The borough of Brent in North West London is the second most culturally diverse borough in the UK. The Middle Managers Development Programme (MMDP) was Commissioned by their Chief Executive, with the aim of enabling Brent’s middle managers to develop the knowledge, leadership skills, and confidence to progress to more senior roles within the council.

Following a thorough diagnostic, which consulted senior leaders, samples of potential participants and their line managers, the programme was launched in 2017. It was well-received and successful, and a new cohort was commissioned every year afterward. The fifth cohort completed in the Summer of 2022.

The MMDP programme content includes a launch module, a Facet5 personality profile psychometric, and a Truth-Teller 36o degree tool with specific leadership behaviours based on Brent's values of fairness, respect, equality, and excellence.

The programme encompassed five leadership development modules, a repeat Truth-Teller towards the end of the programme, followed by a sustaining event and group action learning sets. Initially facilitated by t-three,  thereafter this was facilitated by trained participants. All are designed to address the highest-priority needs pinpointed by the diagnostic process.