Essential Lessons for First-time Managers
Essential Lessons for First-time Managers
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Becoming a manager can be intimidating, and with so much information out there, it's hard to know where to start. In this course from leadership expert Dave Labowitz, you will learn the essential lessons on how to be an effective manager. Dave will give you the knowledge to understand your responsibilities and how to transition from manager to a true leader. You'll also learn how to improve your communication, become a better listener, and connect to your employees emotionally. Furthermore, you'll learn the ins and outs of management and how you can remove roadblocks, recognize your key performance indicators, and avoid common mistakes that could derail your advancement.
Syllabus
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The rewards of leadership Being a manager will be challenging. 3m
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Management vs leadership Is leadership more important, or management? 2m
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Be an example As a first time manager it's important to realize that your team will model their behavior after yours. 3m
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Expectations and check-ins Clear expectations and constructive feedback will help your team deliver at a high level by ensuring they know where they stand. 2m
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Make it safe If your team's work environment isn't safe, they won't be comfortable being themselves or taking on risks. 3m
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Create career paths Nothing frustrates people more than being stuck in a dead-end job. 3m
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Interruption-free listening Does anyone enjoy speaking to someone whose head is buried in a screen? 3m
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Content, emotion, and intent Listening is about more than just absorbing the content of what's being said to you. 3m
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Leverage two-way communication Delegating a task and being left wondering, "Gee, I really hope they understood what I need" is a terrible feeling. 3m
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Define success Most failed projects happen because you and your team members have a different idea of what a successful outcome is. 3m
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Remove roadblocks Hardly any projects are completed solo, so your team members will have to rely on each other to complete their work. 2m
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Know your KPIs If you use you gut feelings when making decisions, you'll eventually make a mistake. 3m
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Connect with authenticity A huge part of leadership is connecting with your team on a human level. 2m
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Create team & culture An unhealthy organizational culture can wreck just about everything -- results, engagement, team cohesion, retention, etc. 3m
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Explain the "why" Do your team members know why they're working on their work? 2m
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Authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability As a leader it's great to be 100% authentic, but if you're 100% transparent and vulnerable you'll inevitably make some people uncomfortable. 3m
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Wrong people in the wrong seat If the primary goal of a manager is to build a high-performing team, then the first step is to get the right people on your team (and the wrong people off your team.) After this lesson, you'll be able to confidently build your team through hiring and firing decisions. 3m
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Neglecting diversity and inclusion Diversity and inclusion are critical elements for all teams. 4m
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Blame instead of ownership Blame has no place in a healthy work culture. 3m
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Put yourself in their shoes 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Dave Labowitz
Dave Labowitz is a business coach who helps pre-entrepreneurs, solopreneurs/entrepreneurs, and team leaders start, scale, and lead their businesses and teams. Prior to embarking on his coaching career, Dave was a startup executive who spent over a decade building high-growth companies. He led operations and/or finance in four diverse and successful startups, including TherMark Holdings (industrial products, acquired by Ferro Corporation), Phoenix Energy Technologies (energy management software and services, acquired by Duke Energy), ZEV Technologies (consumer products, privately owned), and Vision Internet (government web design, acquired by Granicus Inc). Dave’s “path-less-traveled” life also includes adventures such as dropping out of high school, winning his diploma in a bet, co-authoring a book in the Smithsonian Institute, and getting his MBA at Pepperdine’s Graziadio Business School on a full scholarship.
Dave Labowitz
Founder of Dave Labowitz Business Coach
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