What we'll cover:

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction

    • Course overview and learner expectations

    • Welcome to New Manager Bootcamp!

    • About your instructor, Amanda Haddaway

    • Let's get to know you!

    • One question survey: What's your biggest management challenge today?

    • New Manager Readiness Profile

    • Group coaching calls (via Zoom)
  • 2

    Module 2: Magnify your mission

    • Module overview

    • Worksheets

    • Learning content: Magnify your mission

    • What is the difference between mission, vision and values statements?

    • Article: "17 Truly Inspiring Company Vision and Mission Statement Examples"

    • Departmental mission, vision and values

    • Slides
  • 3

    Module 3: Supercharge your style

    • Module overview

    • Worksheets

    • Learning content: Supercharge your style

    • Management personality assessment

    • Discussion: Leadership perception

    • Management strengths and areas for improvement

    • Group coaching call

    • Questions for our call

    • Slides
  • 4

    Module 4: Lead with law

    • Module overview

    • Learning content: Lead with law

    • Discussion: Limiting liability through positive employee relations

    • Cheat sheet: How to professionally handle uncomfortable/inappropriate workplace situations

    • Exercise: How would you handle these situations?

    • Slides

    • Mid-course check-in
  • 5

    Module 5: Power up performance

    • Module overview

    • Learning content: Power up performance

    • Article: "Difficult conversations with employees: 9 crucial rules to remember"

    • Discussion: Difficult conversations

    • Exercise: What would you do?

    • Article: Your Employees Hate Your Performance Review

    • Article: 5 Tips for Providing Employee Feedback

    • Difficult conversation cheat sheet

    • Article: Resolving Workplace Conflict

    • Slides
  • 6

    Module 6: Empower employees

    • Module overview

    • Learning content: Empower employees

    • Discussion: Team trust

    • Article: Empowering Employees

    • Report: Manager/Supervisor's Role in Change Management

    • Article: "10 Ways Project Managers Stay Organized"

    • Article: Make Your Meetings More Effective

    • Slides
  • 7

    Module 7: Transform time

    • Module overview

    • Learning content: Transform time

    • Article and explainer video: "Introducing the Eisenhower Matrix"

    • Discussion: What's in your quadrants?

    • Podcast: How to better manage your time

    • Article: "6 Tips for Delegating Success"

    • Activity logs

    • Slides
  • 8

    Module 8: Revolutionize recruitment

    • Module overview

    • Learning content: Revolutionize recruitment

    • Handout: Legal vs. illegal interview questions

    • Article: Is cultural fit a part of your recruiting process?

    • Handout: 25 sample interview questions

    • LinkedIn's Interview Question Generator

    • Group coaching call

    • Slides
  • 9

    Module 9: Orient + onboard

    • Module overview

    • Learning content: Orient + onboard

    • The three types of onboarding

    • Article: Employee orientation and onboarding: why it matters

    • Handout: Sample new hire checklist

    • Onboarding check-up worksheet

    • Slides
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    Module 10: Explode engagement

    • Module overview

    • Learning content: Explode engagement

    • Videos

    • Discussion: Free and low-cost ways to recognize employees

    • Article: "How to Engage Employees – A Complete Guide for Managers"

    • Stay interview worksheet

    • Handout: Reasons people leave and how to prevent them

    • eBook: The Definitive Guide to Employee Engagement [optional reading]

    • Slides

    • Worksheets
  • 11

    Continue the conversation

    • You're invited to our New Manager Playground Facebook group!

    • One-on-one coaching calls

    • Course feedback