New Manager: Essential Leadership Skills for Success

Name: New Manager: Essential Leadership Skills for Success
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Master Communication, Delegation, and Performance Management to Inspire Non-Technical Teams

Created byEduardo Aponte, PhD, Finnse Academy

Last updated 7/2025

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What you'll learn

Acquire essential leadership skills to effectively manage and inspire non-technical teams.
Develop advanced communication and delegation techniques that foster trust and drive performance.
Master performance management strategies and navigate complex workplace dynamics.
Cultivate emotional intelligence and a mindset geared toward continuous personal and professional growth.

Course content

4 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 31m total length

Understanding Your New Role6:01
Shift from doing the work to guiding the work by coaching and removing obstacles. Define four pillars: results, people, process, and culture; set clear responsibilities, smart goals, and visible metrics.
Core Leadership Competencies5:10
Learn core leadership competencies that blend visionary direction with practical management, mastering decision making, problem solving, strategic thinking, and a development plan grounded in 360 feedback and SWOT.
Building Trust and Credibility4:41
Build trust and credibility by delivering on promises and sharing your reasoning. Establish norms, recognize wins, and listen to team members to create a safe, motivated workplace.
Navigating Organizational Culture5:21
Lead by reading organizational culture like an anthropologist, decoding rituals and stakeholder pressures to align your style with the company heartbeat and guide change with authenticity.

Mastering Effective Communication5:57
Develop active listening, audience awareness, and feedback fluency to craft clear, concise messages structured as mini-stories, finish with a clear ask, and persuade with emotion and logic.
Active Listening and Constructive Feedback6:03
Learn active listening techniques to uncover your team's needs and translate talk into actionable feedback. Practice paraphrasing, open questions, emotion awareness, and growth-focused dialogue to drive continuous improvement.
Principles of Delegation5:25
Maximize team growth through delegation by mapping tasks to strengths and setting clear success metrics, empowering teammates with scaffolding to transform daily work into a high-performing, agile team.
Practical Delegation Techniques4:56
Master practical delegation techniques by starting with conversations on purpose, scope, and success criteria. Set deadlines, define measurable quality indicators, and establish checkpoints to keep teams accountable and improve.

Setting Goals and Measuring Success5:32
Set clear goals aligned with company priorities and measure success with smart criteria. Track progress using kpis, leading and lagging indicators, and regular scorecard huddles.
Conducting Effective Performance Reviews5:48
Lead performance reviews as collaborative, data-driven conversations prepared with metrics and goals. Use the SBI method to describe situation, behavior, impact, and a clear path forward.
Navigating Workplace Dynamics6:19
Master workplace dynamics by observing informal roles and communication patterns, building trust, and encouraging diverse thinking. Resolve conflicts with quick surveys, private checks, and integrative solutions toward shared goals.
Building a Collaborative Work Environment5:11
Foster a collaborative work environment by aligning on shared goals, rewarding cooperation, and enabling cross-functional teamwork with team-based metrics, recognition, and quick-huddle spaces.

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership6:25
Leadership through emotional intelligence reads and directs emotions to build trust and resilience. Identify the five building blocks—self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills—and practice daily reflection, mindful breathing, and conversation.
Enhancing Emotional Resilience6:09
Develop emotional resilience by naming stressors, practicing micro-pauses, reframing setbacks as data, and cultivating gratitude and self-care to sustain momentum.
Coaching and Mentoring Your Team6:38
Coaching and mentoring invest in a team's potential; coaching targets specific performance gaps with probing questions and feedback, while mentoring guides long-term growth, networks, and leadership choices built on trust.
Creating your Continuous Leadership Growth Plan6:00
Create a cyclical leadership growth plan through honest reflection, feedback, and goal setting, then map actions on a visible roadmap with regular retrospectives and alignment to strategy.

Requirements

No previous experience is necessary.

Description

Are you ready to transform from an individual contributor into a confident leader? In this course, you’ll acquire essential leadership skills to effectively manage, motivate, and empower your team.

Together, we’ll explore leadership competencies such as strategic decision-making, problem-solving, and building trust and credibility from day one. You’ll master critical communication skills, including active listening and delivering constructive feedback, enabling you to clearly articulate goals and expectations.

You’ll learn practical techniques for effective delegation, performance management, and navigating workplace dynamics. Additionally, we’ll dive into developing your emotional intelligence, equipping you with strategies to foster resilience, empathy, and continuous growth—both personally and within your team.

This course is perfect for new managers committed to excellence, growth, and creating a collaborative workplace environment.

Welcome aboard—let’s embark on this leadership journey together!

By completing the course, you will be able to craft a compelling vision that aligns team efforts with organizational goals, leverage data-driven insights to make balanced decisions under pressure, and establish a culture of accountability where innovation thrives. Hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, and reflective assessments ensure skills are immediately transferable to your day-to-day role. You’ll also build a peer network to exchange ideas and support your leadership evolution.

Course Objectives:

• Acquire essential leadership skills to effectively manage and inspire non-technical teams.

• Develop advanced communication and delegation techniques that foster trust and drive performance.

• Master performance management strategies and navigate complex workplace dynamics.

• Cultivate emotional intelligence and a mindset geared toward continuous personal and professional growth.

Join us and lead brilliantly.

Who this course is for:

Leaders, Managers, Aspiring Managers, Aspiring Leaders

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Leadership Foundations4 lectures • 21min

Communication and Delegation4 lectures • 22min

Performance Management & Workplace Dynamics4 lectures • 23min

Developing Emotional Intelligence & Continuous Growth4 lectures • 25min

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