Performance Development Lab
How to lift productivity per head by scaling performance beyond your top billers
A three-hour workshop for Founders and MDs of specialist recruitment agencies who want consistent output across the whole business, not dependency on hero performers.
This session is designed to help you unlock growth by raising the average.
*Limited places. Senior Leaders only. In-person working session. Zero cost.
Strong team.
Good reputation.
Flat productivity …
Most specialist recruitment agencies don’t have a talent problem. They have a performance system problem.
You recognise the pattern:
- A small group of consultants carry the majority share of the results.
- Desk to desk variance becomes normalised.
- Productivity per head flatlines.
- Leadership effort shifts from developing performance to chasing results.
The business stays busy, but billings don’t follow.
Who is this workshop for?
This session is built for you if …
You lead a recruitment agency with a team of 10+
You are the Founder or Director, accountable for performance
You want productivity to scale without increasing headcount
You’re tired of relying on the efforts of individuals rather than a repeatable system
What this session is really about …
This workshop reframes performance away from results-chasing and back to defining good work.
You will examine:
Why productivity per head flatlines and is so hard to move.
Why experienced consultants deliver inconsistent output.
Why development effort can fail to lift results.
Where accountability becomes diluted through tolerance and avoidance.
How performance drift caps growth and equity value.
The Five Pillars of Performance
During the workshop you will use the Five Pillars of Performance as a diagnostic mirror on your business:
STANDARDS
What is clearly non-negotiable.
GOALS
Where ownership truly sits.
COACHING
What actually happens week to week.
FEEDBACK
What behaviours are reinforced or tolerated.
ACCOUNTABILITY
What gets followed through versus quietly ignored.
Each pillar is examined through real leadership decisions.
What is reinforced? What is allowed to slide? What quietly shapes behaviour?
Led by Jeremy Snell
Jeremy Snell works with Founders and MDs of recruitment agencies to turn learning into measurable performance uplift.
He understands the BIG problem:
Why productivity per head flatlines as agencies grow into scalable firms.
His work focuses on the middle of the business. Not rescuing underperformers or hero-worshipping top billers. Instead building the leadership systems that raise the average and reduce variance.
Jeremy has supported recruitment leaders across specialist sectors to:
Lift productivity per head with clear standards and ownership
Turn ad-hoc development into repeatable performanceÂ
Equip MDs and Managers to drive accountability without damaging culture
Reduce dependency on founder effort and individual heroics.
Accountability without fear
Most leaders avoid accountability conversations because they fear:
- Damaging relationships
- Creating resistance
- Losing people
This workshop shows how accountability is built through ownership, not pressure.
You will confront:
- The real cost of low accountability.
- The leadership behaviours most commonly avoided.
- The long-term impact on productivity, culture and growth.
This session may feel uncomfortable. That is the point. Comfort is often the issue.
What you'll leave with ...
By the end of the three-hour workshop, you’ll have:
Clarity of where performance development is leaking revenue.
A practical self-assessment of your current performance system.
Theee leadership decisions you must make to unlock growth.
Clear next steps you can act on immediately.
This session is:
- Zero cost
- A three-hour in person workshop
- Structured discussion, diagnostics and decision-making
- Built for leaders who want to scale performance
This session is not:
- A motivational talk
- A training day for consultants
- A passive listening session
There is no magic bullet.
There is leadership intent, disciplined design and follow-through.
Join The Performance Development Lab ...
We are delivering this session 4 times throughout the year at a number of key locations. See the full schudule below:
Thursday 26th February
London - FULLY BOOKED
Thursday 21st May
Manchester
Thursday 24th September
Birmingham
Thursday 5th November
London
Rookie2Recruiter
33 Eastgate Street, Stafford ST16 2LZ
Tel: 01889 878018