Our 2024 Manager Cohort has sold out! Interested in joining us in 2025?
Interested in exploring alternative manager training options for you and/or your team? Contact Olivia Swanson, olivia@newchaptercoach.com, Director of Client Success.
Managing people. It is one of the most important and rewarding jobs we can do; it is also among the most challenging. Consider the following research findings:
- People do not leave jobs, they leave managers.
- Only 1 in 10 people have an natural talent for management.
- The quality of managers is the single biggest factor in an organization’s long-term success.
These findings demonstrate the significant impact that managers and effective management have on employees and organizations. Yet, even though only 1 in 10 of us is naturally gifted at managing others, we often receive little to no training in how to actually – let alone effectively – manage our employees.
The Lead the Way 2024 Manager Cohort is here to address this gap by equipping managers with the essential skills and strategies to thrive in their roles. Our comprehensive curriculum set forth below encompasses the fundamental components of effective management and are designed to set you up for long-term success. Join us to unlock your potential as a leader!
Why Prioritize Management Training:
- Management training equips leaders with essential skills such as effective communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making, enabling them to inspire and guide their teams more efficiently.
- Investing in management training fosters a positive team culture, empowers employees, and enhances collaboration, leading to increased productivity, innovation, and overall organizational success.
- Well-trained managers are better equipped to navigate challenges, identify opportunities for growth, and implement sustainable strategies, ensuring the long-term success and impact of the organization.
Curriculum & Learning Objectives
- Key Management Skills: Develop a greater understanding of foundational management principles, including effective communication, leadership techniques, and coaching strategies, to cultivate an environment conducive to team success.
- Employee Engagement & Team Dynamics: Identify actionable strategies to enhance employee engagement, leverage individual and team strengths, and create a psychologically safe workplace environment that promotes trust and open communication.
- Inclusion & Belonging: Gain insight into the importance of belonging in workplace culture and begin developing skills to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within you team and across the organization.
- Conflict Resolution & Communication: Demonstrate proficiency to resolve conflicts constructively, engage in difficult conversations with empathy and professionalism, and provide effective feedback to support performance improvement.
- Employee Performance Development: Acquire the skills necessary to provide meaningful feedback, conduct performance reviews, and establish accountability measures to support employee development and growth.
Details and Logistics:
- $695 early bird (April 23 – May 14) and $750 regular registration (May 15 – May 30)
- (5) 3 hour sessions via Zoom
- Meeting frequency will be every other Tuesday at 9-12pm CT
- First meeting: Tuesday, June 4 at 9-12pm CT
- Who can participate? Managers
- Limited to 16 registrants
Participants who miss no more than one group training workshop will receive a Certificate of Completion for this course.
Meet the Facilitator:
Olivia Swanson, New Chapter Coaching’s Director of Client Success, holds her MBA, is a certified nonprofit board consultant, as well as a strategic planning specialist with experience working and consulting in the nonprofit sector. Olivia leads with enthusiasm, a strengths-based approach, and her skills in project management and communication to ensure client processes are inclusive, efficient, and productive. She has a deep passion for nonprofits and thrives on helping them overcome, grow, and sustain.
Olivia is a naturally skilled manager, understanding the delicate and necessary balance of caring personally and challenging directly. In her last position, Olivia was a member of the leadership team of a social services nonprofit. She has built a volunteer program from conception to over 200 active volunteers, supervised several interns, managed a staff of 8, and led a team to design and organize over 200 activities and events per month. She looks forward to exploring the vital skills of great management with you, and helping you to grow as a manager.
Olivia’s CliftonStrengths include Strategic, Communication, Woo, Includer, and Futuristic
What former Manager Cohort members are saying:
“I use skills learned in the cohort almost daily.”
“This cohort definitely helped me grow comfortable with management and allowed major professional growth in how I act, think, and work with my coworkers, employees, interns, etc.”
“The Manager Cohort was a great experience and helped me feel more confident in my leadership skills. I walked away with tons of tips, and ideas to motivate and lead with confidence.”
Additionally, post-cohort surveys indicated:
100% of former participants would recommend participation in the cohort to other nonprofit managers.
