Peer to Leader: How to Develop Your First-Time Managers
Speaker
Senior Director of Talent Development & Learning Culture, BizLibrary
Webinar Recording Details
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Date and TimeWed, Aug 07, 2019 at 12PM Pacific / 3PM Eastern
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Duration1 Hour
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Cost$0 (Free)
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Description
The transition from individual contributor to manager can be a daunting task. A survey by CEB, now Gartner, revealed that more than 50% of new managers fail. Balancing new responsibilities while learning how to lead former peers is a common challenge that most first-time managers struggle to overcome.
During this webinar, Learning & Development Manager Libby Mullen will discuss this challenge and five others that new managers face. She’ll explain why management training is a crucial element to success as your newly promoted managers transition to roles that require new, and frequently unfamiliar, skills and competencies.
After this webinar, you should be able to:
During this webinar, Learning & Development Manager Libby Mullen will discuss this challenge and five others that new managers face. She’ll explain why management training is a crucial element to success as your newly promoted managers transition to roles that require new, and frequently unfamiliar, skills and competencies.
After this webinar, you should be able to:
- Identify key strengths and improve weaknesses of first-time managers
- Improve the relationship of new managers and their employees through emotional intelligence development and coaching techniques
- Create a training plan that builds confidence and increases productivity for your new managers
About Libby Mullen-Eaves
Libby is the Senior Director of Talent Development & Learning Culture, BizLibrary; her favorite aspect of her role is developing employees, managers, and leaders to realize their maximum potential. Libby has over 25 years of experience in education, training, and business consultation, both in the higher education realm and in all verticals of the business sector. Building positive partnerships, solving business challenges creatively, and bringing out and developing the strengths in others are what makes Libby “tick.” Libby is a fervent writer, an experienced public speaker, and is most passionate about the importance of life-long learning in helping employees to take initiative to become “Smarter Every Day.” Libby lives out BizLibrary’s core value “Passion to be the Best,” and was recently voted BizLibrary’s Employee of the Year. At home, Libby is a mom to five boys.