The Real Magic Behind the “3 & 2”

Stepping into management for the first time can feel overwhelming — but it doesn’t have to.

You don’t need a library of leadership books or months of training. The research is clear: if new managers master three essential skills and adopt two simple behaviours, they’re already most of the way there.

In this week’s Tea Break Coach, we unpack our “3 & 2” approach — a framework we use across 100Brix because it delivers clarity fast. And yes, we cover the whole thing in less time than it takes to drink a cup of tea.

This model is the backbone of our Brix6 learning stack, created with Cerys Johnson and 🧠 Caroline Pankhurst. It’s also the heart of a question we’ve been testing all year:

Can you teach an entire people-management programme online, make it memorable, and do it in under six hours?
Turns out… you absolutely can.

We’re now preparing to record the audiobook version of our compact companion guide at Moja, while our beta readers explore Foundations in People Management – It’s Not Bloody Rocket Science, co-written with Sarah Wright and Laura Barker. Early signs are very encouraging 🤞

Six modules.
Six hours.
Designed for busy humans who still want brilliant leadership development — and real productivity gains.