Course

Leadership Essentials for First-Time Managers

Aurelius LMS · Course

The practical skills new managers need: delegating, coaching, feedback and leading former peers.

6 weeks16 hoursNew team leaders and managers in their first two years

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What you will be able to do

  • Move from doing the work to getting work done through others
  • Delegate with clear outcomes, authority and check-in points
  • Hold one-to-one meetings that build trust and performance
  • Give direct, respectful feedback
  • Handle underperformance and conflict early
  • Make and communicate decisions under uncertainty

Course map

00Day 1 baselineRecord your starting point before the course begins0/1
  1. Task: Baseline, Day 1Recorded task
01The shift to managerRole and mindset0/4
  1. From individual contributor to managerLesson
  2. Common early mistakesLesson
  3. Your first 30 daysLesson
  4. Quiz: Role shiftQuiz
02DelegationOutcomes, authority, follow-up0/4
  1. What to delegate and what notLesson
  2. Briefing clearlyLesson
  3. Following up without micromanagingLesson
  4. Quiz: DelegationQuiz
03One-to-ones and coachingQuestions that develop people0/4
  1. Running a one-to-oneLesson
  2. Coaching questionsLesson
  3. Setting goalsLesson
  4. Quiz: CoachingQuiz
04FeedbackSpecific, timely, two-way0/4
  1. Why feedback failsLesson
  2. Situation, behaviour, impact, next stepLesson
  3. Receiving feedbackLesson
  4. Quiz: FeedbackQuiz
05Difficult conversationsUnderperformance, conflict, boundaries0/4
  1. Preparing the conversationLesson
  2. During the conversationLesson
  3. Following up and documentingLesson
  4. Quiz: Difficult talksQuiz
06Leading former peersCredibility and fairness0/4
  1. Changing the relationshipLesson
  2. Fairness and favouritesLesson
  3. Earning credibilityLesson
  4. Quiz: Peer transitionQuiz
07Decisions under uncertaintyMerged from Problem-Solving0/4
  1. Biases in judgementLesson
  2. Deciding with incomplete informationLesson
  3. Communicating a decisionLesson
  4. Quiz: DecisionsQuiz
08Final assessmentShow what has changed since Day 10/1
  1. Task: Final assessmentRecorded task