential with the CCMA Accredited leadership programme

For Those Leading Teams in a Contact Centre

Are you ready to elevate your leadership skills and learn how to lead a team that delivers excellence in your contact centre? Or do you know someone who is? The CCMA Futures: Leadership Programme is designed for ambitious individuals, eager to drive innovation and make a real impact in the contact centre industry. It’s practical, in-person and delivered over six months designed to blend classroom learning with practical application, supported by ongoing coaching. The result is a development experience designed to build confident, capable team leaders.

Gain Essential Skills

Learn practical models and techniques to help you bring out the best in your team.

Build a Strong Foundation

Deepen your self-awareness and prepare for future leadership opportunities.

Put Your Learning into Practice

Apply new tools and ideas immediately, growing your confidence as you go.

If you have five or more people ready to take part, we can deliver the full programme at your site or chosen location, at a time that suits you.

Delegates will attend seven immersive, full-day leadership workshops. Each session will equip you with the skills to enhance personal effectiveness, master the art of coaching, performance management and become a highly effective leader. This programme also includes two one to one coaching sessions with your Learning Facilitator, to embed your learning and development.

This hands-on leadership training uses proven models, practical exercises, and action planning to deliver meaningful growth. Ongoing support between sessions ensures participants are empowered to drive positive change and achieve exceptional results.

How Has This Programme Helped You in Your Role?

Format

Delivered face-to-face over 3-6 months for groups of five or more. The programme can be delivered at your chosen location, at a time and pace that suits your team.

Enquire now for full programme details.

Who is it for?

This course is open to both members and non-members of the CCMA, and designed for those leading teams within the contact centre.

Whether you’re an experienced manager or a team leader eager to step up to the next level, our programme is designed to meet your unique needs and goals.

How much is it?

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Modules Designed with You in Mind

Module 1

Brand Me!

Examine personal impact with a focus on emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and resilience. Participants will explore imposter syndrome, discover their unique strengths, and develop their personal brand. They’ll learn how communicate effectively, and understand the perception of others – empowering them to lead with authenticity.
Module 2

Coaching with Confidence

Build a coaching-led culture, learning to prioritise coaching, tailor the approach to different learning styles and use the GROW model effectively. Participants will understand the differences between coaching, training, and managing performance – creating a practical coaching plan that can be applied straight away.
Module 3

Planning like a Pro

Master time management and boost effectiveness. This module helps participants identify where their time really goes, break unhelpful habits and focus on what truly drives performance. They’ll learn how to delegate, prioritise smartly and structure their days, weeks and months with clarity and control.
Module 4

Leading for High Performance

Take performance leadership to the next level. Participants identify the root causes of under- or overperformance, applying practical performance management tools and building capability into their team. This module gives confidence to motivate, challenge and support people to consistently perform at their best.
Module 5

Having Great Conversations

Difficult conversations don’t have to be daunting. Participants discover practical ways to prepare for and deliver challenging messages with clarity and empathy. They’ll learn how to overcome personal blockers, use transactional analysis and ensure their message lands effectively – strengthening relationships and driving results through honest, impactful dialogue.
Module 6

Engaging with your People

Learn how to tailor leadership style to different personalities, manage engagement levels, and build strong, influential relationships. Boost motivation and engagement across a team. With practical tools and inclusive leadership principles, participants will walk away ready to create a culture where people feel valued and driven to succeed.

Programme Intake: Futures Leadership Programme

Every contact centre has someone ready to take the next step – maybe it’s you, or someone on your team.

Rising Stars

This programme gives new and developing team leaders the tools, structure, and support to lead with confidence and keep building on what they already do well. A clear path to grow their impact, influence, and leadership mindset.

Experienced Leaders

This programme supports experienced managers who are committed to continuous improvement. It helps sharpen their leadership approach and provides space to reflect, refresh, and apply what works with even more confidence and consistency.

Support Your Future Leaders

Line and operations managers play a crucial role in identifying and developing rising talent. This programme gives your team leaders the tools, confidence and structure to lead effectively. As a result, it helps create a more consistent approach to coaching, conversations and performance across your operation.

Statistics reveal that the UK contact centre industry incurs a staggering cost of £340 billion annually due to employee dissatisfaction and disengagement.

The dynamics of leadership and management in contact centres have undergone significant changes due to the shift towards remote and hybrid work settings. This transition has made it more challenging for leaders to effectively support frontline teams in their wellbeing and performance challenges, which is having a detrimental impact on employee engagement and retention.

Our Leadership Programme has been carefully crafted to give capable and new leaders the opportunity to:

  • Enhance colleague and customer satisfaction.
  • Nurture and retain talent within your organisation.
  • Develop a strong culture that sets your contact centre up for success.
  • Support career development.
  • Enhance existing coaching.
  • Improve team performance – strive for a high performing team.
  • Supports an efficiency drive.
  • Increase self-awareness and personal effectiveness.

Why choose the CCMA Futures: Leadership Programme?

CCMA Accredited: Ensuring you receive the highest standard of training and recognition in the contact centre industry and have a certificate to be proud of.  

Learn from the Best: 30 years of experience supporting leaders, you’ll benefit from our extensive knowledge, experience, and support, all aimed at enhancing your leadership capabilities. 

Interactive and Immersive Learning: Over six months, you’ll learn with other like-minded contact centre leaders. This face-to-face format allows you to step away from your office or home environment and immerse yourself in a collaborative learning experience. 

Real-World Insights: Engage with peers facing similar challenges and complexities in managing teams within dynamic environments. This shared experience enriches your learning and provides valuable perspectives you can apply directly to your role. 

The CCMA Experience: Benefit from a fun, interactive, practical and professional experience throughout the programme. Meet new friends and learn together. 

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Take advantage of this unique opportunity to grow alongside other industry leaders. Cement your learning and continuously develop your leadership skills with the support of the CCMA Academy.

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For more than 30 years, the CCMA has been dedicated to supporting contact centre leaders. We push ourselves to do more for our thriving membership base, which is the largest community of industry professionals in the UK.

The CCMA was founded with the goal of sharing best practice and networking to improve skills and knowledge in order to progress contact centre operations - and we live by that to this day.

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