New Manager Foundations

Course details

As a new manager, you need to establish your identity as a leader, connect with your team, build trust, develop authority and more. In this comprehensive course, thought leader and leadership expert Dr. Todd Dewett guides you through the foundations for success as a new manager. Discover what you need to do to make an immediate impact and set yourself up for success in your new role. Explore effective ways to connect with your team, build trust, and use authority successfully as a new manager. Find out how to guide your team’s performance, motivate your employees, and manage in the face of change. Plus, go over the importance of self-care and personal growth in filling your new role successfully. This course helps you prepare to confidently tackle your responsibilities at work and increase your value to the organization as a new manager.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction to new manager foundations

1. Making an Immediate Impact as a New Manager

02 - Preparing for your first 30-days
03 - Establishing your identity as a manager
04 - Developing the leader mindset
05 - Clarifying initial performance expectations
06 - Communicating effectively
07 - Appreciating individual differences
08 - Seeking feedback
09 - Defining a sense of purpose

2. Connecting with the Team as a New Manager

10 - Explaining your approach to leadership
11 - Building initial rapport
12 - Managing former co-workers
13 - Understanding the team's history
14 - Putting service first

3. Building Trust as a New Manager

15 - Establishing fairness and integrity
16 - Increasing your authenticity
17 - Making a trust pledge
18 - Avoiding common leadership mistakes

4. Using Authority Successfully as a New Manager

19 - Gaining comfort with power
20 - Asserting authority successfully
21 - Embracing shared authority
22 - Developing a lieutenant

5. Guiding Team Performance as a New Manager

23 - Managing performance
24 - Finding a small win
25 - Engaging the coaching process
26 - Dealing with performance problems

6. Motivating Your Employees as a New Manager

27 - Understanding trends in engagement
28 - Motivating remote workers
29 - Recognizing and rewarding performance
30 - Creating psychological safety

7. Managing in the Face of Change as a New Manager

31 - Harnessing the generational shift
32 - Embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion
33 - Modeling the way
34 - Leading in challenging times

8. Self-Care and Personal Growth as a New Manager

35 - Buildling self-awareness
36 - Ensuring self-care
37 - Using your support team
38 - Developing your personal growth plan

Conclusion

39 - Practical considerations for new managers