Turn Your Best Individual Contributors Into Confident, Effective Managers
A structured 6-week live cohort that gives new managers the frameworks, conversations, and confidence they need — before the habits of bad management take hold.
Why New Managers Need This
The promotion doesn't come with a management manual.
of new managers receive no formal management training before their first direct report
reason employees leave their jobs — their manager, not the company or the role
average time for an unchecked management habit to negatively affect team output
6-Week Curriculum
Each week builds on the last — from mindset to frameworks to sustainable rhythm.
The Manager Mindset
Transitioning from individual contributor to leader — what changes, what doesn't, and where most new managers go wrong in the first 30 days.
Your Role, Their Growth
Setting expectations, defining success, and having the goal-setting conversations that make your direct reports feel clear and accountable.
Communication That Works
1:1 frameworks, giving feedback that lands, and navigating difficult conversations without losing the relationship.
Performance Management
Tracking delivery, supporting underperformers, recognising high performers, and building a culture of accountability in your team.
Stakeholder Management
Managing up (your manager), across (peers and other teams), and out (clients and vendors) — each relationship requires a different approach.
Your First 90 Days
Building a sustainable management rhythm — team cadences, decision-making frameworks, and a personal development plan as a manager.
Programme Format
6 live sessions
2.5 hours each — video on, cohort-based, facilitated discussion
Weekly self-paced module
30-min reading + reflection exercise between live sessions
Manager workbook
Templates, frameworks and 1:1 guides your managers keep after the programme
Cohort size 8–20
Small enough for real conversation — not a lecture series
2 group coaching sessions
Live coaching on real management challenges from your cohort's first 6 weeks
Certificate of completion
Issued by CertScope, shareable on LinkedIn
What Your Managers Leave With
A clear personal leadership philosophy — defined, not vague
A 1:1 conversation framework they can use from week one
Confidence to give difficult feedback without damaging the relationship
A performance management system that works for their team
Stakeholder communication skills: managing up, across, and out
A 90-day plan for their first quarter as a manager
“Newly promoted managers in our firm were stepping into leadership without structured frameworks. CertScope's New Manager Programme gave them the tools they needed immediately — performance conversations, accountability structures, and stakeholder communication. 360-degree feedback scores improved by an average of 23 points within 90 days.”
VP, Learning & Development — Fortune 500 Management Consulting Firm
Questions
New managers promoted into people management within the last 12 months, or individual contributors about to take on direct reports for the first time. It works equally well for experienced team leads who never received formal management training.
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