Starting as a New Leader

Congratulations! You’re new to your leadership role… But, now what? If you’re eager to learn how to start off on the right foot in a new leadership position, then this learning path is for you.
  • On-demand lessons
  • Reflection exercises
  • Insights from other leaders globally
  • A cheat sheet summarizing best practices

  1. Foundations of Leadership

    • 1. Worst Boss Free 8 mins
    • 2. Trust + Golden Rule Free 12 mins
    • 3. Time + Vision Free 9 mins
    • 4. Nice + Problems Free 9 mins
    • 5. Moving Forward Free 3 mins

  2. Primer for New Managers

    • 1. The First Two Weeks… Free 9 mins
    • 2. Months 1 and 2… 17 mins
    • 3. Month 3… 12 mins
    • 4. Action Plan for Your First 90 Days 6 mins

  3. Building Trust in a Team

    • 1. What is Trust, Really? Free 9 mins
    • 2. Building Affective Trust 13 mins
    • 3. Building Cognitive Trust 8 mins
    • 4. Applying This to Your Context 17 mins

  4. How to Hold Effective 1:1 Meetings

    • 1. Why 1:1s Matter Free 9 mins
    • 2. How to Make the Most of 1:1 Meetings 17 mins
    • 3. How to Encourage Your Team to Participate 5 mins
    • 4. Addressing the Biggest Challenges 11 mins

  5. The Feedback Loop

    • 1. Pitfalls of Feedback to Avoid Free 11 mins
    • 2. Giving Feedback 7 mins
    • 3. Receiving Feedback 15 mins
    • 4. Creating a Culture of Feedback 10 mins
    • 5. Putting It All Together 3 mins

  6. Performance Conversations New

    • 1. Preparing for Effective Performance Conversations Free 14 mins
    • 2. Part One: How to Have an Effective Performance Conversation 13 mins
    • 3. Part Two: How to Have an Effective Performance Conversation 13 mins
    • 4. Part Three: How to Have an Effective Performance Conversation 13 mins
    • 5. How to Deliver Effective Performance Reviews 20 mins
    • 6. How to Integrate Performance Conversations in your Team Workflow 17 mins

  7. How to Coach Your Employees

    • 1. Deeper Understanding of Coaching Free 11 mins
    • 2. Coaching a Top-Performer 16 mins
    • 3. Coaching an Underperformer 17 mins
    • 4. Zooming Out 2 mins

  8. Inclusive Leadership New

    • 1. Definition of Inclusive Leader Free 8 mins
    • 2. Understanding Ourselves 12 mins
    • 3. Creating Psychological Safety 11 mins
    • 4. Inclusive Actions 9 mins

  9. How to Set Vision

    • 1. Intro + Creating an Environment Free 13 mins
    • 2. Creating Shared Vision 9 mins
    • 3. Operationalize Vision 8 mins
    • 4. Next Steps 2 mins

  10. Leading with Emotional Intelligence

    • 1. Defining Emotional Intelligence Free 9 mins
    • 2. Self-Awareness 14 mins
    • 3. Self-Management 8 mins
    • 4. Social Awareness 9 mins
    • 5. Relationship Management 9 mins
    • 6. Pitfalls + Teaching EQ 10 mins
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About your trainers…

Claire Lew
CEO at Know Your Team

Claire’s mission in life is to help people become happier at work. She’s been published in Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Inc, CNBC, and Fortune, among others. She speaks internationally on how to create more open honest work environments.

Jenny Nichols
Leadership Trainer and Coach at Know Your Team

Jenny has a clear vision for the future: No more bad bosses. She has 10+ years in leadership development, and is pursuing her Ph.D. so she can better align data and research to leadership practices. She works with leaders to help them thrive.

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