Leading others · People & Leadership track
First-time managers
From colleague to manager, with confidence and without losing your team.
Led by Shilpi Khanna
What changes
By the end of the day, participants can
- Set clear expectations from week one
- Run one-to-ones that people value
- Lead former peers and friends fairly
- Know when to step in and when to step back
Two ways to get this training
Run it yourself, or let us run it for you
Download the First-time managers pack
Inquire here for the price of a one-organisation licence
- Facilitator guide for the full day, minute by minute
- Presentation slides and participant workbook
- Scenario and role cards for the theatre exercises
- Evaluation forms and a 30/60/90-day survey template
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Coming soon Notify me when it is availableOur trainers run it for your team
Speak with us for fair pricing and terms
- Designed around your teams after a short diagnostic
- Led by Shilpi Khanna or a trainer from our network
- Theatre-based practice on real situations
- Free follow-up at 30, 60 or 90 days, and a free refresher if needed
Plus taxes, and travel outside our home city.
Register for this training →How we use theatre
Techniques from the rehearsal room
People learn leadership the way actors learn a part: by doing it, seeing it from the other side, and doing it again.
Rehearsal for reality
New managers rehearse their actual first conversations, such as a first one-to-one with a former peer.
Role reversal
Playing the team member shows how a new manager’s words really land.
Forum theatre
Common first-time mistakes are played out and fixed live by the group.
When to choose it
Pulse survey signals this training addresses
If your employee survey scores are low on statements like these, this is a good place to start.
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