Packed Lunch with The Future Kind: Turning Accidental Managers into Actual Leaders
Just because they are great at their job, doesn’t mean they know how to lead.
High performers get promoted into management all the time. But without the right support, they’re left flailing - suddenly expected to lead, coach, delegate, and ‘have the answers’ without any real prep. That’s how you end up with overwhelmed managers, disengaged teams, and a fast-track ticket to burnout (for everyone).
In this free, 60-minute session, we’ll dig into the messy middle of that transition - from brilliant individual contributor to confident, competent leader.
This is for you if:
You’re a founder, COO, or Head of People who’s watching your newly promoted managers struggle and thinking, “We should probably give them some help.”
You are that newly promoted or accidental manager, trying to figure out what leading actually means (and wondering if everyone else feels this unqualified too).
We’ll share the tools, mindset shifts, and practical rituals that help accidental managers step up - without losing what made them great in the first place.
Support your leaders early. Save the fire-fighting later.
Hey, hello, hi. We're The Future Kind.
We design companies that work as hard as you do.
And when you're ready, here’s how we can help you:
Company Operating System: Our systematic framework is the scalability scaffolding your startup needs to survive–no, thrive at every stage of growth. When we’ve put yours together, it’ll underpin your services, streamline your strategy and supercharge your teamwork so you always feel supported. In short? Scaling won’t suck anymore.
Company retreats + offsites: A good offsite will bring your team together. A bloody brilliant offsite will get your team working on your culture, ways of working, and strategy ALL while having fun. And that's our secret sauce. We're experts at sliding serious, lasting positive change in between canapés and games.
Speaking + workshops: We’re designers who know how to work a topic (and a room), with engaging topics, expert insights, energy-filled debates. We’ll give your audience an experience they’ll be excited to listen to, learn from, and participate in.
You'll particularly love working with us if you're a Founder, CEO, COO, Chief of Staff, People Leader, Accelerator, or Startup Event Organiser. Our sweet spot is also B2B, SaaS, Tech and Agencies.