The Leadership & Management Transition

Program Overview

The move from high-performing individual contributor to manager, or from managing a team to managing managers, is one of the most difficult career shifts. Drawing on the leadership pipeline concept of distinct passages that each require new skills, time allocation and work values, this programme helps participants understand what changes at their level and what they must let go of. It covers the first ninety days in a new role, managing former peers, delegating effectively, building a team, setting priorities and securing early wins. Practical tools include transition plans, role expectation conversations and stakeholder maps suited to Gulf organisations with clear hierarchies and close-knit teams.

Learning Outcomes

• ✓Identify the skills, time allocation and work values that must change at the participant's leadership passage.
• ✓Build a ninety-day transition plan with learning priorities, relationships and early wins.
• ✓Hold an expectations conversation with one's manager covering priorities, decision rights and success measures.
• ✓Plan the approach to leading former peers and resetting working relationships.
• ✓Apply a delegation framework to shift tasks from self to team members.

Target Audience

• Newly promoted supervisors and team leaders
• Specialists preparing for their first management role
• Managers stepping up to manage other managers
• Human resources and talent professionals supporting promotions

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