Transitioning from Employee to Manager

This program is designed to support employees who have recently been promoted into a supervisory or managerial role or someone who has been identified as moving into that role. Participants will learn what it means to be a new supervisor/manager, the scope of the position, everyday concerns and pitfalls they may experience and strategies for addressing them. The program will introduce participants to tools that will help them make effective decisions with respect to their employees, and will define the knowledge, skills and aptitudes that are vital to a new supervisor/manager's success.

Program Objectives

• Explain the role of a supervisor/manager
• Describe how to effectively deal with the challenges that people new to these roles face
• List the “steps” to get started
• Apply the principles to build credibility in their role
• Describe the performance components when supervising/managing: clear expectations; ability; engagement
• Identify the steps required to prepare a personalized strategy/map to develop their knowledge and skills

Facilitator: Kate Jones, Live to Learn