The 5 Minute
Manager
The Art of Problem Solving
A 4-day workshop for managers, executives, and HR teams who need to cut through noise, reach the real issue, and resolve people problems fast.
77
Countries
1,200+
Trainers
40+
Years
77
Countries
1,200+
Trainers
40+
Years
Managers are trained to fix the outside world.
People problems live in the inside world.
Strategy, finance, operations — these tools work on external problems. But when an employee brings drama or disengagement to your desk, no MBA framework applies.
01
Solving at the wrong level
Fixing symptoms without reaching the structure beneath them.
02
The noise problem
Excuses, blame, and drama are not the real problem. They're what the real problem sounds like.
03
The missing methodology
Managers have frameworks for every external challenge. They have nothing for the five-minute conversation that actually changes someone.
The Five Minute Manager gives you a framework for that conversation.
The Curriculum
The Well-Formed Problem Experience
A problem well-defined is already half-solved
The 5-Minute Conversation
- Rapport
- Acknowledgements
- Clarity
- Challenge
Entering the Person's State
- Heart of Experience
- State Induction
Manager vs Facilitator
- Roles distinction
- Shifting hats in real-time
Formulating the Problem
- Real vs Pseudo problems
- Well-Formed Problem Conversation
- Well-Crafted Problem Statement
Dr. L. Michael Hall
Founder of Meta-Coaching & Neuro-Semantics · International Leadership Expert
Michael Hall has spent 40 years mapping the structure of human experience — how beliefs form, how meanings limit, and how the right question dissolves a problem that hours of advice couldn't touch. He has trained coaches, executives, and organizational leaders in 77 countries through the International Society of Neuro-Semantics.
“Most significant contribution to the field of NLP since 1975”International NLP Trainers Association Award, 1995
Ph.D.
Cognitive-Behavioral Sciences
60+
Published Works
1,200+
NS Trainers Worldwide
77
Countries Active
Dr. Michael Hall on the Five Minute Manager
Why most managers are solving problems at the wrong level — and what changes when you apply the right framework.
After 4 days, your next difficult conversation looks different
Define problems clearly
Distinguish the real problem from the noise. Name it precisely in 25 words or fewer.
Make better decisions
Cut through competing narratives with the Critical and Torpedo Questions.
Lead effective conversations
Resolve in 5 minutes what used to take 30 — without becoming a coach.
“Imagine how much time would open up for you. How many problems would you get off your table. How much easier would your life be.”
30-minute counseling sessions become 5-minute conversations
Recurring problems stop recurring — because you're solving the right thing
Your team stops bringing you noise and starts bringing you questions
What participants said after the Hong Kong workshop
Excellent and very powerful — starting with problems rather than asking people what they want makes the work grounded and accessible.
“I used to be a huge fan of the One-Minute Manager, but now I love the Five-Minute Manager because the structure truly helps me assist others in my company.”
“After each training I feel like a better version of myself — more positive, bright, loving, and resilient.”
“My biggest takeaway was learning to grab the core issue of the matter and turn problems into questions.”
Led by the founder. Backed by a faculty from ten countries.
The Art of Problem Solving is facilitated by the founder of Neuro-Semantics himself — Dr. L. Michael Hall, Ph.D., from Colorado, USA. But he doesn't walk in alone. Beside him stands a hand-picked faculty of certified Meta-Coaches from ten countries across five continents — trainers who've carried this exact method into boardrooms from Stockholm to São Paulo, Cairo to Kuala Lumpur.
For four days, that entire global bench is in the room with you — not on a screen. Whatever challenge you bring, someone here has already untangled one like it: in their language, in their industry, on their continent. That's the difference between watching a method and being coached through it.
Adrian
Mexico
Bruneau
Mauritius
Diane
Mauritius
Geraldine Hall
USA & Philippines
Henrik
Sweden
Jameel
Mauritius
Jason
USA
Joyce
Mauritius
Kgobati
South Africa
Leonir
Brazil
Marzuki
Malaysia
Mohamed Tarek
Egypt
Shawn
Australia
Zeinab
Mauritius
Adrian
Mexico
Bruneau
Mauritius
Diane
Mauritius
Geraldine Hall
USA & Philippines
Henrik
Sweden
Jameel
Mauritius
Jason
USA
Joyce
Mauritius
Kgobati
South Africa
Leonir
Brazil
Marzuki
Malaysia
Mohamed Tarek
Egypt
Shawn
Australia
Zeinab
Mauritius
And it all happens here in Mauritius — four days, one room, a faculty that flew in for you.
Secure your seat
Early bird pricing is available for both individual and corporate registrations.
Rs 32,300
Rs 38,000
15% early bird savings
- 30 hours of intensive training (4 days)
- Complete training manual & materials
- ISNS Certificate of Completion
- Coffee and lunch breaks included
Rs 65,575
Rs 79,500
15% early bird — HRDC refundable
- 30 hours of intensive training (4 days)
- Complete training manual & materials
- ISNS Certificate of Completion
- Coffee and lunch breaks included
- Corporate invoice for HRDC claim
HRDC refund: Mauritius-registered companies may claim training costs through HRDC. The corporate package is invoiced to support this claim. Net cost after refund may be significantly lower than Rs 65,575.
Questions? Joyce Clever — thecleverwayinfo@gmail.com · +230 5777 8920
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July 17, 18, 20 & 21, 2026
Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Mauritius
30 hours. A methodology that works on Day 5. A certificate recognized in 77 countries.
Limited seats · Early bird ends 27 June 2026
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