Your company’s managers want to lead well - but no one ever taught them how.
Most managers are promoted because they were great individual contributors - not because they had the tools to lead others.
Now they’re navigating tough conversations, burned-out teams, and rising expectations without a playbook. And it’s costing your company top talent.
70 percent of people leave their jobs because of a bad manager - not bad work.
Your managers want to inspire, support, and elevate their teams, but they’re stuck in reactive mode, uncertain how to lead with confidence, clarity, and care.
Leadership is a privilege - not just a promotion. Every employee deserves a manager who helps them grow, feel seen, and perform at their best.
At Thirlby Company, we believe confident, emotionally intelligent managers are the secret to building thriving teams. We’ve trained hundreds of leaders to lead with both empathy and accountability - and we can help yours do the same.
Our Five Star Manager training teaches managers how to:
Lead with Emotional Intelligence
Coach to inspire growth
Create belonging at the workplace
Build a culture of accountability
Celebrate wins to enhance team performance
Your organization can choose between:
A full-day in-person workshop (or two, half day workshops), or
A virtual training series with three, 2-hour sessions and a kickoff call
Both options include a post-training debriefing session with your leadership team. Your managers will also received a personalized action plan so they know exactly how to apply what they’ve learned.
Let’s talk about how The Five Star Manager can elevate your people leaders and create the culture your employees won’t want to leave.
When your managers become Five Star Managers, you’ll see:
Higher trust, stronger teams, and better conversations
More confident, emotionally intelligent leadership
Improved performance, retention, and employee engagement
A company culture where people feel a sense of belonging and pride in their work
When managers don’t get the training they need, people don’t just get frustrated—they leave.
Untrained managers erode trust, morale, culture, and your bottom line from the inside out.
With The Five Star Manager, your managers will become the leaders everyone wants to work for.