Making the Transition to Management

Set the stage for a successful management career! You’ve been a superstar in your current role as an individual contributor – so they’ve promoted you. This course will help participants lay the foundation for their management career and provide them with easy-to-apply tools they need to make a successful transition into their new role.

Participants will gain the practical know-how they need – and the confidence they want – to plan, organize, coach, motivate, delegate and communicate in order to be an effective new manager. This course is specifically designed for newly appointed or prospective managers with less than one year of management experience.

What Participants Will Learn

• Recognize what is expected of a manager and the challenges of making the transition
• Build successful relationships with managers, peers and direct reports
• Understand, utilize and “flex” your management style to manage with more confidence
• Align organizational interests with the individual’s interests
• Create an ongoing process to interact, communicate, provide feedback and coach direct reports
• Set SMART goals and facilitate delegation techniques to achieve win-win outcomes
• Motivate and create a positive work environment