New Manager Courses

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How Managers Create a Culture of Belonging

LinkedIn * by Kimberly Manns

In this course, instructor Kimberly Manns helps you define what belonging means to you and how you can create belonging for yourself and others at your organization, using the Head, Heard, Hands framework. Kimberly discusses belonging, both within and at the organizational level, then introduces the Head, Heart, Hands (H3) framework. She walks you through establishing your personal sense of belonging, then defining and developing the skills to foster belonging on your team.

Course: video

Hiring an Employee for Managers

LinkedIn * by Gabrielle Parente-Neubert

The secret to a company’s success often lies in the people you hire. As a manager, you depend on your direct reports to deliver results. If you have a position to fill, it is critical to make the best hire possible. But how do you find the most qualified candidate? Gabrielle Parente-Neubert explains the core things you need to know in order to make a great hire, including how to define your hiring goals, how to find and interview candidates, how to identify red flags, and how to make the offer to the right person.

Course: video

Coach Your Team to Learn, Stretch, and Grow

LinkedIn * by Dr. Ruth Gotian

Learn why employee growth is so fundamental for advancement, how strong leaders can identify and develop top talent, and what an organization stands to gain from increased employee loyalty. Join instructor Dr. Ruth Gotian as she shows you practical leadership strategies to coach your team to learn, stretch, and grow, giving you the know-how to do more with less, thrive in any economic climate, support experiential learning opportunities, and upskill as a mentor.

Course: video

Become an AI-Powered People Manager

LinkedIn * by Ashley Herd

Did you know that you can leverage generative AI to manage your team more effectively and efficiently? In this course, join instructor Ashley Herd—management expert and the creator of Manager Method—as she teaches you how to use cutting-edge generative AI tools to become more successful in your role as a manager—even if you’ve never used generative AI before. 

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Quick Scripts for Difficult Conversations

LinkedIn * by Alisa Cohn

Professionals often want to have the hard conversations, but they may stumble over the actual words they should use. In this course, executive coach and leadership development expert Alisa Cohn presents scripts that you can use in the most common, most delicate, and most difficult workplace scenarios.

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Communication Skills for Modern Management

LinkedIn * by Jean Marie DiGiovanna

As a manager, the way you communicate is the foundation for how you foster engagement and achieve high performance with your team. In this course, join award-winning leadership speaker, trainer, and executive coach Jean Marie DiGiovanna, and learn the critical communication strategies for managers in the modern workplace.

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Influence Skills for Leaders and Managers

LinkedIn * by Melody Wilding

Influence is the art and science of positively impacting people’s beliefs and actions to produce results. To influence others, you need to build relationships to lead and manage people. In this course, instructor Melody Wilding shares her experiences and scientifically-backed tools so you can start inspiring your teams to act and get things done. Find out how to obtain buy-in from senior leaders and executives, advocate for your team, garner visibility for accomplishments, and make a direct impact on your organization.

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Driving Employee Engagement as a People Manager

LinkedIn * by Dana Brownlee

In this course, corporate trainer Dana Brownlee offers specific, practical strategies that can help you engage and retain employees. Learn how to: diagnose and address individual team member engagement concerns (and distinguish between healthy and concerning disengagement drivers); challenge and reassess your own leadership expectations and behaviors; revisit team culture and adjust as needed; build connections proactively to encourage openness and willingness to share; tailor responses to individual circumstances; and identify and address poor job fit situations.

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Making the Move from Individual Contributor to Manager

LinkedIn * by Chelsea Jay

It’s normal for new managers to feel overwhelmed when starting a leadership role. This course with leadership development coach Chelsea Jay teaches new and aspiring managers how to set themselves (and their team) up for long-term success. Chelsea covers important topics like: understanding and defining your leadership style; developing trust-based relationships with your team; establishing effective communication practices and routines; managing up as a new leader; and managing your career while managing others.

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Making the Move from Individual Contributor to Manager

LinkedIn * by Dr. Carolyn Goerner

Being promoted to a managerial role is an exciting and career-changing moment, one that requires you to learn new skills and, more importantly, learn a new mindset. Join professor of management Dr. Carolyn Goerner as she teaches you strategies to expand your focus beyond individual performance (self-leadership) to the broader success of your team (servant-leadership).

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