Enable the Transition to Leadership for First-Time Managers
Move beyond a do’s and don’ts training deck to create a robust first-time manager development program.
- Organizations tend to prioritize development at higher levels of leadership while first-time managers receive minimal training and support as they transition into their new roles.
- Due to a lack of investment and attention, leadership development for first-time managers often comes in the form of self-help, leading many first-time managers to be ineffective.
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Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Developing first-time managers is a shared responsibility that must be prioritized. Comprehensive, end-to-end development programs that include key players set first-time managers up for success and positively impact the business.
Impact and Result
- Outlining expectations and including various key players in first-time manager development, not just the first-time managers themselves, creates a culture of support and development that sets new leaders on the path to success and drives organizational outcomes.
- Identify and address critical knowledge and competencies that your first-time managers should be well versed in, to ensure their path to leadership begins on the right foot.
- Create an ongoing development program that engages learners and sustains and reinforces key concepts for demonstrated results.
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McLean & Company is an HR research and advisory firm providing practical solutions to human resources challenges via executable research, tools, diagnostics, and advisory services that have a clear and measurable impact on your business.
What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
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Get the help you need in this 4-phase advisory process. You'll receive 7 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
Guided Implementation 1: Establish first-time manager expectations in the organization
- Call 1: Confirm first-time manager expectations at the organization and ensure critical components are being addressed.
Guided Implementation 2: Assess the current state of first-time manager development initiatives
- Call 1: Analyze data findings to determine gaps in the existing program or initiatives.
- Call 2: Set goals and metrics for the new first-time manager development programs.
Guided Implementation 3: Design the first-time manager development program
- Call 1: Evaluate whether current initiatives are being met and determine how to incorporate or modify existing initiatives.
- Call 2: Craft a first-time manager learning path.
Guided Implementation 4: Implement the program and measure success
- Call 1: Determine an appropriate first-time manager program roll-out and communication strategy.
- Call 2: Analyze data to determine program strengths and areas of improvement.
Contributors
- Lorena Alcantara, HR Business Partner, Unilever Canada
- Nitzan Cohen Arazi, Co-Founder, Jolt
- Korinne Collins, VP, Professional Development & Education, Canadian Credit Union Association
- Melanie Denis, CHRP, HR Generalist, Andrew Peller Limited
- William A. (Bill) Gentry, Ph.D, Director, Leadership Insights and Analytics & Senior Research Scientist, Center for Creative Leadership
- Ayiri Harrison, CHRP, HR Generalist, Info-Tech Research Group
- Ed Holinski, Strategic Learning Consultant, Conduent Learning
- Karmen Knezevic, Senior QA Analyst, Project Management Office Division (PMOD), Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- Anonymous, Director Talent Management, Various Industries
- Roberta Matuson, CEO, Matuson Consulting, Author of Suddenly in Charge and Talent Magnetism
- Teal McAteer, Associate Professor, DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University
- Linda Miller, Executive Coach and Consulting Partner, The Ken Blanchard Companies
- Elena Palumbo-Sergnese CTDP, Manager, Learning & Development, HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan)
- Yael Rimon, Employee Success Manager, Jolt
- John M. Roberts, Founder and Principal Managing Director, Philomathia Group
- Rika Snip, Learning & Development Consultant, Lethbridge College
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