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Lead Well: Management course for new managers
Six lessons on the everyday skills of a good manager: clear goals, one-to-ones, feedback, early performance conversations, wellbeing and change, plus where AI helps and where it doesn’t. Built on Acas, Fair Work, Safe Work Australia and US OPM guidance.
About this course
Management course for new managers.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 6 lessons · 12 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
New and first-time managers and team leaders, and people preparing for their first management role, in Australia, the UK, the US and elsewhere.
How it works
6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time.
Sources we rely on
9 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Describe what changes when you become a manager and set early priorities
- Agree clear, fair SMART objectives and a regular performance routine
- Run one-to-ones and give timely, specific feedback
- Prepare and hold an early, fair performance conversation with agreed support
- Consult your team on change, watch for workload risks, and use AI safely for admin only
Downloads
- New manager toolkit .docxFirst-week checklist, SMART goals template, one-to-one agenda, feedback notes, performance conversation planner, change checklist and a 30-60-90 day plan.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
Drafted with AI assistance and run through automated quality and source checks. How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.
General information and training only. Courses may count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. We don't guarantee employment or career outcomes.
- Leading people (guidance) · Acas (UK)
- Reviews and appraisals: performance management · Acas (UK)
- Problems with an employee’s performance · Acas (UK)
- Holding a consultation · Acas (UK)
- Managing underperformance best practice guide · Fair Work Ombudsman (Australia)
- Mental health: PCBU duties · Safe Work Australia
- Performance Management and Accountability Playbook: Monitoring and Developing · U.S. Office of Personnel Management
- Artificial Intelligence Playbook for the UK Government · Government Digital Service, GOV.UK
- Staff guidance on public generative AI · Digital Transformation Agency (Australia)
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: drafted with AI assistance from published guidance by regulators, professional bodies and software vendors, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. The course guide is an AI presenter and is labelled as one. Read how these courses are made.
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