New Manager Bootcamp - February 2020
New Manager Bootcamp is a 10-week online training experience for new managers. Each module takes participants through our proprietary framework to learn the skills they need to become better people leaders.
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)
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
Take action: Share your departmental mission, vision and values with your team
Module overview
Worksheets
Learning content: Supercharge your style
Management personality assessment
Discussion: Leadership perception
Management strengths and areas for improvement
Group coaching call this week! February 19 at 2 p.m. ET
Slides
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
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
Take action: Give positive feedback
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
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"
Slides
Take action: Create an activity log for the week
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 this week! March 25 at 2 p.m. ET
Slides
Take action: Draft interview questions for a position you're trying to fill
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
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
Take action: How will you implement what you've learned?
You're invited to our New Manager Playground Facebook group!
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